Perry Memorial Arch
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| Architectural style | Triumphal arch[1] |
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| Design and construction | |
| ArchitectTemplate:Pluralize from text | Henry Bacon |
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Perry Memorial Arch in an arch at the entrance to Seaside Park, Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was built in 1918 and designed by architect Henry Bacon.[2]
History
The archway was built in 1918 using granite. It was built in memory of William H. Perry, who had worked as a superintendent at Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company, a maker of sewing machines.[3] Perry was also the president of Bridgeport city parks commission. He had left money for the construction of an archway to serve as an entrance to Seaside Park.[3] It was designed by Henry Bacon in 1916,[4] who was the lead architect of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.[5] The Park has been placed National Register of Historic Places in the United States.[6] In 1961, through the establishment of a fund and with the help of the fire department, the arch was renovated.[7] The monument had been described as "imposing".[8]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Perry Memorial Arch, Entrance to Seaside Park, Bridgeport, Conn". Connecticut Historical Society. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Perry Memorial Arch". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pelland, Dave. "Perry Memorial Arch, Bridgeport". CT Monuments.net. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Boyle, Doe (2011). Fun with the Family Connecticut: Hundreds of Ideas for Day Trips with the Kids (8 ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-7627-6879-0. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Witkowski, Mary K.; Williams, Bruce (2001). Bridgeport on the sound. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-7385-0862-7.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lehman, Eric D. "The Planning of Seaside Park". Bridgeport Library. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bridgeport (Conn.): Municipal Register. 1961-01-01.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Federal Writers' Project (2013). The WPA Guide to Connecticut: The Constitution State. Trinity University Press. ISBN 978-1-59534-206-5. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
