Dorchester Heights Monument

Dorchester Heights Monument
The monument in 2011
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42°19′58.4″N 71°2′44.8″W / 42.332889°N 71.045778°W / 42.332889; -71.045778
LocationDorchester Heights, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
DesignerPeabody & Stearns
MaterialMarble
Length18.3 ft (5.6 m)
Width18.3 ft (5.6 m)
Height115 ft (35 m)
Beginning date1899
Completion date1902
Dedicated dateMarch 17, 1902
Dedicated toAmerican victory in the siege of Boston

The Dorchester Heights Monument is a large public monument in the Dorchester Heights area of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The monument, consisting of a 115-foot (35 m) marble tower, honors the evacuation of Boston during the American Revolutionary War, an early American victory in the conflict. The monument is located near where George Washington ordered the construction of a redoubt, an area which has since been developed as a public park. It was designed by the architectural firm of Peabody & Stearns and was dedicated on March 17, 1902 (Evacuation Day).