NRHP Reference # 01001531 Built by Solomon Willard Architect Henry Austin | Opened 1846 Added to NRHP 28 January 2002 | |
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Location 120 Lake Street,
Coventry, Connecticut Architectural style Greek Revival architecture Similar Nathan Hale Homestead, Strong House, James Dwight Dana Ho, Hillhouse Avenue, Samuel Simpson House | ||
The Captain Nathan Hale Monument, is a 45-foot (14 m) obelisk in Coventry, Connecticut, built in 1846 in honor of Nathan Hale, the Revolutionary War hero, who was born in Coventry.
The monument's architectural style has been described as Greek Revival and Exotic Revival. A retaining wall made of "massive stones five feet in length" was built in 1894. It was designed by Henry Austin, and Solomon Willard supervised construction. It shares design characteristics with the Bunker Hill Monument in Boston.
The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
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