Albert F. Rockwell Memorial, (sculpture).

Albert F. Rockwell Memorial, (sculpture).

Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.

Arms, Harold I., fabricator.

Arms Monumental Works, fabricator.

Albert F. Rockwell Memorial, (sculpture).

Dedicated June 27, 1926.

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Plaque and relief: bronze; Stele and benches: rock-faced gray granite.

Plaque and relief: approx. 63 x 34 1/2 x 3 in.; Stele and benches: approx. 8 ft. 4 in. x 55 in. x 28 in.

(Plaque on stele:) ALBERT F. ROCKWELL/1862-1925/INVENTOR, MANUFACTURER, PUBLIC-/SPIRITED CITIZEN. HE GAVE TO THE/CITY THIS PARK AND CONTRIBUTED/LIBERALLY TO ITS DEVELOPMENT/HIS INITIATIVE AND COUNSEL WERE/OF GREAT VALUE IN THE CIVIC/AND INDUSTRIAL LIFE OF BRISTOL/IN APPRECIATION, THE PEOPLE BY/VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION HAVE/ERECTED THIS MEMORIAL/BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT 1926 unsigned

A bronze plaque with bust of Albert F. Rockwell, mounted on a granite stele. Rockwell is seen in high-relief, proper left profile over shoulder view, with coat collar and bow tie. He wears a moustache. The bust in encircled by a heavy laurel wreath, with inscription below.

Portrait male -- Rockwell, Albert F. -- Bust

Occupation -- Science -- Inventor

Occupation -- Other -- Businessman

Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist

Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Bristol

Administered by City of Bristol, Park and Recreation Department, 111 North Main Street, Bristol, Connecticut 06010

Located Rockwell Park, Rockwell Drive, Bristol, Connecticut

Albert Rockwell (1862-1925) along with his brother founded the New Departure Manufacturing Company, which became a unit of General Motors, and for decades was Bristol's leading employer. Rockwell was also active in the civic affairs of Bristol and donated to the city the park where his memorial is located. Financing for the $3,000 monument came from the private donations of nearly 2,500 people, with no sum over $10.00 being accepted. The relief plaque was created by the Gorham Company, and Harold I. Arms of Arms Monument Works fashioned the stele and surrounding benches. IAS files contain a news clipping from the Bristol Press (Connecticut), June 28, 1926, pg. 1:1, listing the number and amount of contributions collected to build the monument. For related articles see: the Bristol Press (CT) Jan. 20, 1926, pg. 1:2; June 11, 1926, pg. 1:1; June 14, 1926, pg. 1:1; and June 25, 1926, pg. 1:1.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994.

Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT), May 10, 1994.

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