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Mary Foote Henderson and Meridian Hill Park

Posted on October 1, 2021October 1, 2021

Statues in Meridian Hill Park When Meridian Hill Park opened in October 1936 there were five memorials in the park. Mary Foote Henderson was influential in getting a park placed in the neighborhood and advocated for funds for the park construction for more than 20 years. After she died in 1931 many people, including the…

TRI NPS sign at bridge to park

Theodore Roosevelt Island

Posted on May 11, 2021October 1, 2021

Theodore Roosevelt Island, named for the 26th President, is the largest presidential memorial in D.C., in terms of acreage. It is an island in the middle of the Potomac River, and is located in Washington, D.C., because the Virginia state line begins at the southern shore of the Potomac.

Burghers of Calais, Rodin

Joseph Hirshhorn’s Sculpture Garden

Posted on May 18, 2020May 18, 2020

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden was established by an Act of Congress in 1966, and opened, on the National Mall, in 1974. The name AND SCULPTURE GARDEN was written into the name of the museum – that’s how important sculptures were to Hirshhorn. Joseph Hirshhorn was born in 1899 in Latvia and immigrated to…

General Lafayette Statue

Posted on November 25, 2019February 2, 2021

Lafayette Park Square was first referred to as Lafayette Square beginning in the 1820s. By the time Clark Mill’s Andrew Jackson statue was placed in the center of the park in 1853, directly to the north of the White House, the official name of the park was Lafayette Square.

Benjamin Banneker Park

Posted on June 3, 2019October 18, 2019

Benjamin Banneker Park is located at the southern end of L’Enfant Boulevard and is named for Banneker who was an African-American scientist and surveyor who helped to map out the city of Washington.

Women’s History Month DC Memorials

Posted on March 13, 2019October 18, 2019

Celebrating Women’s History Month with a listing of a few statues in Washington, D.C., dedicated to women.

Black History Month, DC Memorials

Posted on February 22, 2019January 21, 2020

A celebration of Black History Month in DC with by learning about a few statues and memorials dedicated to famous African-Americans.

Hahnemann Memorial

Posted on July 2, 2018October 18, 2019

Statue: Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann (April 10, 1755 – July 2, 1843) Location: Scott Circle, Massachusetts and Rhode Island at 16th Street, NW Sculptor: Charles Henry Niehaus, New York Architect: Isralis and Harder Dedication: June 21, 1900 Cost: $75,000 (most raised by subscription) Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann was a German physician, known for creating the…

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