Spanish American War Monument to the 71st Infantry Regiment is a historic
war memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.
Symbolism
Historical usage
It has ...
located in Mount Hope Cemetery at
Greenburgh
Greenburgh is a town in western Westchester County, New York. The population was 95,397 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Greenburgh developed along the Hudson River, long the main transportation route. It was settled by northern Europeans ...
,
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is located in the U.S. state of New York. It is the seventh most populous county in the State of New York and the most populous north of New York City. According to the 2020 United States Census, the county had a population o ...
. It was built in 1901 at the
71st Infantry Regiment burial plot, and is an 18 feet square and 18 feet high, Quincy
granite
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structure in the
Neoclassical style. It has granite steps, wrought and cast iron double entrance doors, and a square
cupola
In architecture, a cupola () is a relatively small, most often dome-like, tall structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome.
The word derives, via Italian, from ...
. A second set of steps was built in 1905.
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
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in 2011.
See also
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References
External links
Mount Hope Cemetery website
Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Buildings and structures completed in 1901
Neoclassical architecture in New York (state)
Buildings and structures in Westchester County, New York
Spanish–American War memorials in the United States
Greenburgh, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Westchester County, New York
1901 establishments in New York (state)
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