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The James Scott Memorial Fountain is a monument located in Belle Isle Park in Detroit Michigan. Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and sculptor Herbert Adams the fountain was completed in 1925 at a cost of $500000. The lower bowl has a diameter of 510 ft (160 m) and the central spray reaches 125 ft (38 m). The fountain honors the controversial James Scott who left $200000 to the City of Detroit for a fountain in tribute to himself.