Perry Memorial Arch

The archway was built in 1918 using granite. It was built in memory of William H. Perry, who had worked as a superintendent at Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company, a maker of sewing machines.^[3] Perry was also the president of Bridgeport city parks commission. He had left money for the construction of an archway to serve as an entrance to Seaside Park.^[3] It was designed by Henry Bacon in 1916,^[4] who was the lead architect of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.^[5] The Park has been placed National Register of Historic Places in the United States.^[6] In 1961, through the establishment of a fund and with the help of the fire department, the arch was renovated.^[7] The monument had been described as "imposing".^[8]