Hot Springs Confederate Monument

Hot Springs Confederate Monument
Location Landmark Plaza, bounded by Market St., Ouachita and Central Aves., Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°30′28″N 93°3′18″W / 34.50778°N 93.05500°W / 34.50778; -93.05500Coordinates: 34°30′28″N 93°3′18″W / 34.50778°N 93.05500°W / 34.50778; -93.05500
Area less than one acre
Built 1934 (1934)
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Civil War Commemorative Sculpture MPS
NRHP Reference # 96000457[1]
Added to NRHP April 26, 1996

The Hot Springs Confederate Monument is located in Landmark Plaza in central Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a marble representation of a Confederate Army soldier, manufactured by the McNeel Marble Company of Marietta, Georgia. The figure is 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, and is mounted on a granite base 12 feet (3.7 m) tall and 6 feet square. The monument was placed in 1934 by the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and was the last Confederate monument placed in one of Arkansas' major cities.[2]

The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Hot Springs Confederate Monument" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-07.


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