Property Record
WEND HORACE WHITE PARK
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Horace White Monument |
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Other Name: | Horace White Monument |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 81878 |
Location (Address): | WEND HORACE WHITE PARK |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Beloit |
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Year Built: | 1918 |
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Survey Date: | 1981 |
Historic Use: | monument |
Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
Architect: | John Mead Howell; Tonetti |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Near East Side Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 1/7/1983 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
National Register Multiple Property Name: | Multiple Resources of Beloit |
Additional Information: | The White Monument, of granite, consists of a plinth set into a semi-circular seat. The seat is inscribed, as is the base of the plinth, below a bronze relief of the two Whites, sculpted by Tonetti. Horace White, Sr., employed by the New England Emigrating Company, purchased 1/3 of Blodgett's claim to Beloit (about 199 acres), and may be considered as a founding father of Beloit. Horace White, Jr., became a notable newspaper editor at the Chicago Tribune and New York Post. His daughter's husband, John Mead Howells (architect of the Tribune Tower in Chicago) designed this monument. |
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Bibliographic References: | (A) Monument inscription. (B) Howell's file, Burnham Library, Art Institute of Chicago. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |