This monument is a pressed copper statue of a World War I soldier, a copy of a sculpture called “The Spirit of the American Doughboy” by Ernest Moore (“Dick”) Viquesney, standing atop a tall rubble-stone base. It is listed as a contributing element (element #144) in the Downtown Meridian Historic District, which was placed on the Register in 2007. It was documented as part of the nationwide “Save Outdoor Sculpture!” project in 1994 (SOS-LAU-0006). This monument is included in "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p. 216, as part of the listing for the S.H. Kress & Company Building, EM11). |