Fountain Square
The first block redeveloped as part of the 1964 Downtown plan, the 1971 design was based on Italian piazzas to bring the community together at all times of the day.
QuotesEdmund Bacon called the square constructed in 1971 "the most successful public square in America."
Original OwnerCity of Cincinnati
Completion Date1971
Original FunctionPublic square
StyleLate Twentieth Century Civic Planning
ArchitectRTKL
Fifth & Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Renovation History
1985 / 2005 : Addition of stage (1985) / relocation of Tyler Davidson Fountain and incorporation of a bosque of trees (2005).
ArchitectBHDP / Cooper Robertson & Partners