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This data is table of monuments that is maintained by NYC Parks. Prior to being stored electronically the original data was stored on index cards dating back to the 1940s. The database is updated periodically to include new monuments, and information updated for existing monuments. For questions about the dataset please contact Parks’ Art & Antiquities division at (212) 360-8143.

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Robert Skirving Pirie
Name: Robert Skirving Pirie • Number: 1186 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Robert Skirving Pirie
Number
1186
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Central Park
Parknumber
M010
Commboard
7.0
Council
6.0
Location
100 feet south of Kerbs Boathouse, Conservatory Lake area
Extant
Y
Descrip
Tree marker
Dimen
Plaque H: 7" W: 10", Base H: 12" W"15"
Materials
Bronze, granite
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Pleasant Plains Memorial
Name: Pleasant Plains Memorial • Fileorder: Pleasant Plains Memorial • Number: 1187
Name
Pleasant Plains Memorial
Fileorder
Pleasant Plains Memorial
Number
1187
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Staten Island
Parkname
Pleasant Plains Memorial Park
Parknumber
R002
Commboard
3.0
Council
51.0
Location
Amboy and Bloomingdale Roads
Extant
Y
Dedicated
June 9, 1923
Cast
ca 1923
Descrip
Female figure atop ball on integral plinth fronted by eagle rampant and backed by wreathed helmet, pedestal, base, four plaques
Dimen
Sculpture total H: 10'7"; Pedestal H: 4'8" L: 3'1" W: 3'1"; Base H: 9" L: 5'8" W: 5'8"; Each plaque H: 2'3½" W: 1'9"; Sculpture weight: 800 pounds (approximate)
Materials
Figure and plaques--bronze; Pedestal and base--black granite (polished)
Foundry
Gorham Company (original figure and plaques); Modern Art Foundry (replacement figure)
Sculptor
George Thomas Brewster (original figure); Diane and Glenn Hines (replacement figure)
Donor
Citizens of the Fifth Ward (original); City of New York (replacement)
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
$8,500 (orig.); $216,000 (replacement)
Categories
World War I, War Memorial
Edgar Allan Poe
Name: Edgar Allan Poe • Number: 1194 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Edgar Allan Poe
Number
1194
Parkprop
Y
Borough
the Bronx
Parkname
Poe Park
Parknumber
X040
Commboard
7.0
Council
15.0
Location
Inside Poe Cottage, Grand Concourse, 193rd -194th Streets
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1909
Descrip
Portrait bust, pedestal
Dimen
Bust H: 21"; Pedestal H: 6'6" W: 1'10" D:1'3"
Materials
Bronze, polished walnut
Foundry
Aubry Bros. Founders, NY
Sculptor
Edmond T. Quinn
Donor
Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Writer
Police World's Fair
Name: Police World's Fair • Number: 1205 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Police World's Fair
Number
1205
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Flushing Meadows / Corona Park
Parknumber
Q099
Commboard
15.0
Council
21.0
Location
Queens Museum of Art (formerly the New York City Building)
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1964
Descrip
Tablet on plinth
Dimen
H: 30" W: 35 ½"
Materials
Bronze
Sculptor
Walter Beretta
Donor
Police Department
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
$700
Categories
Policeman
Amiable Child Memorial
Name: Amiable Child Memorial • Fileorder: Pollock, St. Claire • Number: 1206
Name
Amiable Child Memorial
Fileorder
Pollock, St. Claire
Number
1206
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Riverside Park
Parknumber
M071
Commboard
9.0
Council
9.0
Location
Riverside Drive at West 124th Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
May 3, 1967
Cast
1967
Descrip
Funeral urn on pedestal marking grave
Dimen
Urn H: 2'4" W: 1'1" D: 1'1"; Pedestal H: 2'4" W: 2' D: 2'; Total H: 4'7" (approximate)
Materials
Original headstone--sandstone; First replacement urn and pedestal--white Vermont marble; Second replacement urn and pedestal--light grey Barre granite
Name2
St. Claire Pollock Memorial
