Memorial to Company A, Capitol Guards
Memorial to Company A, Capitol Guards | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
NRHP reference No. | 96000451[1] |
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Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 26, 1996 |
Designated CP | July 25, 1977 |
Removed from NRHP | May 12, 2021 |
The Memorial to Company A, Capitol Guards (also known as the Capitol Guards Monument) was an
Rudolph Schwarz, and was installed in 1911; it was paid for by the local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and memorializes the unit that seized the arsenal at the outset of the war.[2]
The memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, and was delisted in 2021.[1] The statue was removed in June 2020 following the George Floyd protests.[3]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Memorial to Company A, Capitol Guards" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
- ^ Simpson, Stephen (June 21, 2020). "Arkansas statues fall, raising fresh debate". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved April 28, 2021.