Kent County Civil War Monument

Kent County Civil War Monument
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Kent County Civil War Monument
Location	Grand Rapids, Michigan
Coordinates	42°57′49″N 85°40′4″W / 42.96361°N 85.66778°WCoordinates: 42°57′49″N 85°40′4″W / 42.96361°N 85.66778°W
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1885
Architect	Monumental Bronze Company
Architectural style	cast zinc monument with fountain
NRHP Reference #	04000690[1]
Added to NRHP	July 14, 2004

The Kent County Civil War Monument is an historic landmark at in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Plans for the monument were made, and fundraising started, before the end of the American Civil War.^[2] The monument was dedicated on September 17, 1885. As was typical of many such monuments, the memorial was cast in zinc. ^[3] The monument is in a small triangular downtown park, bounded by Division Avenue and Monroe Avenue.

Restoration

The monument was restored in 2003, and again in 2014.

References

1. "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
2. "Kent County Civil War Monument & Fountain". October 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
3. "White Bronze". Scientific American. old. 53: 309. November 14, 1885.