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Conrad Poppenhusen
Name: Conrad Poppenhusen • Fileorder: Poppenhusen, Conrad • Number: 1208
Name
Conrad Poppenhusen
Fileorder
Poppenhusen, Conrad
Number
1208
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Hermon A. MacNeil Park
Parknumber
Q042
Commboard
7.0
Council
19.0
Location
Poppenhusen Triangle, College Point Boulevard, 12th Avenue
Extant
Y
Dedicated
November 1,1884
Cast
1884
Descrip
Bust on pedestal on stepped base
Dimen
H: 12'6" W: 5' D: 5'
Materials
Bronze, Barre granite
Sculptor
Henry Baerer
Donor
Residents of College Point
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
1800.00
Categories
Scientist/Inventor
General Horace Porter Memorial
Name: General Horace Porter Memorial • Fileorder: Porter, Horace • Number: 1211
Name
General Horace Porter Memorial
Fileorder
Porter, Horace
Number
1211
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Riverside Park
Parknumber
M071
Commboard
9.0
Council
9.0
Location
Riverside Drive at 122nd Street (Grant's Tomb Terrace)
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1939
Cast
circa 1939
Descrip
Flagstaff base with plaque
Dimen
H: 6'1 ½" Diameter: 8'
Materials
Somesound granite, bronze
Donor
President Grant Monument Association, and DPR
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Civil War, War Memorial
General Josiah Porter
Name: General Josiah Porter • Fileorder: Porter, Josiah • Number: 1212
Name
General Josiah Porter
Fileorder
Porter, Josiah
Number
1212
Parkprop
Y
Borough
the Bronx
Parkname
Van Cortlandt Park
Parknumber
X092
Commboard
7812.0
Council
11.0
Location
Behind Van Cortlandt House, Broadway at 245th Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1902
Cast
ca. 1902
Descrip
Standing figure on integral plinth, on pedestal
Dimen
Figure H: 8'; Pedestal H: 7' W: 8'3" D: 8'3"
Materials
Bronze, Westerly, R. I. Granite
Foundry
Gorham Mfg. Co. Founders
Sculptor
William Clark Noble
Architect
Tainter [alternatively Harry E. Donnell]
Donor
National Guard Association, New York State
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
20000.00
Categories
Civil War, War Memorial, Soldier
Pratt and White Memorial Plaque
Name: Pratt and White Memorial Plaque • Number: 1219 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Pratt and White Memorial Plaque
Number
1219
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Brooklyn
Parkname
Marine Park Bklyn
Parknumber
B057
Commboard
14.0
Council
32.0
Location
Entrance to Carmine Carro field house, exterior wall to right of entrance
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1939
Descrip
Plaque
Dimen
H: 2' W: 1'4"
Materials
Bronze
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Prison Ship Martyrs Monument
Name: Prison Ship Martyrs Monument • Fileorder: Prison Ship Martyrs Monument • Number: 1222
Name
Prison Ship Martyrs Monument
Fileorder
Prison Ship Martyrs Monument
Number
1222
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Brooklyn
Parkname
Fort Greene Park
Parknumber
B032
Commboard
2.0
Council
35.0
Location
Myrtle to Dekalb Avenues, Edwards and Cumberland Streets
Extant
Y
Dedicated
November 14, 1908
Cast
1908
Descrip
Doric column surmounted by a bronze urn, on a terrace approached by 100 steps; eagles at corners of terrace; plaque and tablet
Dimen
Column H: 114' D: 17'6", Total H: 143'
Materials
Bronze, Deer Isle granite
Sculptor
Adolph Alexander Weinman
Architect
Stanford White
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
$190,000
Categories
Revolutionary War, War Memorial
Prison Window
Name: Prison Window • Number: 1223 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Prison Window
Number
1223
Parkprop
Y
Borough
the Bronx
Parkname
Van Cortlandt Park
Parknumber
X092
Commboard
7812.0
Council
11.0
Location
East of Van Cortlandt house
Extant
Y
Descrip
Ruins of old prison with tablet
Dimen
H: 2'1" W: 3'1"
Materials
Holland brick, Holland stone, slate
Donor
Gift of T.J. Oakely Rhinelander and Colonial Dames of N.Y. State
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Revolutionary War, War Memorial
Frank C. Prokop
