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Carrie Brown Bajnotti Memorial Fountain
The Carrie Brown Bajnotti Memorial Fountain sits atop an elevated, circular patch of grass, enclosed by a rounded concrete curb. Around this grassy area wraps a red brick path originating from each of Burnside Park’s six points of ingress. The paths…
Fox Point Veterans Memorial
The Fox Point Veterans Memorial was first proposed to be a "living memorial" that would be an addition to the Providence Public Library. In addition, the memorial was proposed to reap economic benefits for the families of the veterans. Neither of…
Nation as Sovereign and Power
This monument is composed of three figures: in the center sits Nation, sometimes referred to as "United States" in earlier writings, flaked by Justice to her right and Law & Order to her left. Sovereign is identified by a globe in her right hand…
Providence as Independent Thought
Parallel to Nation as Sovereign and Power is this monument composed of three figures as well: Providence, Industry, and Learning. Providence, similar to her sister Sovereign, is enthroned upon a plinth and draped in robes, however with puffed sleeves…
Rhode Island Holocaust Memorial
There are 6 main components to the Memorial﹣the Outer Curb, the Entrance Gate, the Inner Curb, The Path, The Columns, and The Life Stone (RI Holocaust Memorial App).The Outer Curb, made of light gray granite, lines the memorial. On it are the names…
Rhode Island Irish Famine Memorial
The Rhode Island Irish Famine Memorial is comprised of two major structures, a walkway, commemorative bricks and granite flagstones, benches, and flags. The first piece of the memorial is known as the “Narrative Plaque”. The Narrative Plaque has…
Rhode Island Korean War Memorial
The Korean War Veterans Memorial in Providence, Rhode Island is primarily composed of a six foot tall realist bronze casting of a soldier. The soldier sits atop the monument’s base, which is inscribed with the words “In Tribute to Rhode Island Korean…
Rhode Island World War II Memorial
The memorial begins with a small ramp at the far right of the structure. This ramp, located between short, equally distanced stone pillars, invites passersby to step off the brick pathway of Memorial Park and into the stone structure. Its small,…
Statue of General Ambrose E. Burnside
The Statue of General Ambrose E. Burnside is an equestrian monument depicting Ambrose E. Burnside located in Providence, Rhode Island. It is situated in the eastern corner of Burnside Park, a green space that sits opposite the Kennedy Plaza Bus…
Statue of Roger Williams
Standing in the middle of a 328-inch granite arch, a 180-inch granite statue of Roger Williams overlooks a panoramic view of Providence. The figure wears colonial garb including pants that gather just below the knee, knee-high socks, leather shoes, a…
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The Hiker
This Hiker (1911) is a 108-inch-tall bronze figure of a white male volunteer soldier. He strides forward with his left leg before his right and stares…