Fountain at Alamo Cement Company

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Fountain at Alamo Cement Company
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Location7300 Jones Maltsberger Rd
San Antonio, Texas
Coordinates 29°29′51″N98°28′45″W / 29.49750°N 98.47917°W / 29.49750; -98.47917
Built1926
ArchitectDionicio Rodriguez
NRHP reference No. 05000862 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 2005

The Fountain at Alamo Cement Company is a Faux Bois sculpture by artist Dionicio Rodriguez. The sculpture is a concrete pond covered by a concrete palapa style roof . The sculpture was posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 9, 2005.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.