Indian and the Puritan | |
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| Location | Opposite 5 Washington Street(Newark Public Library), Newark, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′38″N 74°10′13″W / 40.74389°N 74.17028°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1916 |
| Architect | Gutzon Borglum |
| MPS | Public Sculpture in Newark MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001256[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 1273[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 28, 1994 |
| Designated NJRHP | September 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]
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]
