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PARK FACT:

William Jay Gaynor, who is honored with a statue in the park, survived an assassination attempt as Mayor of New York!

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Cadman Plaza Park & Brooklyn War Memorial

Brooklyn War Memorial map_it

  • Sculptor: Charles Keck
  • Architect: Eggers and Higgins
  • Description: Building adorned by two large figures (heroic scale), one at either end of front façade
  • Materials: Limestone
  • Cast: ca. 1951
  • Dedicated: 1951
  • Donor: Contributions by firms and individuals

Please note, the NAME field includes a primary designation as well as alternate namings often in common or popular usage. The DEDICATED field refers to the most recent dedication, most often, but not necessarily the original dedication date. If the monument did not have a formal dedication, the year listed reflects the date of installation.

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