West Parish Memorial Arch, (sculpture).

West Parish Memorial Arch, (sculpture).

Shattuck, George C., architect.

West Parish Memorial Arch, (sculpture).

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Approx. H. 30 ft. x W. 122 ft.

(On front, over archway:) HE WILL SWALLOW UP DEATH IN VICTORY/ISAIAH XXV VIII / unsigned

A classical Roman arch adorned with carved spandels, two urns, and a metal gate.

Object -- Foliage

Homage -- Smith, Benjamin Franklin

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Andover

West Parish Garden Cemetery, 129 Reservation Road, Andover, Massachusetts

William Wood, President of American Woolen Company, commissioned architect George C. Shattuck to develop and improve West Parish Cemetery in 1908. The arch was created in memory of B. F. Smith, who died at age twenty-one. He was the grandson of Deacon Peter Smith, an early member of the parish and an employee of American Woolen Company. A nearby inscription reads: Erected in Memory of Benjamin Frankin Smith, Jr. 1879-1908. IAS files contain a Massachusetts Historical Commission Form F - Structure questionnaire dated Feb. 10, 1997.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.

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