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John Marshall

Posted on May 4, 2017July 14, 2024 by dcmemorialist

Statue: John Marshall (1755 – 1835), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Location: John Marshall Park, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Dedication: May 10, 1884, original statue…

Guglielmo Marconi

Posted on May 9, 2016July 14, 2024 by dcmemorialist

The memorial was installed at Sixteenth and Lamont Streets NW in July 1941. The memorial was a gift to American and was paid for by the Marconi Memorial Foundation.

Tomas Garrigue Masaryk

Posted on March 25, 2016October 18, 2019 by dcmemorialist

Statue: Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, March 7, 1850 – September 14, 1937 Location: triangle park at Massachusetts and 22nd Street, NW Dedication Ceremony: November 2002 Completion Ceremony: March 8, 2003, 2pm Sculptor: Vincene…

James Cardinal Gibbons

Posted on February 8, 2016October 18, 2019 by dcmemorialist

Memorial: James Gibbons (July 23, 1834 – March 24, 1921) Unveiling: August 14, 1932, 3:30 p.m. Location: Sixteen Street and Park Road, NW Sculptor: Leo Lentelli Cost: No cost to the United…

Kahlil Gibran

Posted on October 14, 2014March 3, 2023 by dcmemorialist

The memorial to the Kahlil Gibran, who wrote “The Prophet” in 1923, was conceived of by Sheryl Dekour Ameen and is the first monument to an Arab-American on federal land in Washington.

Edmund Burke

Posted on January 31, 2014October 18, 2019 by dcmemorialist

Statue: Edmund Burke, January 12, 1729, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Died: July 9, 1797, Beaconsfield, UK Location: Massachusetts Avenue between 11th and 10th Streets, NW Dedication: 3:00 p.m., October 12, 1922 Sculptor:…

Simon Bolivar

Posted on January 21, 2014October 18, 2019 by dcmemorialist

Statue: Simon Bolivar, South American Liberator, July 24, 1783 – December 17, 1830 Location: 18th and C Street and Virginia Avenue, NW (Bolivar Park) Sculptor: Felix W. de Weldon, Washington, D.C. Dedication: February…

J. J. Darlington Memorial and Fountain

Posted on July 9, 2013October 18, 2019 by dcmemorialist

This little statue to a prominent Washington attorney by a prominent sculptor caused quite a stir when it was unveiled. There is very little written about the inception of this memorial, but it only took 3 years to erect — practically a record in terms of memorial placement.

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