Memorial to Company A, Capitol Guards
The Memorial to Company A, Capitol Guards is an American Civil War memorial in MacArthur Park, Little Rock, Arkansas. It stands just northeast of the former Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal, at a junction of two of the park's internal roadways. It consists of a bronze sculpture depicting a Confederate Army soldier in a defensive stance, holding a rifle pointed forward. The statue is 8 feet (2.4 m) in height, and is mounted in a granite column 16 feet (4.9 m) tall. The memorial is sometimes known as "Lest we forget", a line appearing near the top of the inscription on the base. The statue was created by sculptor Rudolph Schwarz, and was installed in 1911; it was paid for by the local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and memorializes the unit that seized the arsenal at the outset of the war.[2]
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| Location | MacArthur Park, Little Rock, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°44′18″N 92°15′54″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1911 |
| Architect | Rudolph Schwarz (sculptor) |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Part of | MacArthur Park Historic District (ID77000269) |
| MPS | Civil War Commemorative Sculpture MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000451[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1996 |
| Designated CP | July 25, 1977 |
The memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "NRHP nomination for Memorial to Company A, Capitol Guards" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-24.