Administered by City of New Haven Department of Parks, Recreation, and Trees 720 Edgewood Avenue New Haven Connecticut 06515
Located East Rock Park Summit New Haven Connecticut
Date:
Cornerstone laid: July 17, 1886. 1886-1887. Angel of Peace installed March 1887. Monument dedicated June 17, 1887. Tablets dedicated May 30, 1894
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994.
SOS Assessment Award, 2000.
Office of Cultural Affairs, City of New Haven, 2007.
Moore, Merl M., Jr., 1994.
Daily Evening Transcript (Boston), May 31, 1887, 3:2.
Image on file.
The Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin 46 (April 1981).
(Over the doorway, raised letters:) GETTYSBURG PORT HURON FORT FISHER/1861-1865 (Southeast side of pedestal:) BUNKER HILL BENNINGTON SARATOGA 1775-1783 (Northeast side of pedestal:) LAKE ERIE LAKE CHAMPLAIN NEW ORLEANS 1812-1815 (Northwest side of pedestal:) PALO ALTO MOLINO DEL RAY CHAPULTEPEC 1846-1848 (On southeast and northwest sides of pedestal: tablets listing names of 520 New Haven men who died in the Civil War)
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Summary:
A tall tapered granite shaft with observation deck and bronze Angel of Peace at top, and with relief panels and four bronze allegorical figures near the base. The Angel of Peace holds an olive branch in her proper left hand and a wreath close to her waist in her proper right hand. The four seated allegorical figures at the base represent: History, Patriotism, Victory and Prosperity. History holds an open book in her lap; Patriotism holds a sword in her proper left hand; Victory holds a laurel leaf and trumpet; and Prosperity has a horn of plenty on her shoulder. Between the figures are bas-relief panels depicting: Lee surrendering to Grant at Appomattox; Cornwallis surrendering to Washington at Yorktown; Commodore Perry's flotilla at Lake Erie; and Scott entering Mexico City. On the southwest side of the granite tower, recessed double doors lead to the interior of the monument. The entire monument is fenced.
