Pine Bluff Confederate Monument | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 The monument in 2016 | |
  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | North side of Jefferson Cty. Courthouse, jct. of Barraque and Main Sts., Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°13′49″N 92°0′11″W / 34.23028°N 92.00306°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1910 |
| Built by | McNeel Marble Co. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Civil War Commemorative Sculpture MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000464[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1996 |
| Removed from NRHP | May 12, 2021 |
The Pine Bluff Confederate Monument has long been located in front of the Jefferson County courthouse, at Barraque and Main Streets in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It depicts a standing Confederate Army soldier, holding a rifle whose butt rests on the ground. The statue, built out of Georgia marble by the McNeel Marble Company, stands on a stone base 15 feet (4.6 m) in height and 10 by 10 feet (3.0 m × 3.0 m) at the base. It was placed in 1910 by the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.[2]
The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] On June 20, 2020, the monument was removed from the Jefferson County courthouse as part of a cooperative agreement between County Judge Gerald Robinson and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.[3] The statue was then moved to an undisclosed location for storage where it can be cleaned and repaired.[3]
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References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Pine Bluff Confederate Monument" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- 1 2 Pine Bluff Confederate statue comes down in agreement. Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved 20 June 2020