Benjamin Franklin (Jouvenal)
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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.
It was dedicated on January 17, 1889. It was originally at 10th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
, and was relocated to its the site in 1982.
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...
statue by Jacques Jouvenal
Jacques Jouvenal
Jacques Jouvenal was an American sculptor.He immigrated to the United States in June 1853.He married Mary Houser, on August 17 1853, in New York City.They moved to Washington D.C...
. It is located at Old Post Office Pavilion
Old Post Office Pavilion
The Old Post Office Pavilion, also known as Old Post Office and Clock Tower and officially renamed the Nancy Hanks Center in 1983, is a building of the United States federal government. Built in 1892-99, it is located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue , NW, in Washington, D.C...
, at 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue is a street in Washington, D.C. that joins the White House and the United States Capitol. Called "America's Main Street", it is the location of official parades and processions, as well as protest marches...
NW. It was a gift by Stilson Hutchins
Stilson Hutchins
Stilson Hutchins was an American newspaper reporter and publisher, best known as founder of the Washington Post.Hutchins was born in Whitefield, Coos County, New Hampshire, on 14 November 1838, the son of Stilson Eastman and Clara Eaton Hutchins...
, a founder of the Washington Post.
It was dedicated on January 17, 1889. It was originally at 10th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue is a street in Washington, D.C. that joins the White House and the United States Capitol. Called "America's Main Street", it is the location of official parades and processions, as well as protest marches...
, and was relocated to its the site in 1982.
External links
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/33954075@N07/4257891063/
- http://wikimapia.org/1790199/Benjamin-Franklin-Statue