World War I Memorial Honor Roll, (sculpture).

World War I Memorial Honor Roll, (sculpture).

Cook, Robert Allen, sculptor.

Phillips, Wendell T., sculptor.

World War I Memorial Honor Roll, (sculpture).

Commissioned Jan. 4, 1936. Dedicated Nov. 1939.

Monument: Milford pink granite, bronze; Platform: red and blue flagstone.

Monument: approx. H. 14 1/2 ft. x W. 14 1/2 ft.; Bronze plaque: approx. H. 7 ft. x L. 9 ft.; Platform: approx. 16 in. x 31 ft. x 15 ft.

(On retaining wall, proper right:) ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE/LOYAL COURAGE AND FIDELITY (On retaining wall, proper left:) OF THE CITIZENS OF MILFORD/WHO SERVED IN THE WORLD WAR (Seven columns of names are listed on the bronze plaque) (Text is also inscribed on front and back of shaft)

Memorial consists of central shaft with a rounded top and relief carvings down each side. On either side of the central shaft are low, curved retaining walls. At the outer edge of each retaining wall is a pedestal topped with a carved granite urn. The monument sits on a platform of blue and red flagstone, two steps above grade.

History -- United States -- World War I

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Milford

Administered by Town of Milford, 52 Main Street, Milford, Massachusetts 01757

Located Draper Park, Bounded by Main, Park & Congress Streets, Milford, Massachusetts

The memorial was constructed as part of a W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration) project. Conflicting sources cite total federal expediture as $21,147 and $31,147 respectively. The town of Milford contributed $6,758.00 to the project. Local architects Cook and Phillips created the memorial, which replaced a wooden marker that deteriorated. IAS files contain related materials including a copy from "1939 Town Report," Town of Milford, pg. 280-282; a copy of the Massachusetts Narrative Report XXI, Dec. 20, 1936; and a copy of "Annual Reports of the Receipts and Expenditures," Milford: Charlescraft Press, pg. 314-318. For further information see the Massachusetts Historical Commission's Form C - Monument survey by Marilyn Lovell, June 17, 1983.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1996.

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