Admiral David G. Farragut is a bronze statue, by Vinnie Ream

Vinnie Ream

Lavinia Ellen Ream Hoxie was an American sculptor. Her most famous work was the statue of Abraham Lincoln in the U.S. Capitol rotunda.-Early life:...

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It is located at Farragut Square

Farragut Square

Farragut Square is a city square in Washington, D.C.'s Ward 2. It is bordered by K Street NW on the north, I Street NW to the south, and on the east and west by segments of 17th Street NW, and it interrupts Connecticut Avenue NW...

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It was sponsored by an act of Congress, authorizing $20,000 on April 16, 1872.
Vinnie (Ream) Hoxie was selected based on her Lincoln statue the prior year.
It was dedicated April 25, 1881, by President and Mrs. James A. Garfield.

The statue is a contributing monument to the Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC

Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC

Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C. is a group of 18 statues, that are spread out through much of central and northwest Washington, D.C. The statues depict 11 Union generals, and only one Confederate general, Albert Pike, who is depicted as a Mason rather than a military man. Two Union...

, of the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

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External links

• http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0001672.htm
• http://www.satelliteviews.net/cgi-bin/g.cgi?fid=531756&state=DC&ftype=park
• http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004673032/