Doctor John Witherspoon

Doctor John Witherspoon
Artist William Couper (sculptor)
Year 1909
Type Bronze
Location Connecticut Avenue and N Street, N.W. Northwest, Washington, D.C.
Owner

National Park Service

Doctor John Witherspoon
Location Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°54′25.78″N 77°2′30.44″W / 38.9071611°N 77.0417889°WCoordinates: 38°54′25.78″N 77°2′30.44″W / 38.9071611°N 77.0417889°W
Area less than one acre
Governing body National Park Service
Part of American Revolution Statuary.
NRHP Reference # 78000256[1]
Added to NRHP July 14, 1978[2]

Doctor John Witherspoon is a bronze sculpture by William Couper[3] of John Witherspoon, Presbyterian minister and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence.

It was dedicated May 20, 1909, by the National Presbyterian Church,[4] and relocated in 1966. It is located at Connecticut Avenue and N Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.[5]

As part of American Revolution Statuary in Washington, D.C., the statue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "American Revolution Statuary". National Park Service. July 14, 1978. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Doctor John Witherspoon, (sculpture)". SIRIS
  4. ↑ The National Presbyterian Church With Witherspoon Monument, Connecticut Ave
  5. ↑ Ben Schuman Stoler (February 22, 2008). "Revisiting the John Witherspoon Monument". DCist.

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