Astoria Victory Monument, War memorial at Columbia Avenue and Marine Drive intersection in Astoria, United States.
The Astoria Victory Monument is a concrete Spanish Revival monument designed by Charles T. Diamond and built in 1926. It incorporates a cast of a sculpture by John Paulding at its center. The monument stands at the intersection of Columbia Avenue and Marine Drive in Astoria, Oregon.
Built in 1926 by architect Charles T. Diamond, the memorial honors soldiers who served during World War I. It was constructed during an era when communities across the nation erected monuments to remember those who fought.
Locals call it the Doughboy Monument or Soldiers' Monument, after the cast of John Paulding's sculpture set into the concrete structure. The monument stands at the intersection of Columbia Avenue and Marine Drive in the Uniontown–Alameda Historic District, listed as part of that district in 1988.
The monument stands at the corner of Columbia Avenue and Marine Drive in the Uniontown–Alameda Historic District, so it is reached on foot from the surrounding streets. A 2000s grant of $10,000 from the State Historic Preservation Office paid for new doors, repaired lights and windows, and renovated restroom facilities with new plumbing and fixtures.
The monument is a concrete cast of a sculpture by John Paulding, and it was listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1984, before joining the Uniontown–Alameda Historic District on August 25, 1988.
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