Grand Army of the Republic Memorial (Stephenson)
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| Artist | J. Massey Rhind, (1860-1936) |
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| Year | 1907, dedicated July 3,1909 |
| Type | Bronze plaque on granite stone pylon/obelisk |
| Dimensions | 760 cm (25 ft) |
| Location | Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. and 7th Street (Washington, D.C.) |
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Grand Army of the Republic Memorial (Stephenson) | |
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| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°53′36.9″N 77°1′17.7″W / 38.893583°N 77.021583°WCoordinates: 38°53′36.9″N 77°1′17.7″W / 38.893583°N 77.021583°W |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Part of | Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC. |
| NRHP Reference # | 78000257[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 20, 1978 [2] |
The "Grand Army of the Republic Memorial", by Scottish-American artist/sculptor J. Massey Rhind, (1860-1936), is an American Civil War memorial in the national capital, Washington, D.C.. It is also known as the "Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson Memorial", founder of the Grand Army of the Republic.
It is located at Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. and 7th Street in Northwest, Washington, D.C. Sculpted in 1907, it was dedicated on July 3, 1909.[3] The statue is a contributing monument to the Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C., of the National Register of Historic Places.
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "American Revolution Statuary". National Park Service. September 20, 1978. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Stephenson Grand Army of the Republic Memorial, (sculpture).". Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
Sources
- Kathryn Allamong Jacob, Edwin Harlan Remsberg (1998). Testament to Union: Civil War monuments in Washington, Part 3. Photographer Edwin Harlan Remsberg. JHU Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-5861-1.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stephenson Grand Army of the Republic Memorial. |
- "Proceedings on the occasion of the reception and acceptance of the Stephenson Grand Army Memorial". Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1911. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
- http://dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0000550.htm
- http://wikimapia.org/3749074/Stephenson-Grand-Army-of-the-Republic-Memorial