David O. Dodd Memorial

The David O. Dodd Memorial is a monument on the grounds of the Old State House in Little Rock, Arkansas. Erected in 1923 by Confederate memorial groups, it commemorates David O. Dodd, an Arkansas civilian who was executed by the U.S. Army for spying. The monument has a horizontal base of gray marble, with a central columnar component, in which a relief portrait of Dodd is carved into white marble.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

David O. Dodd Memorial
David O. Dodd Memorial, 2015
David O. Dodd Memorial is located in Arkansas
David O. Dodd Memorial
Location in Arkansas
David O. Dodd Memorial is located in the United States
David O. Dodd Memorial
Location in United States
LocationOld State House,300 W. Markham St.,
Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates34°44′56.3″N 92°16′19.42″W / 34.748972°N 92.2720611°W / 34.748972; -92.2720611
Arealess than one acre
Built1923 (1923)
Built byVermont Marble Co.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSCivil War Commemorative Sculpture MPS
NRHP reference No.96000454[1]
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1996

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for David O. Dodd Memorial" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-11.