Statue: John Barry (March 25, 1745 – September 13, 1803) Location: 14th Street, NW, Franklin Square Park (west side) Sculptor: John J. Boyle, New York Unveiling: May 16, 1914 Cost to taxpayers: $50,000 The idea of erecting a statue of Commodore Barry was first suggested by Archbishop Ireland (his name) during a banquet of the…
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John Paul Jones
Statue: John Paul Jones (July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) Location: 17th Street and Independence Avenue, NW (Potomac Park) Sculptor: Charles Niehaus, New York Architects: Carrere & Hastings Unveiling: 3:00 p.m., April 17, 1912 Cost: $50,000 John Paul Jones was a Scottish sailor and the United States’ first well-known naval fighter in the American…