Northland Fountain

This fountain located in Kansas City’s Northland is one of the few fountains that runs year-round, designed by the local firm Larkin & Associates. It has also been called the “Spirit of Cooperation,” because it illustrates the unified effort of the public and private sectors working together to achieve a common goal. Its benefactors ranged from Farmland Industry’s $30,000 contribution to a three-cent donation from a schoolchild. An 80′ circular base contains a center geyser which can propel water to a height of 35′, surrounded by multiple jets shooting arcs of water into the center. In winter it becomes an ice sculpture attracting people to view the varied shapes created by the frozen water.

The Northland Fountain is one of two KCMO Parks fountains that remain on year-round.