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Prospect Park: 100th Anniversary Plaque

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  • Location: Vestibule of Litchfield Mansion
  • Sculptor: Neil Estern
  • Description: Plaque with two relief portraits
  • Materials: Bronze
  • Dimensions: H: 18 ½" W: 47 ½"
  • Cast: 1966
  • Dedicated: June 2, 1966
  • Donor: R.J. Schaefer
  • Inscription: THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES / THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY / OF / PROSPECT PARK 1866 - 1966 / IT IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY / OF THE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS / FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED AND CALVERT VAUX / THE PARK IS THEIR MONUMENT /

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