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| WARREN Y. SOPER 1854 - 1924 ACQUIRED THIS FOUNTAIN FROM THE PARIS SALON IN 1912 AND IT WAS PRESENTED BY HIS DAUGHTER TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION IN 1960. THE SCULPTOR WAS BERTRAND BOUTÉE. |
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| Warren Young Soper 1854-1924 Library and Archives Canada |
Soper's Fountain
1912
RENÉ BERTRAND BOUTÉ
This fountain was purchase by Warren Soper at the Paris Salon in 1912 where it was awarded the "Prix de Pris." It was donated to the National Capital Commission when the nearby Soper property was sold in 1960.
Mr. Soper was a pioneering entrepreneur who opened the first telephone exchange in Ottawa in 1880 and the first electric street railway in 1891.
National Capital Commission
Fontaine Soper
1912
RENÉ BERTRAND BOUTÉ
Fontaine achetée par Warren Soper au Salon de Paris de 1912 où elle avait reçu le prix de Paris. Don à la Commission de la capitale nationale lorsque la propriété des Soper, située à proximité, fut vendue en 1960.
Parmi les premiers entrepreneurs de la région, M. Soper inaugura le premier service téléphonique d'Ottawa en 1880 et le premier tramway électrique en 1891.
Commission de la capitale nationale
