Benjamin Franklin
Statue: Benjamin Franklin Location: 10th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Dedication: January 17, 1889, 10:00 AM Designer: Ernst Plassman, New York City Sculptor: Jacques Jouvenal...
John Marshall
Statue: John Marshall (1755 – 1835), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Location: John Marshall Park, 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue,...
Poet-ic Statues
April is National Poetry Month. And along with the 30 ways to celebrate national poetry month, there are also memorials you can visit in Washington,...
John Ericsson
Statue: John Ericsson Location: West Potomac Park, 23rd Street and Ohio Drive, SW Sculptor: James Earle Fraser Dedication: May 29, 1926 Cost to Taxpayer: $35,000...
Mary McLeod Bethune
Statue: Mary McLeod Bethune (July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955) Location: Lincoln Park, 12th and East Capitol Streets, SE Dedication: July 10, 1974, 10:30am...
Guglielmo Marconi
Statue: Guglielmo Marconi, April 25, 1874 – July 20, 1937 Location: 16th Street and Lamont Street, NW Sculptor: Attilio Piccarilli Architect: Joseph H. Freedlander Landscape Architect: Joseph...
Play Ball!
It’s opening weekend of baseball … Every President since Taft has thrown out at least one ceremonial first ball or pitch, usually for Opening Day....
Tomas Garrigue Masaryk
Statue: Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, March 7, 1850 – September 14, 1937 Location: triangle park at Massachusetts and 22nd Street, NW Dedication Ceremony: November 2002 Completion...