Gargoyles, (sculpture).

Gargoyles, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Gargoyles, (sculpture).

Installed 1955.

Sculpture: granite; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 4 x 4 x 4.5 ft.; Base: approx. 1.5 x 14 x 5.3 ft.

(On front of sign between gargoyles:) DAWN MANOR/SITE OF THE/LOST CITY OF NEWPORT/Here on the Wisconsin River the village of/Newport was begun in 1853, planned for a/population of 10,000. Assuming that the/Milwaukee & LaCrosse Railroad would cross/the river here, over 2000 settlers quickly/came to Newport, causing a lively land boom./When the bridge and dam were ultimately/located a mile upstream after an alleged/secret moonlight survey, Newport was almost/completely deserted in favor of Kilbourn/City (today Wisconsin Dells). Only Dawn/Manor, with its servant quarters, remains./Dawn Manor was completed in 1855 by Capt./Abraham Vanderpoel, friend of Lincoln and/a signer of the Wisconsin Constitution. The/home is built of Potsdam sandstone, white/mahogany and white pine, put together with/brass screws and wooden pegs. Dawn Manor/houses the art collection of George Raab,/one of Wisconsin's famous artists./Erected 1955. unsigned

Two matching gargoyles with wings, large pointed ears, and beak-like mouths, are perched on either side of a large sign describing Dawn Manor. Each gargoyle is carved out of the front section of a square block of granite, leaving the back of the block intact. The gargoyles and the sign rest on a low rectangular stepped base.

Fantasy -- Monster

Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Lake Delton

Architectural component

Administered by City of Lake Delton, City Parks Department, Lake Delton, Wisconsin 53940

Located 469 City Highway A, Lake Delton, Wisconsin

Formerly located Chicago Board of Trade Building, Chicago, Illinois

The gargoyles were originally located on the old Chicago Board of Trade building. They were brought to Lake Delton by W. J. Newman when he owned Dawn Manor.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1994.

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