Spanish American War-Maine Monument, (sculpture).

Spanish American War-Maine Monument, (sculpture).

Illava, Karl, 1896-1954, sculptor.

Del Bianco, Luigi, 1892-1969, sculptor.

Settino, Louis J., designer.

Kunst Foundry, founder.

Spanish American War-Maine Monument, (sculpture).

Spanish War Monument, (sculpture).

1937. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1937.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft.

(On plinth:) K. ILLAVA (On plaque on pedestal:) 1898 1902/IN PROUD MEMORY OF PORT CHESTER/MEN WHO VOLUNTEERED IN THE SERVICE/OF THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE WAR/WITH SPAIN AND IN THE PHILLIPINES (sic) (On plaque on corner pedestal:) ERECTED BY THE VILLAGE/OF PORT CHESTER, NEW YORK,/WITH THE CO-OPERATION/OF UNITED STATES WORKS/PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (Two of the corner pedestal plaques lists names of Port Chester residents who served during the Spanish American War and the Philippine Insurrection) signed

Full-length figure of a Spanish American War foot soldier. The figure wears a shirt with rolled-up sleeves, trousers tucked into knee-high boots and a cartridge belt. He stands, leaning forward with both hands resting on the barrel of his rifle, held vertically in front of him. The figure is placed in the center of a square plaza. There are shorter pedestals at each corner of the plaza. Each pedestal has a diagonal surface on which plaques in the shape of an open-book are affixed. There is also an artillery shell mounted on a granite base which may be an artifact from the battleship Maine.

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

History -- United States -- Philippine Insurrection

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Port Chester

Administered by Village of Port Chester, Port Chester, New York 10573

Located Summerfield Park, Port Chester, New York

Erected by the Village of Port Chester in cooperation with the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The granite was donated by Ogden Reid of Purchase, New York. IAS files contain an excerpt from the Minutes of the Board of Trustees meeting held Feb. 5, 1912, vol. 10, pg. 70-71, a letter from the Village Clerk to the state Director of the WPA and minutes of the Port Chester Parks Department meetings, July 15, 1975 and Aug. 28, 1975. For related reading, see "History of the Village of Port Chester," (Port Chester, NY: Village of Port Chester Centennial Book Committee, 1968), pg. 30-31 and the Port Chester Daily Item, Aug. 30, 1993.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

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