Memorial to Company A, Capitol Guards | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | MacArthur Park,Little Rock, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°44′18″N92°15′54″W / 34.73833°N 92.26500°W /34.73833; -92.26500 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1911 (1911) |
| Sculptor | Rudolph Schwarz |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Part of | MacArthur Park Historic District (ID77000269) |
| MPS | Civil War Commemorative Sculpture MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000451[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1996 |
| Designated CP | July 25, 1977 |
| Removed from NRHP | May 12, 2021 |
TheMemorial to Company A, Capitol Guards (also known as theCapitol Guards Monument) was anAmerican Civil War memorial in MacArthur Park,Little Rock, Arkansas. It stood just northeast of the formerTower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal, at a junction of two of the park's internal roadways. It consisted of a bronze sculpture depicting aConfederate Army soldier in a defensive stance, holding a rifle pointed forward. The statue was 8 feet (2.4 m) in height, and was mounted in a granite column 16 feet (4.9 m) tall. The memorial was sometimes known as"Lest we forget", a line that appeared near the top of the inscription on the base. The statue was created by sculptorRudolph Schwarz, and was installed in 1911; it was paid for by the local chapter of theSons of Confederate Veterans, and memorializes the unit that seized the arsenal at the outset of the war.[2]
The memorial was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1996, and was delisted in 2021.[1] The statue was removed in June 2020 following theGeorge Floyd protests.[3]
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