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Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Manhattan)
Monument in Manhattan, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other monuments with the same name, see Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument.
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Monument is located in Riverside Park, at the intersection of 89th Street and Riverside Drive, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It commemorates Union Army soldiers and sailors who served in the American Civil War. It is an enlarged version of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens, and was designed by the firm of Stoughton & Stoughton with Paul E. M. DuBoy. The monument was completed May 26, 1902.
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Soldiers and Sailors Monument | |
![]() The monument site in 2016 | |
Location | Riverside Park, Manhattan, New York City |
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Coordinates | 40°47′32″N 73°58′44″W |
Built | 1900–1902 |
Architect | Stoughton & Stoughton |
Part of | Riverside Park and Drive (ID83001743) |
NYSRHP No. | 06101.000383 |
NYCL No. | 0932 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 2, 1983 |
Designated NYSRHP | July 12, 1983 |
Designated NYCL | September 14, 1976 |
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