Monument Competition Design for Soldiers, Sailors and Marines

Christian Francis Rosborg's architectural rendering presents a symmetrical monument design with a circular central chamber crowned by a domed rotunda. The plan features a cross-axis composition with corner pavilions in terracotta and black, flanked by olive-toned elements. Small ornamental squares punctuate the outer perimeter. This submission responds to a public competition calling for a commemorative structure honoring military service during the Rebellion era. The formal Beaux-Arts approach—with its geometric precision and classical proportions—reflects early twentieth-century institutional design principles, emphasizing permanence and civic dignity through architectural symmetry.