Name: Frank C. Prokop • Number: 1225 • Parkprop: N
Name
Frank C. Prokop
Number
1225
Parkprop
N
Borough
Queens
Commboard
5.0
Council
30.0
Location
Fresh Pond Road and 69th Avenue
Extant
Y
Descrip
Triangular stele with inscised lettering
Dimen
H: 5' W: 2' D: 1'
Materials
Barre granite
Donor
Glenridge Post 34, CWV
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Prospect Park War Memorial
Name: Prospect Park War Memorial • Fileorder: Prospect Park Memorial • Number: 1229
Name
Prospect Park War Memorial
Fileorder
Prospect Park Memorial
Number
1229
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Brooklyn
Parkname
Prospect Park
Parknumber
B073
Commboard
0.0
Council
39.0
Location
South of Flower Garden
Extant
Y
Dedicated
June 26, 1921
Cast
1921
Descrip
Group of two figures on pedestal before a high, arced wall; two benches; altar; six large plaques; one small plaque; paving
Dimen
Wall H: 18' W: 35'
Sponsor
Prospect Park Alliance
Materials
Group and plaques--bronze; Pedestal and wall--Milford pink granite
Sculptor
Augustus Lukeman
Architect
Arthur D. Pickering
Donor
William H. Todd
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
World War I, War Memorial
Prospect Park: 100th Anniversary Plaque
Name: Prospect Park: 100th Anniversary Plaque • Fileorder: Prospect Park: 100th Anniversary Plaque • Number: 1233
Name
Prospect Park: 100th Anniversary Plaque
Fileorder
Prospect Park: 100th Anniversary Plaque
Number
1233
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Brooklyn
Parkname
Prospect Park
Parknumber
B073
Commboard
0.0
Council
39.0
Location
Vestibule of Litchfield Mansion
Extant
Y
Dedicated
June 2, 1966
Cast
1966
Descrip
Plaque with two relief portraits
Dimen
H: 18 ½" W: 47 ½"
Materials
Bronze
Sculptor
Neil Estern
Donor
R.J. Schaefer
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Provost Prison
Name: Provost Prison • Number: 1234 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Provost Prison
Number
1234
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
City Hall Park
Parknumber
M013
Commboard
1.0
Council
1.0
Location
Park Row, east of City Hall
Extant
Y
Dedicated
April 15, 1901
Descrip
Tablet on plinth
Dimen
Tablet H: 18" W: 20"; Plinth H: 20: W: 22"
Materials
Bronze, Barre granite
Foundry
J. and R. Lamb, NY
Donor
Mary Washington Colonial Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Revolutionary War, War Memorial
Puerto Rican Sun
Name: Puerto Rican Sun • Fileorder: Puerto Rican Sun • Number: 1288
Name
Puerto Rican Sun
Fileorder
Puerto Rican Sun
Number
1288
Parkprop
Y
Borough
the Bronx
Parkname
Fox Playground
Parknumber
X247
Commboard
2.0
Council
8.0
Location
Fox and 156th Streets
Extant
Y
Dedicated
October 16, 1979
Cast
1979
Descrip
Assemblage of upright plates
Dimen
H: 22' W: 25'6" D: 22' at base; Weight: 10,000 pounds
Materials
Cor-ten steel
Fabricator
Lippincott Inc.
Sculptor
Rafael Ferrer
Donor
Bronx Venture Corporation
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Sculpture
General Kazimierz Pulaski
Name: General Kazimierz Pulaski • Number: 1290 • Parkprop: Y
Name
General Kazimierz Pulaski
Number
1290
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Staten Island
Parkname
Silver Lake Park
Parknumber
R022
Commboard
1.0
Council
49.0
Location
Forest Ave at Duer Lane
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1926
Descrip
Tablet on stele
Dimen
Tablet H: 2' W: 2'; Stele H: 3'4" W: 3'3" D: 16"; Plinth H: 8" W: 4'7" D: 2'8"
Materials
Bronze, Barre granite
Donor
Polish American Citizens of Richmond County
Name2
General Tadeus Kosciuszko
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Revolutionary War, War Memorial
Pulitzer Fountain
Name: Pulitzer Fountain • Fileorder: Pulitzer Fountain • Number: 1291
Name
Pulitzer Fountain
Fileorder
Pulitzer Fountain
Number
1291
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Grand Army Plaza
Parknumber
M062
Commboard
5.0
Council
4.0
Location
Fifth Avenue at 59th Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
May 1916
Cast
1916
Descrip
Fountain with sculptures: five basins in a stepped pattern support at their highest point a sixth, shell-form basin holding a standing female figure (over life-size); two rams-head horns of plenty flank the third basin
