Spirit of the Springs
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown / Columbus
A life-size bronze sculpture of a young woman wearing the uniform of Saint Mary of the Springs Academy with two doves seemingly flying from her uplifted hands. She stands on top of a 3 1/2 foot inscribed granite column.
Located in front of the Spangler Learning Center on the campus of Ohio Dominican University.
The Academy was founded by four members of the Dominicans in 1830 and was located on the site of Ohio Dominican University after a fire destroyed the original site in 1866.
Location: Ohio Dominican University, 1216 Sunbury Rd
Title
Spirit of the Springs
Description
A life-size bronze sculpture of a young woman wearing the uniform of Saint Mary of the Springs Academy with two doves seemingly flying from her uplifted hands. She stands on top of a 3 1/2 foot inscribed granite column.
Located in front of the Spangler Learning Center on the campus of Ohio Dominican University.
The Academy was founded by four members of the Dominicans in 1830 and was located on the site of Ohio Dominican University after a fire destroyed the original site in 1866.
Located in front of the Spangler Learning Center on the campus of Ohio Dominican University.
The Academy was founded by four members of the Dominicans in 1830 and was located on the site of Ohio Dominican University after a fire destroyed the original site in 1866.
Source
https://library.osu.edu/site/mhcb/2011/06/13/st-marys-of-the-springs/
Publisher
Ohio Outdoor Sculpture
Identifier
2221
Location City
Location County
Location Site
Location Street
1216 Sunbury Rd
Location Type
Inscription
Inscription on granite column: "SPIRIT OF THE SPRINGS / Honoring the history of Saint Mary of the Springs Academy / Founded 1830 / Flourished on this site 1868 - 1966 / Dedicated to the alumnae and the Dominican Sisters / In celebration of the spirit that they have carried into the world"
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