Property Record
MONUMENT SQUARE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Soldiers Monument |
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| Other Name: | Soldiers Monument |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 70132 |
| Location (Address): | MONUMENT SQUARE |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1907 |
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| Survey Date: | 1981 |
| Historic Use: | statue/sculpture |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Wall Material: | Metal |
| Architect: | Gaetano Trentanova |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | North Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/7/1996 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/4/1995 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. This bronze Civil War monument depicts three soldiers in battle. It was modeled in Florence, Italy and cast at the Galli Brothers Foundry in Florence. Col. John Hicks commissioned this work for the city. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Public Monuments, Parks and Art Gifts Given the City of Oshkosh. Oshkosh: The Daily Northwestern 1919. Save Outdoor Sculpture! Update, Spring 2001, p. 2. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |