Ithaca War Memorial
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Ithaca War Memorial, 2014
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| Location | Enoggera Terrace, Paddington, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°27′31″S 153°00′02″E / 27.4585°S 153.0006°ECoordinates: 27°27′31″S 153°00′02″E / 27.4585°S 153.0006°E |
| Design period | 1919–1930s (interwar period) |
| Built | 1921–1925 |
| Built for | Town of Ithaca |
| Architect | Arthur Henry Thurlow, Alexander Jolly |
| Owner | Brisbane City Council |
| Official name: Ithaca War Memorial and Park, Alexander Jolly Park | |
| Type | state heritage (built, landscape) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600274 |
| Significant period | 1921–(social) 1921–1925 |
| Significant components | garden – bed/s, clock, trees/plantings, memorial – clock tower, pathway/walkway, wall/s – retaining |
| Builders | Arthur Henry Thurlow, Alexander Jolly |
 Location of Ithaca War Memorial in Queensland
Location of Ithaca War Memorial in Queensland
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Ithaca War Memorial and Park is a heritage-listed memorial and park at Enoggera Terrace, Paddington, Queensland, Australia. The memorial was designed and built by Arthur Henry Thurlow between 1921 and 1925. The park was built and designed by Alexander Jolly. It is also known as Alexander Jolly Park. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The Ithaca War Memorial and Park was created c.1922 by a committee on behalf of the citizens of the Town of Ithaca. The monument was designed and executed by Brisbane monumental masonry firm Arthur Henry Thurlow, under the supervision of R Black, the Ithaca town engineer. The park was laid out by Ithaca Town Council landscape gardener, Alexander Jolly.
The Ithaca Town Council first considered the creation of a memorial to the fallen as early as October 1915. In February 1916, the mayor W. R. Warmington unveiled an honour board listing the names of those from Ithaca who had volunteered for war service. Although unveiled at the Picture Palace in Enoggera Terrace, Red Hill, the intention was that the honour board would be permanently located in the Ithaca Town Council Chambers. At the time of its unveiling, the honour board contained over 400 names (of an estimated 700) as the council was dependent on relatives and friends sending in the names of those serving. By January 1917, the honour board was housed in the Council Chambers and had over 600 names. However, by later that year, there was a strong desire to have a more public acknowledgement of those served. In October 1917, there was a proposal by the Ithaca Parks Committee to plant an avenue of trees from Milton Road to Nash Street, while in November 1917 a meeting of citizens formed a committee to come up with a public memorial proposal. However, plans were abandoned in January 1918 when the Queensland Government's War Committee would not issue a permit to collect funds for the war memorials while war needs still went unmet.
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