New England Granite Works Explained

The New England Granite Works was a firm incorporated in Hartford, Connecticut on June 16, 1871 by James G. Batterson. It was notable for creating a large number of works in the New England area until it was dissolved on June 26, 1926.^{[1] [2]}

Projects

• Samuel Colt Monument, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut (1862–64), Randolph Rogers, sculptor, James G. Batterson, architect.^[3]
• Soldiers' National Monument, Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (1866–69), Randolph Rogers, sculptor, George Keller, architect.
• Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford, Connecticut (1872–78), Richard M. Upjohn, architect.
• U.S. Soldier Monument, Antietam National Cemetery, Carl Conrads, sculptor, George Keller, architect (1876–80). Prior to being placed at the National Cemetery the statue was used as an "industrial exhibit" for the firm at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876.^[4]
• Alexander Hamilton statue, Central Park, New York City (1880), Carl Conrads, sculptor.^[5]
• Thayer Monument, West Point, New York (1883), Carl Conrads, sculptor.^[6]
• Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (1890–97), John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz, architects.

Notes and References

1. Information on the dates of incorporation and dissolution was researched at the Office of the Connecticut Secretary of State, using its Corporate Index Records. The Rhode Island Secretary of State, in letter dated August 17, 1994, states that the Connecticut corporation New England Granite Works was qualified in Rhode Island September 21, 1920, and revoked March 9, 1927. A Rhode Island corporation, New England Granite Works, Inc., was incorporated May 13, 1924, and forfeited December 31, 1965. See fn. 32.
2. Web site: CHS: Civil War Monuments of Connecticut: Suppliers & Materials.
3. http://cedarhillfoundation.org/notable-residents/james-g-batterson/ James G. Batterson
4. Fairmount Park Art Association, ‘’Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia’s treasures in Bronze and Stone’’, Walker Publishing Co, Inc., New York, 1974 p. 80
5. Web site: Alexander Hamilton, (sculpture). Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian American Art Museum.
6. Web site: Thayer Monument, (sculpture). Inventory of American Sculpture, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian American Art Museum.