Fenwick Bell, (sculpture).

Fenwick Bell, (sculpture).

Henry N. Hooper & Company, manufacturer.

Fenwick Bell, (sculpture).

Bell: bronze; Base: brick.

Bell: approx. Diam. 24 in.; Base: approx. H. 30 in. x W. 30 in. (400 lbs.).

(In band at the top of the bell:) Cast by Henry N. Hooper & Company Boston 1854 (Stamped at the top of bell:) 245 10 Founder's mark appears.

Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bell

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Worcester

Administered by Holy Cross College, 1 College Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01610

Located Holy Cross College, O'Kane Hall, front Worcester, Massachusetts 01608

The inscription on a nearby plaque reads: The Fenwick Bell/This solid bronze 400 - pound bell was cast in 1854 by Henry N. Hooper who took over Paul Revere's Foundry in Boston after Revere's death in 1818. Mounted atop Fenwick Hall in 1854, this bell daily tolled the "Angelus" and "The Profundis" for over 100 years.

The bell was cast according to specifications made by Holy Cross College. It was cast by the Henry N. Hooper Company in the foundry once owned and operated by Paul Revere. The bell was originally installed on top of Fenwick Hall, but was later relocated to the front of Dinand Library, and later to the front of O'Kane Hall. IAS files contain a copy of the City of Worcester Parks and Recreation Department/Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C "Monuments" questionnaire dated May 27, 1986.

Beall, Pamela E., "Artworks in Our Parks: An Inventory of Public Memorials," Worcester, MA: City of Worcester, 1986.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.

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