Victory Monument (Chicago)

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Victory Sculpture
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
View facing north
Location:	35th Street and King Drive Chicago, IL
Coordinates:	41°49′51.81″N 87°37′2.72″W / 41.8310583, -87.6174222Coordinates: 41°49′51.81″N 87°37′2.72″W / 41.8310583, -87.6174222
Built/Founded:	1927
Architect:	Nyden,John A.; Crunelle,Leonard
Added to NRHP:	April 30, 1986
NRHP Reference#:	86001089 [1]
MPS:	Black Metropolis TR
Governing body:	Local

The Victory Monument was built to honor the Eighth Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, an African-American unit that served in France during World War I. It is located in the Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District in the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on September 9, 1998.^[2] The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1986. An annual Memorial Day ceremony is held at the monument.^[2]

Contents 1 Features 2 Gallery 3 Notes 4 External Links

[edit] Features

The monument features 4 bronze panels and a sculpture of a soldier atop that was added in 1936.^[2]. To the north of the monument is a court with 4 plaques in the large tilings. The plaques honor Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr., Truman Gibson, Sr./Truman Gibson, Jr., Franklin A. Denison, & George R. Giles. To the south of the monument is a flagpole that flies the United States flag, Municipal Flag of Chicago, POW/MIA flag.

[edit] Gallery

Close up view facing south	View facing south	North walking court plaque	Memorial plaque
Monument and flagpole

[edit] Notes

[edit] External Links

• Chicago's Black Metropolis: Understanding History Through a Historic Place, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan

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