Minute Man Monument
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- Town:
- Westport
- Year of Establishment:
- 2013
- Overlapping Historic Designation(s):
- LHP
- Property Authority:
- Historic District Commission
- Link to Commission or Municipal Website:
- Era:
- 1909-10
The Minute Man Monument commemorates the April 28 1777 battle between patriot and British forces as the latter returned to their ships from their march to destroy a Danbury munitions depot and the Battle of Ridgefield. Prominent local citizen William H. Burr led the effort to create a memorial to the resistance to British troops beginning in 1902. After some initial resistance, public funds were approved, and a design by H. Daniel Webster was selected in 1909. Webster lived in Westport at the former home of Noah Nash, 56 Sylvan Road North, where he built a studio.
- Study Report prepared May 2013 for Westport Local Historic Property Study Committee
- Date of Compilation:
- 2023