Statue of Deacon Chapin

Statue of Deacon Chapin

Springfield (Mass.)
Statues -- Massachusetts -- Springfield
Memorials -- Massachusetts -- Springfield

Bronze statue of Deacon Samuel Chapin, called The Puritan, framed by the ivy covered church, Christ Church Cathedral on Chestnut Street) behind the statue. Chapin is wearing a puritan hat, a cloak over his shoulders and is holding a walking stick in an outstretched right hand and a bible in his left hand. The inscription on the statue reads: 1595 ANNO DOMINI 1675 DEACON SAMUEL CHAPIN ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF SPRINGFIELD.

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Jones Library Special Collections

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From the Clifton Johnson Collection

Photographs

CJ2472

Photograph

7 x 5