Dimen
Fountain H: 22' W: 72' D: 84'; Figure H: 7'9"
Sponsor
CPC
Materials
Lower basins and horns--Hauteville marble; Sixth basin and figure--bronze
Sculptor
Karl Bitter and Karl Gruppe (figure); Orazio Piccirilli (horns)
Architect
Thomas Hastings
Donor
Estate of Joseph Pulitzer
Name2
Pomona
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Allegorical
Joseph Pulitzer
Name: Joseph Pulitzer • Number: 1293 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Joseph Pulitzer
Number
1293
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
City Hall Park
Parknumber
M013
Commboard
1.0
Council
1.0
Location
Northeast corner
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1954
Descrip
Tablet on plinth
Dimen
Tablet H: 2'4" W: 1'11"; Plinth H: 8" W: 3' D: 2'7"
Materials
Bronze, Quincy granite (polished)
Sculptor
Carl Schmitz
Donor
Gift
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Business Leader
Putnam Memorial
Name: Putnam Memorial • Number: 1294 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Putnam Memorial
Number
1294
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Staten Island
Parkname
Veterans Park
Parknumber
R019
Commboard
1.0
Council
49.0
Location
Herberton to Park Aves, Bennett to Vreeland Streets
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1915
Descrip
Fountain
Materials
Westerly granite
Sculptor
Virgil W. Fuller
Donor
Gift
Name2
Port Richmond Park
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Educator
Queens Village, Bellerose Memorial
Name: Queens Village, Bellerose Memorial • Number: 1304 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Queens Village, Bellerose Memorial
Number
1304
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Queens Village Veterans Plaza
Parknumber
Q047
Commboard
13.0
Council
27.0
Location
Jamaica Avenue and Springfield Blvd.
Extant
Y
Dedicated
September 11, 1949
Descrip
Stele, brick walls, coping
Dimen
H: 104" W: 6'6" D: 1'6"; 7"step
Materials
Barre granite, brick
Donor
Citizens of Queens Village-Bellerose
Name2
Bellerose World War II Memorial
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
World War II, War Memorial
Capt. Malcolm A. Rafferty
Name: Capt. Malcolm A. Rafferty • Number: 1310 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Capt. Malcolm A. Rafferty
Number
1310
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Captain Malcolm A. Rafferty Square
Parknumber
Q036A
Commboard
2.0
Council
26.0
Location
44th Road and 44th Drive near Jackson Avenue
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1937
Descrip
Inscribed natural boulder
Dimen
H: 5' W: 3'6" D: 1'10"
Materials
Natural boulder
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Soldier
Robert Richard Randall
Name: Robert Richard Randall • Number: 1313 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Robert Richard Randall
Number
1313
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Staten Island
Parkname
Sailors Snug Harbor
Parknumber
R116
Commboard
1.0
Council
49.0
Location
Snug Harbor, New Brighton
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1884
Descrip
Statue on pedestal; this is a replica of St. Gauden's original, which was moved to North Carolina with the relocation of the Sailors' Home.
Materials
Bronze, granite
Foundry
Beaureau Brothers, Philadelphia (original)
Johnson Atelier, Princeton, NJ (replica)
Sculptor
Augustus St. Gaudens
Donor
Trustees of Snug Harbor
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Rededication
1983-10-08T00:00:00.000
Cost
$17,000
Richmond Hill Flagstaff
Name: Richmond Hill Flagstaff • Number: 1335 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Richmond Hill Flagstaff
Number
1335
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Forest Park
Parknumber
Q015
Commboard
16.0
Council
30.0
Location
Richmond Hill entrance, Myrtle Avenue
Extant
Y
Descrip
Flagstaff pedestal and base
Dimen
Pedestal H: 10' Diameter: 4'6"; Base H: 4'2" Diameter: 15'8"
Materials
Bronze, Westerly gray granite
Foundry
Gorham Co.
