Memorial Arch of Tilton - Northfield, NH - Freestanding Arches on Waymarking.com

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MEMORIAL ARCH OF TILTON - NORTHFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE

While visiting Rome in 1881, Cahrles E. Tilton was inspired by the Arch of Titus to build a similar triumphal arch as a memorial to his family and to himself. Concord architect Edward Dow, although basing his design on the Roman arch, did modify its form and ornament to better suit the rock faced Concord granite used here. It is built of Concord granite, 50 feet high and 40 feet wide, overlooking the town of Tilton across the Winnipesaukee River.

The arch was erected by contractor Leonard Conant in 1882-83, although the red Scottish granite sarcophagus, with its sleeping lion, was not installed until 1884. Tilton had at first intended to be buried under his arch. But he chose ultimately to be buried in the Park Cemetery in Tilton, where he is entombed in a large mausoleum. The Memorial Arch of Tilton was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Type: Triumphal (Monument/Memorial) Subtype: Memorial Location: Arch Park

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