Civil War Monument Kennebunkport, (sculpture).

Civil War Monument Kennebunkport, (sculpture).

Cairns, Hugh, sculptor.

Civil War Monument Kennebunkport, (sculpture).

Commissioned ca. 1906-1908. 1909. Dedicated May 1909.

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Sculpture: bronze with patina; Base: Kennebunkport granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft.; Base: approx. H. 1 ft. x Circum. 39 ft.

(On plaque on base, front:) TO OUR/SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/1909 (Honor roll with list of 60 names and the dates 1917-1919 appears on the left of the base)

An eagle with open but not fully spread wings perches atop a tiered pedestal. The sculpture and pedestal are elevated in a low, round planter.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- Military history

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Kennebunkport

Administered by Town of Kennebunkport, Office of the Town Manager, Elm Street, Kennebunkport, Maine 04046

Located Dock Square, Route 9 East, Kennebunkport, Maine

Commissioned by the Kennebunkport Village Improvement Society as part of a town beautification project. The idea initiated with painter Abbott Graves, a resident of Kennebunkport and one the Society's founders. The Town appropriated $100 towards the monument and the balance was raised through private subscription. Originally planned as a fountain with a clipper ship, the final work is an eagle on a pedestal. Additional funds were raised through the summer of 1908. IAS files include excerpts from Joyce Butler's "Kennebunkport Scrapbook," (Kennebunkport, ME: Thomas Murphy Publishing, 1977) and "A Kennebunkport Album," by Joyce Butler (Kennebunkport, ME: Rosemary House Press, 1984).

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1995.

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