Bunker Hill Monument

Bunker Hill Monument
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
Bunker Hill Monument, 2009
location	Charlestown , Massachusetts
Coordinates	42 ° 22 '35 "  N , 71 ° 3' 39"  W Coordinates: 42 ° 22 '35 "  N , 71 ° 3' 39"  W
Built	1825-1843
architect	Solomon Willard
NRHP number	66000138
Data
The NRHP added	October 15, 1966
Declared as an  NHL	January 20, 1961

The Bunker Hill Monument is a 211  ft (64.3  m ) high granite - obelisk with 294 steps, the 1827-1843 in Charles Town in honor of the Battle of Bunker Hill was built. It belongs to the Boston National Historical Park , a memorial of the type of a National Historical Park and is administered by the National Park Service .

As early as 1794, the Masonic Lodge of King Solomon had an 18 ft (5.5 m) high wooden column with a gilded urn in honor of the Masonic who fell during the battle, Dr. Joseph Warren . 1823 a group met prominent citizens to "Bunker Hill Company", to build a more stable and more striking monument commemorating the battle and the well-known philanthropist of the 19th Century Amos Lawrence donated 10,000  US dollars for its construction. The Society convened an Artistic Council that included Daniel Webster , Gilbert Stuart, and Loammi Baldwin, Jr. , a noted engineer, who are believed to be the monument's design team. Construction work under the direction of the architect Solomon Willard began in 1827, but was delayed several times due to lack of money. The monument that exists today was completed in 1842 and opened on June 17, 1843 with a major state ceremony. The exhibition building was built in the late 19th century to house a statue of Joseph Warren.

Interestingly, the Bunker Hill Monument is not located on the eponymous Bunker Hill, but on the nearby Breed's Hill , where most of the fighting took place.

The very first railway line in the USA, the Granite Railway , was built solely for the purpose of getting granite for the construction of the obelisk and thus speeding up construction.

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in northern Boston
• List of National Historic Landmarks in Boston

Web links

Commons : Bunker Hill Monument  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Information about the monument at charlestownonline.net (English)
• National Park Service: Boston National Historical Park (with Bunker Hill) (official site; English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Massachusetts. National Park Service , accessed August 10, 2019.