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Richmond Hill War Memorial
Name: Richmond Hill War Memorial • Fileorder: Richmond Hill War Memorial • Number: 1339
Name
Richmond Hill War Memorial
Fileorder
Richmond Hill War Memorial
Number
1339
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Forest Park
Parknumber
Q015
Commboard
16.0
Council
30.0
Location
Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South
Extant
Y
Dedicated
November 1925
Cast
circa 1925
Descrip
Standing figure (over life-size) contemplates a grave marked by a cross, on integral plinth, on pedestal with plaque
Dimen
Figure H: 8'; Pedestal H: 5'6" W: 6'7½" D: 6'9"; Plaque H: 1'5½" W: 1'8½"
Materials
Figure and plaque--bronze; Pedestal--Deer Isle granite
Foundry
American Art Foundry, NY
Sculptor
Joseph P. Pollia
Architect
William van Alen
Donor
Richmond Hill War Memorial Committee and Gold Star Mothers Association of Richmond Hill
Name2
My Buddy; Forest Park World War Memorial; Richmond Hill Doughboy
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
12000.00
Categories
War Memorial, World War I
Ridgewood Memorial
Name: Ridgewood Memorial • Fileorder: Ridgewood Memorial • Number: 1340
Name
Ridgewood Memorial
Fileorder
Ridgewood Memorial
Number
1340
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Ridgewood Veterans Triangle
Parknumber
Q124
Commboard
5.0
Council
30.0
Location
Myrtle Avenue and Cornelia Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
May 30, 1920
Cast
1920
Descrip
Column topped by a globe, on a circular base; column faced with three bas-reliefs; honor roll of names carved in spaces between the bas-reliefs
Dimen
Column H: 11' Diameter: 6'; Base H: 6' Diameter 12'; Each bas-relief H: 8'3" W: 3'11"; Total H: 23'
Materials
North Jay granite; bas-reliefs--bronze
Sculptor
Anton Schaaf
Architect
Helmle and Corbett
Donor
Gold Star Mothers
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
$3,000
Categories
World War I, War Memorial
Riverdale, Spuytenduyvil, Kingsbridge Memorial Bell Tower
Name: Riverdale, Spuytenduyvil, Kingsbridge Memorial Bell Tower • Number: 1345 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Riverdale, Spuytenduyvil, Kingsbridge Memorial Bell Tower
Number
1345
Parkprop
Y
Borough
the Bronx
Parknumber
X110D
Commboard
8.0
Council
11.0
Location
Riverdale Avenue at 239th Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1931
Descrip
Belfrey tower and terrace; honor rolls
Dimen
H: 50' W: 17'6" D: 17'6"
Materials
Bronze, fieldstone, Indiana Limestone
Architect
Dwight James Baum
Donor
Public subscription
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
World War I, War Memorial
Pvt. Walter B. Robertson
Name: Pvt. Walter B. Robertson • Number: 1353 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Pvt. Walter B. Robertson
Number
1353
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parknumber
Q047
Commboard
13.0
Council
27.0
Location
Jamaica Avenue & Springfield Blvd.; south of Bellrose Memorial
Extant
Y
Dedicated
c. 1939
Descrip
Tree marker on granite plinth
Materials
Bronze, granite
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
War Memorial, Spanish-American War
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson Mural
Name: Bill "Bojangles" Robinson Mural • Fileorder: Robinson, Bill • Number: 1354
Name
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson Mural
Fileorder
Robinson, Bill
Number
1354
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson Playground
Parknumber
M138
Commboard
10.0
Council
9.0
Location
West 150th Street, west side of 7 Avenue
Extant
Y
Dedicated
February 27, 1992
Cast
November 1, 1991
Descrip
Mural, period street lamp, plaque
Dimen
H: 15' W: 17 '; Plaque H: 1'4" W: 1'8"
Sponsor
Capital Project
Materials
Mural--aluminum panels (¼" thick, coated with Duranar Fluoropolymer); plaque--bronze
Architect
Brandon Adams (Landscape architect)
Donor
Office of the Mayor
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Composer/Musician
Jackie Robinson
Name: Jackie Robinson • Fileorder: Robinson, Jackie • Number: 1356
Name
Jackie Robinson
Fileorder
Robinson, Jackie
Number
1356
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Jackie Robinson Park
Parknumber
M014
Commboard
10.0
Council
7.0
Location
West 147th St. and Bradhurst Avenue
Extant
Y
Dedicated
November 10, 1981
Cast
1981
Descrip
Bust, two plaques
Materials
Bronze
Foundry
Modern Art Foundry, Inc.
