Anderson Monument, (sculpture).

Anderson Monument, (sculpture).

Thomas Phillips & Sons Company, contractor.

Anderson Monument, (sculpture).

Granite and marble.

Approx. 25 x 12 x 12 ft.

(Raised caps on front north base face:) ANDERSON

A large tall granite structure consisting of a square base, cylindrical niched pedestal and shaft, and five life-sized classical figures carved in marble. There are four figures in the mid-section and one on the top. Of the four figures, the north is "a draped male with a beard holding a book open in his proper left hand. The west male, also bearded, holds an open book in his proper left hand; the proper right hand is held at the proper right shoulder. The south figure is a female with long hair, holding a book in her proper left hand, while her proper right arm is straight down. The east male, bearded, holds an open book against his body with his proper right hand, with proper left hand at proper left shoulder. The crowning draped female figure holds a sword (?) in her proper left hand; her proper right hand is at her proper right shoulder. Swags, festoons and scallop patterns further decorate the pedestal and shaft.

Homage -- Anderson, John C.

Homage -- Anderson, Harriet M.

Homage -- Anderson, Harry P.

Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress

Object -- Written Matter -- Book

Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- New Haven

Administered by Evergreen Cemetery Association, 92 Winthrop Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06519

Located Evergreen Cemetery, 92 Winthrop Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06519

(On nearby plaque near roadway, in raised caps:) ANDERSON (Right of entry:) NO. 1248 (Two small stones in front:) H.M.A./1834-1908, J.C.A./1837-1912 (One small stone in back:) H.P.A./1865-1912. The monument was said to have been executed in Rome and supplied by the monument dealer Thomas Phillips & Sons Company. The date of the piece is not known, although John C. Anderson owned the lot as early as 1881; and records indicate, in 1936, that the monument had "settled" and new foundation beams were installed. John C. Anderson (1837-1913) was in the tobacco business in New York City and after selling the business settled in the New Haven area. The three family members buried here are: Harriet M., John C. and Harry P. Anderson. See IAS files for additional information on John C. Anderson.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.

American Cemetery, Feb. 1972, pg. 32.

Office of Cultural Affairs, City of New Haven, 2007.

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