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词条 World War I Memorial (Norfolk, Connecticut)
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  1. Description and history

  2. See also

  3. References

{{Infobox NRHP
| name = World War I Memorial
| nrhp_type =
| image = World_War_One_Memorial,_Norfolk,_Connecticut.jpg
| caption =
| location= Greenwoods Rd. West and North Sts., Norfolk, Connecticut
| coordinates = {{coord|41|59|40|N|73|12|10|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Connecticut#USA
| built = {{Start date|1921}}
| architect = Taylor, Alfredo, S. G.
| architecture = Rustic
| added = February 17, 1984
| area = {{convert|0.1|acre}}
| governing_body = Local
| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64000099|title=Taylor, Alfredo S. G., TR}}
| refnum = 84001106[1]
}}

The World War I Memorial of Norfolk, Connecticut stands at the corner of Greenwoods Road West and North Street in the town's village center. The Rustic style memorial was built in 1921 to a design by New York City architect Alfredo S.G. Taylor. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 for its association with the architect.[1]

Description and history

Norfolk's World War I Memorial stands in a triangular grassy area at the junction of Greenwoods Road West and North Street, near the northern end of the village center. The monument itself is a triangular structure built out of ashlar granite, standing about {{convert|15|ft|m}} high. Each of its three legs rises in a bellcast shape to a common peak, beneath which hangs a replica of the Liberty Bell. Bronze tablets commemorating the town's World War I soldiers are placed on each of the monument's curved triangular faces, just above stone bench projections.[2]

The memorial was designed by Alfredo S.G. Taylor, an architect based in New York City who spent many summers in Norfolk. He is credited with more than thirty commissions in the community, including public and commercial buildings as well as many private residences.[3] The memorial was dedicated in 1921. It is stylistically in keeping with Taylor's previous uses of stone and rustic styling. In giving him the commission, the town laid down four requirements:[2]

  1. It should be large enough to express the forces of war
  2. It should avoid the need for a sculpture
  3. It should be made of local materials
  4. It should be simple enough to be constructed by the relatives of the war dead

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut

References

1. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
2. ^{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=84001106}}|title=NRHP nomination for World War I Memorial|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2017-03-27}}
3. ^{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=64000099}}|title=Description of A.S.G. Taylor Thematic Group|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2017-02-23}}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}

6 : Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut|Buildings and structures completed in 1921|Norfolk, Connecticut|National Register of Historic Places in Litchfield County, Connecticut|World War I memorials in the United States|1921 establishments in Connecticut

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