Sculptor
Ruth Inge Hardison
Donor
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs' Community Arts, funded by US Department of HUD
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Athlete
Rockaway Veterans Memorial
Name: Rockaway Veterans Memorial • Fileorder: Rockaway Vetereans Memorial, Doughboy • Number: 1360
Name
Rockaway Veterans Memorial
Fileorder
Rockaway Vetereans Memorial, Doughboy
Number
1360
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parknumber
Q163A
Commboard
14.0
Council
32.0
Location
Rockaway Beach Boulevard at B 94th Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1927
Cast
1927
Descrip
Standing figure (over life-size) on pedestal with six plaques
Dimen
Figure H: 8'4"; Pedestal H: 5'9" W: 3'9" D: 4'6"; World War I plaque H: 2'11" W: 2'; World War II plaque H: 3'4" W: 2'
Materials
Figure and plaques--bronze; pedestal--Deer Isle granite
Sculptor
Joseph P. Pollia
Architect
William van Alen
Donor
Public subscription
Name2
Rockaway Doughboy
Name3
Rockaway Memorial
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
$9000
Categories
World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, War Memorial, Soldier
Rockaway Mosaic
Name: Rockaway Mosaic • Fileorder: Rockaway Mosaic • Number: 1361
Name
Rockaway Mosaic
Fileorder
Rockaway Mosaic
Number
1361
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Rockaway Park
Parknumber
Q050
Commboard
14.0
Council
32.0
Location
North and south sides of Ocean Promenade at Beach 116th Street entrance
Extant
Y
Dedicated
October 22, 1981
Cast
ca. 1981
Descrip
Three-wall mosaic with plaque on west wall
Dimen
First wall 3'4" x 3'; Second wall 1'8" x 3'; third wall 1'8" x 2'2"
Materials
145,000 Italian glass and ceramic tiles set into concrete
Fabricator
Cityarts Workshop Mosaic Designs
Sculptor
Ann Evans; Mary Nell Hawke
Donor
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Maintainedbyparks
N
Cost
$30,000
Rockaway Women Veterans Monument
Name: Rockaway Women Veterans Monument • Fileorder: Rockaway Women Veterans Monument • Number: 1362
Name
Rockaway Women Veterans Monument
Fileorder
Rockaway Women Veterans Monument
Number
1362
Parkprop
N
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Rockaway Beach
Parknumber
Q163
Commboard
14.0
Council
32.0
Location
Beach 94th and Rockaway Beach Boulevard, center mall, north side
Extant
Y
Dedicated
September 24, 1989 - unauth. work
Cast
1989
Descrip
Figure on pedestal
Dimen
figure h 7'6" x w 2'1½" x d 3'½"; pedestal h 5'8" x w 4'7" x d 5'4"
Materials
Bronze, granite
Foundry
Joel Meisner Foundry, Farmingdale, NY
Sculptor
Eileen Barry
Donor
Daniel M. O'Connell Post No. 272, American Legion
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
75000.00
Categories
Vietnam War, War Memorial, Women, Soldier
Rocket Thrower
Name: Rocket Thrower • Number: 1363 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Rocket Thrower
Number
1363
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Flushing Meadows / Corona Park
Parknumber
Q099
Commboard
15.0
Council
21.0
Location
East of Unisphere, Hall of Astronauts
Extant
Y
Descrip
Figure statue, heroic scale
Dimen
H: 42 ½'h (to grade)
Sponsor
MAS
Materials
Bronze
Foundry
Fonda Artista (Original); Modern Art Foundry, 1989 repair
Sculptor
Donald De Lue
Donor
1964 Worlds Fair
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Sculpture
Washington A. Roebling Memorial
Name: Washington A. Roebling Memorial • Number: 1366 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Washington A. Roebling Memorial
Number
1366
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Brooklyn
Parkname
Columbus Park
Parknumber
B113C
Commboard
2.0
Council
33.0
Location
In front of New York State Supreme Court bldg, at Montague and Court Sts
Extant
Y
Dedicated
May 31, 1973
Descrip
Bas relief plaque recessed in die
Dimen
see memo
Materials
Bronze, granite
Foundry
Bronze Arts & Crafts Co, Bkln
Fabricator
Brooklyn Monument Co., Inc.
