Property Record
SOKOL PARK
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Lidice Memorial |
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Other Name: | Lidice Memorial |
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Reference Number: | 19157 |
Location (Address): | SOKOL PARK |
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County: | Price |
City: | Phillips |
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Year Built: | 1944 |
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Survey Date: | 1976 |
Historic Use: | statue/sculpture |
Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
Architect: | VACLAV HAJNY; Carl Novy |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Lidice Memorial |
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National Register Listing Date: | 4/19/2006 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/20/2006 |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. SCULPTURE WAS DESIGNED BY VACLAV HAJNY TO HONOR CZECHS FROM THE VILLAGE OF LIDICE WHO WERE SLAUGHTERED BY NAZIS IN RETALIATION FOR CZECH RESISTANCE. THE TALL ROUND TOPPED RED STONE COLUMN REPRESENTS THE UNITED NATIONS, THE THREE IRON RODS REPRENSENT THE CZECHS, SLOVAKS, AND MORAVIANS LEANING ON THE UNITED NATIONS FOR SUPPORT. AN EVERGREEN FROND SYMBOLIZES ETERNAL LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE OF LIDICE AND THE NATION OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA. THE THREE-QUARTER CIRCLE REPRESENTS THE RISING SUN OF LIDICE AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA. THE MONUMENT WAS CONSTRUCTED ON THE GROUNDS OF A SOKOL HALL WHICH WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1974. THE PARK IS NAMED SOKOL PARK IN RECOGNITION OF THE GIFT OF THE LAND TO THE CITY OF PHILLIPS BY THE SOKOL ORGANIZATION IN 1974. |
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Bibliographic References: |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |