Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Horrigan, John, 1864-1939, sculptor.

Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

1917-1989. Dedicated 1918.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: Vermont granite; Markers: granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft. x w. 4 ft.

John Horrigan Sc (Base, front:) 1861 1865/THIS MEMORIAL/IS ERECTED TO HONOR/THOSE WHO OFFERED/THEIR LIVES TO/GAIN AND PRESERVE/THE LIBERTY OF/THIS NATION (Base, left side:) CIVIL WAR/DIED IN SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY (list of names) (Base, rear:) REVOLUTIONARY WAR/1775 - 1783/DIED IN SERVICE TO THEIR COUNTRY/ELIHU ADAMS/CIVIL WAR/1ST LT. GEORGE MASON LOVERING/1832 - 1919/AWARDED THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR 1903 (Left marker, front:) IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROM/HOLBROOK WHO DIED IN THE/SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR/WORLD WAR I/WORLD WAR II (Right marker, front:) IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROM/HOLBROOK WHO DIED IN THE/SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/KOREAN WAR/VIETNAM WAR signed

The bronze figure of a Civil War Soldier walking with his rifle resting on his proper right shoulder is installed atop a tall granite base. The soldier walks forward with his proper left leg. The bottom of his long belted coat blows open slightly as he walks. The monument is flanked by two tall granite markers honoring the men from Holbrook who died in the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Korean War

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Holbrook

Administered by Town of Holbrook, Holbrook Historical Commission, 50 North Franklin Street, Town Hall, Holbrook, Massachusetts 02343

Located Mary Wales Holbrook Park, Corner of Union & North Franklin Streets, Holbrook, Massachusetts

Half of the funds for the erection of the monument were given by the Holbrook family and the remainder were donated by local citizens. The commemorative markers flanking the monument were added in 1989. IAS files contain copies of Massachusetts Historical Commission forms for the Mary Wales Holbrook Park and a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission National Register of Historic Places Criteria Statement Form for Mary Wales Holbrook Park.

Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

Control Number:

Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9382

Powered by SirsiDynix

About | © 2020 Smithsonian | Terms of Use | Privacy | Contact

SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information System