Sculptor
S. Hemming (bas relief)
Donor
Society of Old Brooklynites
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Civic Leader, Scientist/Inventor
Theodore Roosevelt
Name: Theodore Roosevelt • Number: 1375 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Theodore Roosevelt
Number
1375
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Theodore Roosevelt Park
Parknumber
M053
Commboard
7.0
Council
6.0
Location
American Museum of Natural History, CPW and 79th St
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1940
Descrip
Equestrian group
Materials
Bronze, Conway green granite
Sculptor
James Earle Fraser
Architect
John Russell Pope
Donor
Gift of the State of New York
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial
Name: Theodore Roosevelt Memorial • Number: 1377 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial
Number
1377
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Brooklyn
Parkname
Asser Levy-Seaside Park
Parknumber
B080
Commboard
13.0
Council
47.0
Location
SEASIDE PARK; Seabreeze Ave, W.5th, W. 8th, Ocean Pkwy
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1925
Descrip
Stele, 3 tablets
Dimen
Plaque 1 H: 6 7/8" W: 16"; Plaque 2 H: 25" W: 17 1/8"; Plaque 3 H: 7" W: 14 1/2"
Materials
Bronze, rough cut Deer Isle granite
Sculptor
Based on bust by James Earle Fraser
Donor
United Spanish War Veterans and others
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
War Memorial, Spanish-American War, US President
Rose and Crown Tavern
Name: Rose and Crown Tavern • Number: 1379 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Rose and Crown Tavern
Number
1379
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Staten Island
Parknumber
RZ004B
Commboard
2.0
Council
50.0
Location
Richmond Rd., New Dorp Lane
Extant
Y
Dedicated
c. 1921
Descrip
Tablet on boulder
Dimen
Tablet H: 18" W: 22"; Boulder H: 4' W: 3' D: 3'
Materials
Bronze, natural boulder
Foundry
Eagle-Heath Bronze Corp., Mt. Vernon, NY
Donor
Richmond County D.A.R.
Name2
General William Howe
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Revolutionary War, War Memorial
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Name: Mary Harriman Rumsey • Number: 1384 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Number
1384
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Central Park
Parknumber
M010
Commboard
7.0
Council
6.0
Location
Rumsey Playground; E. Drive at 72nd St.
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1937
Descrip
Tablet
Dimen
H: 2'9" W: 2'4"
Materials
Bronze
Donor
Rumsey Family
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Women, Civic Leader
Bayard Rustin Plaque
Name: Bayard Rustin Plaque • Number: 1385 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Bayard Rustin Plaque
Number
1385
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parknumber
M203B
Commboard
6.0
Council
4.0
Location
First Avenue and E. 43rd Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
January 23, 1990
Descrip
Tablet on base
Materials
Bronze, granite
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Civic Leader, Labor
Salvation Army Monument
Name: Salvation Army Monument • Fileorder: Salvation Army Monument • Number: 1390
Name
Salvation Army Monument
Fileorder
Salvation Army Monument
Number
1390
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Battery Park
Parknumber
M005
Commboard
1.0
Council
1.0
Location
Perimeter of park on Battery Place, west of Greenwich Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1952
Cast
ca. 1952
Descrip
Stele on plinth, plaque
Dimen
Plinth H: 1' W: 6' D: 2'10"; Stele H: 5'7½" W: 4' D: 1'6"; Plaque H: 2'6" W: 2'9½"
Materials
Barre granite, bronze
Architect
J.V. & R.V. Lamb
Donor
Salvation Army
Name2
General William Booth
Maintainedbyparks
Y
San Martin Tablet
Name: San Martin Tablet • Number: 1393 • Parkprop: Y
Name
San Martin Tablet
Number
1393
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Central Park
Parknumber
M010
Commboard
7.0
Council
6.0
Location
Bolivar Plaza; 6th Avenue and 59th Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
February 25, 1978
Descrip
Tablet on parapet wall
Dimen
H: 10" W: 15"
Materials
Bronze
Maintainedbyparks
Y
General Jose de San Martin
Name: General Jose de San Martin • Fileorder: San Martin, Jose de • Number: 1395
Name
General Jose de San Martin
Fileorder
San Martin, Jose de
Number
1395
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Central Park
Parknumber
M010
Commboard
7.0
Council
6.0
Location
Central Park South and Avenue of the Americas
Extant
Y
Dedicated
May 25, 1951
Cast
circa 1950
Descrip
Equestrian figure (over life-size)on integral plinth, on pedestal with escutcheon
Dimen
