Doctor John Witherspoon
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Doctor John Witherspoon is a bronze sculpture by William Couper
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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.
As part of American Revolution Statuary
in Washington, D.C. the statue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
William Couper
William L Couper was an American sculptor.Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Couper returned from the studios of Munich and Florence and established himself in New York in 1897 as a portraitist and sculptor of busts in the modern Italian manner...
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It was dedicated May 20, 1909, by the National Presbyterian Church
National Presbyterian Church
The National Presbyterian Church is a church located in Washington, D.C. affiliated with the Presbyterian Church .-Location:NPC is located in the Tenleytown neighborhood in Washington on Nebraska Avenue next to NBC and across from the Japanese Embassy...
, and relocated in 1966.
It is located at Connecticut Avenue and N Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.
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....
As part of American Revolution Statuary
American Revolution Statuary
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...
in Washington, D.C. the statue is listed on 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
- wikimapia
- http://stationstart.com/2010/03/john-witherspoon/
- http://www.dcpages.com/gallery/Star-of-Washington/DSC03278.jpg.html