| 词条 | Memorial Arch of Tilton |
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| name = Memorial Arch of Tilton | nrhp_type = | image = Memorial_Arch_of_Tilton_1882.jpg | caption = | location= Elm St., Northfield, New Hampshire | coordinates = {{coord|43|26|23|N|71|35|17|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = New Hampshire#USA | built = 1882 | architect = Dow, Wheeler & Bodwell | architecture = Classical Revival | added = May 19, 1980 | area = {{convert|2|acre}} | governing_body = Local | refnum = 80000296[1] }} The Memorial Arch of Tilton, sometimes referred to as Tilton's Folly,[2] is a historic arch on Elm Street in Northfield, New Hampshire, United States, on a hill overlooking the town of Tilton. The {{convert|55|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall arch}} was built by Charles Tilton in 1882;[1][3] it was modeled after the Arch of Titus in Rome,[3] its surfaces, however, modeled in the rustication that was currently a fashionable feature of Romanesque revival building. The Memorial Arch of Tilton was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] HistoryCharles Tilton was inspired to create a triumphal arch in 1881, when he visited Rome. While there he saw the Arch of Titus and decided to create a similar structure in his town to "symbolize the victories of peace rather than those of war."[4] Ironically he chose to build this monument to peace on top of an old Indian fort at the apex of a local hill.[4] Construction was completed on the Memorial Arch in 1882 at a price of 50,000 dollars.[9] By the early 1980s the monument had been added to the National Register of Historic Places,[1] but showed signs of neglect. In 1984 it was repaired and cleaned. Plants growing out of cracks in the top of the arch were removed and the monument itself was sandblasted and repointed. A park around the monument was also created at this time including the addition of picnic tables and grills.[5] The archThe Memorial Arch of Tilton is {{convert|55|ft}} tall, {{convert|40|ft}} wide, and is constructed of Concord granite. It sits atop a hill {{convert|150|ft}} above the Winnipesaukee River, and its foundation goes into the earth {{convert|16|ft}}. At its base is a 50-ton sarcophagus and red granite "Numidian lion."[6] Tilton intended to be buried in this monument, but was not.[7] He was instead buried roughly a mile west, in Park Cemetery in Tilton.[2] When the Memorial Arch was built, gas lamps were placed at each corner of the monument to illuminate it. Because there were no electric street lights in Tilton at this time, the arch was the only illuminated object for miles.[5] Tilton also commissioned other monuments around the town of Tilton, including allegorical depictions of America, Europe, Asia, and a statue of a local Indian chief.[2] KeystoneThe keystone of the arch is {{convert|5|ft}} tall and {{convert|12|ft}} deep. It is inscribed "Memorial Arch of Tilton" and "1882" on each end. Inside the keystone is a time capsule of sorts; it is a lead box with then-current newspapers from the erection period of the arch, a copy of Successful Men of New Hampshire,[8] a history of Sanbornton, New Hampshire, and gold and silver coins.[4] See also
Footnotes1. ^1 2 3 {{NRISref|2009a}} 2. ^1 2 Jones 2006, p. 156. 3. ^1 Jones 2006, p. 155. 4. ^1 2 [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1883/11/18/106261902.pdf Tilton's Triumphal Arch]. New York Times. November 18, 1883. Accessed December 11, 2009. 5. ^1 Hopper, Kathi, Mr. Tilton's amazing arch{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Laconia Citizen. November 22, 2009. Accessed December 11, 2009. 6. ^Cross 1905, 198 7. ^1 Stearns 1908, p. 1969. 8. ^Doubtless, John Badger Clarke, ed., Sketches of Successful New Hampshire Men (J.B. Clarke, Manchester) 1882, is intended. References
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