Figure H: 14'; Pedestal H: 20'4" W: 6'1" D: 12'6"
Sponsor
CPC
Materials
Figure and escutcheon--bronze; pedestal--granite
Foundry
Humberto Radaelli, Buenos Aires
Sculptor
Louis-Joseph Daumas
Architect
Clarke, Rapuano and Holleran
Donor
City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Animal: equestrian, Civic Leader, Politcal Figure
Saratoga Park Memorial
Name: Saratoga Park Memorial • Fileorder: Saratoga Park Memorial • Number: 1396
Name
Saratoga Park Memorial
Fileorder
Saratoga Park Memorial
Number
1396
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Brooklyn
Parkname
Saratoga Square Park
Parknumber
B079
Commboard
3.0
Council
41.0
Location
Pieces in storage at 5Boro; pedestal extant
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1921
Cast
ca. 1921
Descrip
Standing figure with shield on integral plinth before stele; two tablets,
Dimen
Figure h 6'4" X w 2'5"; Stele h 10' X w 8' X d 2'7"; each tablet h 4'9" X w 1'3"
Materials
Bronze, Milford pink granite
Foundry
Roman Bronze Works (original); Modern Art Foundry (replica)
Sculptor
James Novelli (original); Anatoly Mikhailov (replica)
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
5500.00
Categories
War Memorial, World War I
Sergeant Joseph E. Schaefer Memorial
Name: Sergeant Joseph E. Schaefer Memorial • Number: 1402 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Sergeant Joseph E. Schaefer Memorial
Number
1402
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Forest Park
Parknumber
Q015
Commboard
16.0
Council
30.0
Location
Park Lane South, Myrtle Avenue
Extant
Y
Dedicated
May 25, 1987
Descrip
Octagonal planter
Materials
Granite
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
World War II, War Memorial
Jacob H. Schiff Fountain
Name: Jacob H. Schiff Fountain • Number: 1405 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Jacob H. Schiff Fountain
Number
1405
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Seward Park
Parknumber
M082
Commboard
3.0
Council
1.0
Location
Canal and Essex Streets
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1895
Descrip
Circular seat, basin, central column, 3 bronze basins
Dimen
see memo
Materials
Granite, bronze
Sculptor
Arnold W. Brunner
Donor
Jacob H. Schiff
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
$50,000
Schmul Memorial
Name: Schmul Memorial • Number: 1406 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Schmul Memorial
Number
1406
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Staten Island
Parkname
Schmul Park
Parknumber
R045
Commboard
2.0
Council
50.0
Location
SCHMUL PARK; Wild Avenue and Pearson Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1938
Descrip
Tablet on boulder
Materials
Bronze
Donor
Gift
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Carl Schurz Memorial
Name: Carl Schurz Memorial • Number: 1408 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Carl Schurz Memorial
Number
1408
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Morningside Park
Parknumber
M056
Commboard
9.0
Council
9.0
Location
Morningside Drive at 116th Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
May 10, 1913
Descrip
Portrait statue and exedra
Dimen
Statue 8’9" H; Pedestal 6’3" H x 4’6" W x 4’1" D; Exedra 3’10" H x 52’8" W x 14’10" D; electroliers 16’ H x 2’4" W x 2’4" D; benches 1’7" H x 6’10" W x 2’ D
Materials
Bronze, Black Diamond granite
Foundry
Jno. Williams, bkln (memo)
Fabricator
Piccarrilli Brothers
Sculptor
Karl Bitter
Architect
Henry Bacon
Donor
Gift
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Politcal Figure, Soldier, Philanthropy
Richard Saunders Scott
Name: Richard Saunders Scott • Number: 1410 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Richard Saunders Scott
Number
1410
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Central Park
Parknumber
M010
Commboard
7.0
Council
6.0
Location
Conservatory Lake; 100 feet north of Kerbs Boathouse
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1947
Descrip
Tree marker plaque
Dimen
H: 7" W: 10"
Materials
Bronze, marble
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
World War II, War Memorial
Sir Walter Scott
Name: Sir Walter Scott • Number: 1411 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Sir Walter Scott
Number
1411
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Central Park
Parknumber
M010
Commboard
7.0
Council
6.0
Location
Mall
Extant
Y
Dedicated
November 27, 1872
Descrip
Portrait statue on pedestal
Dimen
H: 18' W: 13'6" D: 5'6"
Sponsor
CPC
Materials
Bronze, Aberdeen granite
Sculptor
Sir John Steell
Donor
Resident Scotsmen
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
15000.00
Categories
Writer
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