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Giuseppe Verdi Monument
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Verdi Monument in Verdi Park
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| Location: | Verdi Square Park, New York, New York |
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| Area: | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built: | 1906 |
| Architect: | Pasquale,Civiletti |
| Architectural style: | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 90002223[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | October 04, 1990 |
The Giuseppe Verdi Monument is a sculpture in honor of composer Giuseppe Verdi located in Verdi Square Park in New York City.[2]
The monument was dedicated on Columbus Day, October 12, 1906 by the Verdi Monument Committee chaired by Carlo Barsotti (1850–1927), an Italian-American who hoped to inspire young Italian Americans. He was the founding editor of the Il Progresso Italo Americano Italian-American newspaper, and used its pages to raise funds for this and several other memorials including the Columbus Circle monument, a 1888 monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi in Washington Square Park, a monument to Giovanni da Verazzano (1909) and the 1921 monument to Dante Alighieri in Dante Square. [2]
The sculptor was Pasquale Civiletti (1858–1952).
It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.