Soldiers & Sailors Monument Arch - 1892 - Concord, NH
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YoSam.
N 43° 12.422 W 071° 32.212
19T E 293915 N 4786930
Date high up on arch just under Gatling Gun.
Waymark Code: WMZZ8B
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2019
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County of district: Merrimack County
Location of district: 107 N. Main St., 25 Capitol St., 39--45 Green St., 20--30 Park St., and 33 N. State St. , Concord
Date entered on NRHP: 1983
Memorial Dedicated: 1892
Text above arch:
In Memory of Her Soldiers and Sailors
The City of Concord builds this Monument
"Located on the State House grounds are several statues commemorating prominent
New Hampshire sons and two veterans memorials. Commissioned separately,
the pieces represent the work of a variety of late 19th century and early
20th century sculptors and architects, the combination of which results in one of the foremost displays of sculpture in the state.
"c. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch. East entrance to statehouse grounds,
fronting Main Street; dedicated July 1892; Peabody & Stearns, architects.
Arch stands 33'6" high with a span of 11'4" and is flanked by side walls
terminating in posts for a total width of 53 feet. Made of rusticated granite,
it is adorned with classical moldings and detailing, wreaths, shields, bronze
lanterns and is topped by a Civil War Gatling gun." ~ NRHP Nomination Form