The Boy With The Boot - Wallingford, Vermont - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The Boy With The Boot was a gift to the Town of Wallingford in 1898, in memory of Arnold Hill, by his children. One of his sons, who lived in Chicago, had seen a similar statue there, and the siblings all agreed that such a statue would be a fitting memorial to their late father, who had been the owner of the Wallingford Inn from 1861-1871.

It is presumed that damage of some sort (c1910) prompted him being stored away and seemingly forgotten until the Inn's new owner found him in the attic in 1920. He was restored, and has occupied this same position in front of the Inn ever since.

He has become enough of a local icon to have been adopted as the official logo of the town.

The plaque reads:

Erected to the memory of
Arnold Hill
by his children
April 3rd. 1898.

Waymarkers note: the statue is taken indoors during the winter to avoid weather damage.

TITLE: The Boy With The Boot ARTIST(S): J. W. Fiske Iron Works, founder. (possibly by) DATE: April 3, 1898 MEDIUM: Cast lead on cast iron base CONTROL NUMBER: IAS VT000052 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: In front of the Wallingford Inn at the northeast corner of Main and School Streets, Wallingford, Vermont DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted

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