South Main Plaza
Downtown Mount Vernon is in a state of renaissance with new cultural venues, restaurants, and businesses. By reimagining the Buchwald Plaza, Mount Vernon Nazarene University is proud to invite the community and guests to enjoy South Main Plaza — a fresh new gathering space that brings vitality and whimsy to the Downtown Historic District.
THE FOUNTAIN
The focal point of South Main Plaza is an inviting, fun fountain, inspired by world-renowned landscape architect Claude Cormier’s fountain in Toronto’s Berczy Park. The idea behind the fountain came after Gambier resident Phil Samuell saw photos of the Toronto fountain on the Internet. Samuell and his wife, Mary, along with their golden retriever, Sandy, eventually met Cormier and visited the park.
The fountain features painted cast aluminum sculptures of 18 dogs, one cat, two pairs of birds, a pony and an apple.
THE SCULPTURES
- Saint Bernard
- American Shorthair Cat
- Bernese Mountain Dog
- Canadian Warblers
- Giant Schnauzer
- Drinking Fountain
- Bull Terrier
- Shetland Pony
- Cortland Apple
- German Shepherd
- Golden Retriever
- Dalmatian Puppy
- West Highland Terrior
- Scottish Terrier
- Jack Russell Terrier
- Bernese Mountain Puppy
- Saint Bernard Puppy
- Pug Male
- Fox Terrier
- Great Dane Puppy
- Golden Retriever Puppy
- Pug Female
- Beagle
- Eastern Bluebirds
THE FINISHED FOUNTAIN
You can now enjoy the full finished fountain at South Main Plaza.