Seated Lincoln (Borglum)
Appearance
Seated Lincoln | |
Location | Jct. of Springfield and Market Sts., Essex County Courthouse Plaza, Newark, New Jersey |
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Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1911 |
Architect | Borglum, Gutzon |
Architectural style | Monument/Sculpture |
MPS | Public Sculpture in Newark MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 95000303[1] |
NJRHP No. | 2805[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 30, 1995 |
Designated NJRHP | February 15, 1995 |
Seated Lincoln is a memorial sculpture by Gutzon Borglum located next to the Essex County Courthouse in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The bronze sculpture of Abraham Lincoln seated at one end of a bench was dedicated by President Theodore Roosevelt on Memorial Day 1911.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1995.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 18. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
- ^ Parisi, Albert J. (March 22, 1987). "STATUE GETS HELP OFFER". The New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
The museum's request was simple and to the point, said Mr. Martin: It offered to completely restore the pitted, green-tinged statue free 'if we would allow the museum to cast a copy of the statue, which in turn would go on display at the base of Mount Rushmore.'
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Categories:
- Buildings and structures completed in 1911
- Culture of Newark, New Jersey
- Abraham Lincoln in art
- Buildings and monuments honoring American Presidents
- Outdoor sculptures in New Jersey
- 1911 sculptures
- Bronze sculptures in New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, New Jersey
- Statues in New Jersey
- Statues of presidents
- 1911 establishments in New Jersey
- Sculptures of men in New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- New Jersey Registered Historic Place stubs