Benjamin Franklin (Jouvenal)

Benjamin Franklin
Artist Jacques Jouvenal
Year 1889
Type Carrara marble
Dimensions 240 cm (96 in)
Location Washington, D.C., United States
Owner National Park Service

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. [1]

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.[2]

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