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McClellan Statue

Posted on August 12, 2011October 18, 2019 by dcmemorialist

General George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) Location: Connecticut Avenue, NW, at California Street and Columbia Road Sculptor: Frederick MacMonnies, New York Unveiling: Thursday, May 2, 1907 Cost:…

Longfellow statue

Posted on July 14, 2011October 18, 2019 by dcmemorialist

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: 1807 – 1882 Location: triangle park at Connecticut Avenue, 18th Street, and M Street, NW Sculptor: William Couper, New York Dedication: May 7, 1909, 2:30pm Cost: $29,000. Congress contributed…

Count Rochambeau

Posted on July 11, 2011October 18, 2019 by dcmemorialist

Count Jean Baptiste Rochambeau (b. Vendome, France; 1725–1807) Location: Southwest corner of President’s Park Sculptor: M. Ferdinand Hamar, Vendome, France Architect: L. Parent Unveiling: May 24, 1902 at 11am Cost: $42,500 The…

Serenity Statue

Posted on April 28, 2011October 18, 2019 by dcmemorialist

Location: Meridian Hill Park, NW, upper park, on the 16th Street side Placement: 1925 Sculptor: Jose Clara Cost: Gift to the United States The Serenity memorial is dedicated to Navy Lieutenant Commander…

Francis Asbury Statue

Posted on March 13, 2010October 18, 2019 by dcmemorialist

Statue: Francis Asbury (August 20, 1745 – March 31, 1816) Location: 16th Street and Columbia Roads, N.W. Sculptor: Henry Augustus Lukeman, New York Cost: Gift to the United States by the Methodist…

James Buchanan

Posted on March 4, 2010March 3, 2023 by dcmemorialist

Memorial: James Buchanan, served as President from 1857-1861Sculpture: Hans SchulerArchitect: William Gordon BeecherDedication: June 26, 1930, 2:30pmCeremony: President Hoover addressed the crowdCost: $100,000 given by Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston, Buchanan’s niece and…

Dante Alighieri

Posted on March 4, 2010October 18, 2019 by dcmemorialist

Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (1265 – 1321) Location: Meridian Hill Park, southeast side of lower park, near 15th Street and Florida Avenue, NW. The location was originally called Poet’s Corner. Sculptor: Ettore…

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