Indian and the Puritan

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LocationOpposite 5 Washington Street(Newark Public Library), Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°44′38″N74°10′13″W / 40.74389°N 74.17028°W / 40.74389; -74.17028
Arealess than one acre
Built1916 (1916)
Architect Gutzon Borglum
MPS Public Sculpture in Newark MPS
NRHP reference No. 94001256 [1]
NJRHP No.1273 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 28, 1994
Designated NJRHPSeptember 13, 1994

Indian and the Puritan is a 1916 marble and bronze monument by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, opposite 5 Washington Street, the Newark Public Library, in Washington Park of Newark in Essex County, New Jersey. [3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1994, as part of the Public Sculpture in Newark, New Jersey Multiple Property Submission. [4]

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History and description

The monument is a 22-foot (6.7 m) bronze lamp standard featuring two carved marble sculptures, a Native American and a Puritan. The lamp standard has Newark's city seal and two inscriptions that describe the city's history. [3] The monument was commissioned by the city to commemorate its 250th anniversary, 1666–1916. It was moved to its current location in Washington Park in 1977. [4]

Other sculptures by Borglum in Newark are: Seated Lincoln (1911), First Landing Party of the Founders of Newark (1916), and Wars of America (1926). [5]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System  (#94001256)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 22, 2021. p. 18.
  3. 1 2 "The Indian and the Puritan, (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian American Art Museum.
  4. 1 2 Zakalak, Ulana D. (April 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Indian and the Puritan". National Park Service. With accompanying 6 photos
  5. Zakalak, Ulana D. (April 13, 1994). "Public Sculpture in Newark, New Jersey". National Park Service.