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The Founders of Windsor Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Longman, Evelyn Beatrice, 1874-1954, sculptor. Title:  The Founders of Windsor Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1930. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Pink granite and bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 10 ft. x 8 1/2 ft. x 8 in. Inscription:  (Center, under ship, incised caps:) TO THE FOUNDERS OF WINDSOR/AND/THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH/IN CONNECTICUT WHICH CAME TO AMERICA/IN THE MARY AND JOHN WITH/ITS PASTOR - JOHN WARHAM/MAY 30, 1630/SETTLED IN DORCHESTER MASSACHUSETTS/AND MIGRATED TO WINDSOR/IN MAY AND OCTOBER 1635/THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED ON/THE SITE OF THE FIRST CHURCH BUILDING BY THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE PILGRIMS/CONNECTICUT BRANCH/MAY 30, 1930 unsigned Description:  Three pink granite stelae joined together. The central section is taller than the others and has a curvilinear top, and a bronze ship affixed to its front. The ship is the "Mary and John," which brought founders of Windsor from England to America. Subject:  History -- United States -- Connecticut History -- Religion Architecture -- Boat -- Mary and John Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Windsor Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Windsor, Building Management, Budget Director, 275 Broad Street, Windsor, Connecticut 06095 Located Palisado Green, 118 Palisado Avenue, Windsor, Connecticut 06095 Remarks:  IAS files contain a copy of Preston Maynard, Historical and Architectural Resources Survey of Windsor, Statewide Historic Resources Inventory, Hartford: Connecticut Historical Commission, 1981, Inventory form #170, discussing the monument. The monument commemorates the men who founded Windsor, possibly the earliest settlement in Connecticut, and its church. References:  Samu, Margaret, 2002. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  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. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS CT000119   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000119 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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