War Memorial Monument, (sculpture).

War Memorial Monument, (sculpture).

Menconi, Raffaelle, 1877-1942, sculptor.

Peck, Laurence F., architect.

Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.

War Memorial Monument, (sculpture).

Wars of the Republic Memorial, (sculpture).

Installed 1924. Dedicated July 4, 1925.

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Bronze plaques on a limestone (?) slab.

Front relief plaque: approx. 46 x 89 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.; Stone slab with plinth: approx. 8 ft. 11 in. x 12 ft. 6 in. x 8 ft. 4 in.

(In raised letters on front plaque:) TO THE MEMORY OF THE/CITIZENS OF RIDGEFIELD/WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE WARS OF THE REPUBLIC/1775-1918/ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF RIDGEFIELD MCMXXIV (Along bottom edge of front plaque:) R. MENCONI SCULPTOR LAURENCE F. PECK ARCHITECT GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS (North plaque:) CIVIL WAR/(list of 125 names) (West plaque:) WAR OF THE REVOLUTION/(list of 242 names)/WAR OF 1812 (list of 5 names below) MEXICAN WAR (list of 2 names below) (South plaque:) SPANISH AMERICAN WAR/(list of 2 names)/WORLD WAR/(list of 49 names) signed Founder's mark appears.

Large rectangular box-shaped stone slab, with bronze plaques on its four sides, mounted on a plinth. The fifty-inch thick slab is set back twenty-four inches on all sides from the edge of the plinth. The front plaque features elaborate decorative motifs in bas-relief and the dedication sentiment. The relief features mirror images of cannon at right and left pointed toward a complex central trophy of flags. Vertical patterns of foliate and emblem patterns flank the panel and the lettering below it. The other three plaques are plain recessed panels with inscriptions.

History -- United States -- Revolution

History -- United States -- War of 1812

History -- United States -- Mexican War

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

History -- United States -- World War I

Object -- Weapon -- Cannon

Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Ridgefield

Administered by Town of Ridgefield, Parks and Recreation Department, 115 Barlow Mountain Road, Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877

Located 207 Main Street at Branchville Road/SR 102, Ridgefield, Connecticut

Although prompted by World War I, the memorial commemorates those who served in all wars. IAS files contain a description of the dedication ceremony, and the dimensions of all of the plaques. For related information see: George L. Rockwell, "The History of Ridgefield, Connecticut," Harrison, NY: Harbor Hill Books, 1979, pg. 325-327.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994.

Inventory staff, 2010.

The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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