Completion Date:
May 1996

Duration:
6 months

Work Performed by Brandt Construction, Inc.:
15%

Project Manager:
Harold Sattison

Owner:
State of Indiana – Public Works Project No. 022-5-92

Project Architect:
Patrick Brunner

References:
Colonel William Sweeney
Indiana War Memorial

Patrick Brunner,
Architect

After the selection of the winning design for these memorials, Brandt Construction, Inc. was awarded this contract in October 1995, and began construction in November 1995. Each monument, standing a grand 25 feet tall, is a portion of a 12’6” diameter cylinder. The convex public sides face toward their respective streets, topped with the name of each war and engraved with historical text; the concave private sides face each other, listing the names of those who died in the wars. The winning designer, Patrick Brunner, created these as such that the Vietnam Memorial is 7/12th of a circle, and the Korean Memorial is the remaining 5/12th. The size of each is significant in that the Vietnam war lasted longer than the Korean war, and more lives were lost in Vietnam than in Korea. Over 3,000 were in attendance of the unveiling, including war veterans.

Features:

• Since the memorials are for the people, their designs were acquired through a design competition. The winner was Patrick Brunner, a local architect.
• Two free standing monuments on War Memorial Plaza. Each monument consists of a radial 25’ reinforced concrete structure supporting Indiana Limestone and Sierra White Granite Façade into which the historical text and names of those who died in the wars is engraved.
• Construction was completed May 1, 1996, twenty-four days prior to the dedication ceremony.
• All limestone and granite panels were fabricated on a radius with only a 1/4” joint in between.