The World War I monument in Glen Ridge, NJ is an elegant Beaux Arts design, located in front of Glen Ridge School.  It consists of wide granite steps leading up to a raised, semi-circular plaza paved in arcs of stones.  The plaza is bounded by a low, arch-shaped sandstone wall that terminates in sandstone scroll brackets, resting on plinths.  Two stone benches are symmetrically placed on either side of the center line of the wall.  Wall panels are marked with the name & units of local residents who died in the war. 

In the center of the plaza is a flagpole atop a decorative, marble base.  A cylinder sits atop a low square finished granite plinth block.  Each side of the block is engraved with one of four major battles of the war - including Somme, Meuse-Argonne & St. Mihiel.  The cylindrical flagpole base is embossed with shields flanked by spread-eagles with the years of US involvement - 1917 & 1918 - carved on opposite sides.  The cylinder is topped by band moldings, crowned by a stone cap which serves as a base for a a bronze flagpole holder. 

Photos courtesy of:  NJ State Historic Preservation Office