Niagara Falls in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

K. Matt Broman Fountain

K. Matt Bromain Fountain Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, July 3, 2025

1. K. Matt Bromain Fountain Marker

Inscription. K. Matt Broman, the first superintendent of the N.P.C. School Of Horticulture 1936 to 1943, laid out the basic design for the school campus with its various gardens and impressive vistas, including the Rose Garden where this fountain is located. He formulated the first school curriculum with its sensitive balance of academics and practicals. An educator, a landscape architect, and man of vision and sensitivity, who truly cared for his environment.

Erected 1992 by Mrs. Beatrice Catherine Broman.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 43° 8.076′ N, 79° 3.427′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It can be reached from Niagara River Parkway. The marker is on the north rim of a fountain, which is within the Rose Garden of the Niagara Falls Botanical Garden, 200 metres south of the Butterfly Conservatory. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 132 Niagara River Parkway, Niagara Falls ON L2E 3E8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: James N. Allan Pergola (within shouting distance of this marker); Niagara Parks School Of Horticulture (within shouting distance of this marker); Lester B. Pearson Memorial Maple

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(about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Niagara Glen (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Devil's Hole State Park (approx. 0.8 kilometers away in the U.S.); Gacioch Family Alumni and Admissions Center (approx. 1.4 kilometers away in the U.S.); Lynch Hall (1927), O'Donoughue Hall (1909) (approx. 1.4 kilometers away in the U.S.); In Memory of Thomas F. Hopkins (approx. 1.5 kilometers away in the U.S.). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara Falls.

K. Matt Broman Fountain - Marker in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, July 3, 2025

2. K. Matt Broman Fountain - Marker in context

Photo faces south-southwest. The Rose Garden has a long brick walk, with four circles. The fountain with its marker is in the biggest circle.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 88 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.