American Revolution Statuary
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American Revolution Statuary is a group of fourteen statues in Washington, D.C.
, listed with the National Register of Historic Places
. The statues are scattered across Washington, mainly in squares and traffic circles, with four statues of European officers displayed in Lafayette Square
, across from the White House
In accordance with Executive Order 11593, by President Richard Nixon
, the National Park Service
surveyed, and registered Statuary of people of the American Revolution, in Washington, D.C. to aid in their preservation.
All but one of the statues are cast in bronze. Franklin's statue was carved in marble. Five of the statues depict American military men, two (Franklin and Witherspoon) American politicians, and an eighth statue, that of Artemas Ward
, depicts a military man who was also governor of Massachusetts. Five statues depict European officers who aided the American cause, and the one of Edmund Burke
, a British politician who spoke out for the American cause. The U.S. Congress authorized the original placement of all the statues, and all but four (Burke, Franklin, Hale, and Witherspoon) were fully paid for with federal funds.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, listed with 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...
. The statues are scattered across Washington, mainly in squares and traffic circles, with four statues of European officers displayed in Lafayette Square
Lafayette Square
Lafayette Square may refer to a place in the United States:*Lafayette Square, Los Angeles, California, a neighborhood in the mid-city section of L.A.*Lafayette Square, New Orleans, Louisiana, in the Central Business District*Lafayette Square, St...
, across from the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
In accordance with Executive Order 11593, by President Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
, the National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
surveyed, and registered Statuary of people of the American Revolution, in Washington, D.C. to aid in their preservation.
All but one of the statues are cast in bronze. Franklin's statue was carved in marble. Five of the statues depict American military men, two (Franklin and Witherspoon) American politicians, and an eighth statue, that of Artemas Ward
Artemas Ward
Artemas Ward was an American major general in the American Revolutionary War and a Congressman from Massachusetts...
, depicts a military man who was also governor of Massachusetts. Five statues depict European officers who aided the American cause, and the one of Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke PC was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher who, after moving to England, served for many years in the House of Commons of Great Britain as a member of the Whig party....
, a British politician who spoke out for the American cause. The U.S. Congress authorized the original placement of all the statues, and all but four (Burke, Franklin, Hale, and Witherspoon) were fully paid for with federal funds.
Statues
- Lieutenant General George WashingtonLieutenant General George WashingtonLieutenant General George Washington is an equestrian statue of George Washington, at Washington Circle, Washington, D.C.It was authorized by an act of Congress on January 25, 1853, and executed by sculptor Clark Mills, and dedicated on February 22, 1860, by president James Buchanan.It cost...
— 38°54′8"N 77°3′1"W - Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin (Jouvenal)Benjamin Franklin is a Carrara marble statue by Jacques Jouvenal. It is located at Old Post Office Pavilion, at 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. It was a gift by Stilson Hutchins, a founder of the Washington Post....
— 38°53′40"N 77°1′40"W - Major General Nathanael GreeneMajor General Nathanael Greene (Brown)Major General Nathanael Greene is a bronze equestrian statue, by Henry Kirke Brown.It is located in Stanton Park, Northeast, Washington, D.C., in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.The inscription reads:SCULP H.K. BROWN R. WOOD AND CO...
— 38°53′37"N 76°59′59"W - Captain Nathan HaleCaptain Nathan HaleCaptain Nathan Hale is a bronze statue of Nathan Hale, by Bela Lyon Pratt. It is located at the south facade of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C....
— 38°53′33"N 77°1′28"W - John Paul Jones MemorialJohn Paul Jones MemorialThe John Paul Jones Memorial is a monument in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C.. The memorial honors John Paul Jones, the United States' first naval war hero, father of the United States Navy, the only naval officer to receive a Congressional Gold Medal during the American Revolutionary War,...
— 38°53′18"N 77°2′22"W - Commodore John BarryCommodore John Barry (Boyle)Commodore John Barry is a bronze statue of John Barry, by John Boyle.It is located at Franklin Square , 14th Street and K Street N.W. Washington, D.C.It was dedicated on May 16, 1914.The inscription reads:J.J...
— 38°54′7"N 77°1′54"W - Doctor John WitherspoonDoctor John WitherspoonDoctor John Witherspoon is a bronze sculpture by William Couper.It was dedicated May 20, 1909, by the National Presbyterian Church, and relocated in 1966.It is located at Connecticut Avenue and N Street, N.W. Washington, D.C....
— 38°54′25"N 77°2′29"W - Edmund BurkeEdmund Burke (Thomas)Edmund Burke is a public artwork by British artist James Havard Thomas, located on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C., United States. Edmund Burke was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1993...
— 38°54′14"N 77°1′38"W - General Casimir PulaskiGeneral Casimir Pulaski (statue)General Casimir Pulaski is a bronze equestrian statue, by Kasimir Chodzinski. It is located at Freedom Plaza, 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C.It shows a mounted figure of General Casimir Pulaski...
— 38°53′45"N 77°1′48"W - Major General Marquis Gilbert de LafayetteMajor General Marquis Gilbert de LafayetteMajor General Marquis Gilbert de Lafayette is a statue in Lafayette Park, by Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguiere.It was cast in 1890, and installed in April 1891.The inscription reads: Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguiere...
— 38°53′56"N 77°2′7"W - Brigadier General Thaddeus KosciuszkoBrigadier General Thaddeus KosciuszkoBrigadier General Thaddeus Kosciuszko is a bronze statue by Antoni Popiel.It was dedicated by William Howard Taft, on May 11, 1910.It is located in Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C.A copy of the monument was unveiled in Warsaw, Poland in 2010....
— 38°54′0"N 77°2′7"W - Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von SteubenMajor General Friedrich Wilhelm von SteubenMajor General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben is a bronze statue, by Albert Jaegers.The inscription reads: Albert Jaegers, sculptor ERECTED.BY.THE.CONGRESSOF.THE.VNITED.STATES...
— 38°54′0"N 77°2′16"W - Major General Comte Jean de RochambeauMajor General Comte Jean de RochambeauMajor General Comte Jean de Rochambeau is a bronze statue, by Fernand Hamar.It is located in Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C.President Theodore Roosevelt dedicated the statue on May 24, 1902.The inscription reads:...
— 38°53′56"N 77°2′16"W - General Artemas WardGeneral Artemas WardGeneral Artemas Ward is a bronze statue by Leonard Crunelle at Ward Circle, at the intersection of Nebraska Avenue and Massachusetts Avenues in Northwest, Washington, D.C....
— 38°56′16"N 77°5′9"W