Eagle, (sculpture).

Eagle, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Wells, Hudson & Granger, architectural firm.

Grand & Volpe, Inc., contractor.

Eagle, (sculpture).

1938 or 1939. Dedicated Nov. 20, 1939.

Eagle: metal or wood, painted or gilded.

A large golden eagle stands atop a blue copula on the Nashua City Hall building, with its wings extended and its neck stretched forward.

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Architectural component

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Nashua

City of Nashua, Maintenance Department, Administrative Services Division, City Hall, 229 Main Street, On top of cupola, Nashua, New Hampshire 03061

The eagle is a replacement (not an exact copy) for the original wooden eagle that was on top of the cupola of the old City Hall building. The new City Hall building was dedicated on Nov. 20, 1939. The architectural firm for the building was Wells, Hudson & Granger, and Grand & Volpe, Inc., were the building contractors. IAS files contain a copy of an excerpt from the Nashua History Committee's, "The Nashua Experience," Canaan, NH: Phoenix Publishing, 1978, pg. 171-172, 231-232; and a related article from the Nashua Telegraph, Nov. 20, 1939. Both discuss the history of the new City Hall and its dedication.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1995.

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