Virginia Washington Monument
Virginia Washington Monument | |
Location | Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°32′21″N 77°26′4″W / 37.53917°N 77.43444°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1849–1869 |
Architect | Thomas Crawford (sculptor), Randolph Rogers (sculptor) |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 03001421[1] |
VLR No. | 127-0189 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 15, 2004 |
Designated VLR | June 18, 2003[2] |
The Virginia Washington Monument, known locally simply as the Washington Monument, is a 19th-century
Description
The Washington Monument features a 21-foot (6.4 m), 18,000-pound (8,200 kg) bronze statue of George Washington on horseback. Below Washington, (finished after the American Civil War) includes statues of six other noted Virginians who took part in the American Revolution: Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Andrew Lewis, John Marshall, George Mason, and Thomas Nelson Jr.[4] The lowest level has bronze female allegorical figures that represent relevant events or themes.[3]
On February 22, 1862, the monument was the location for the second
Seal of the Confederate States.[6]
See also
- List of statues of George Washington
- List of statues of Thomas Jefferson
- List of sculptures of presidents of the United States
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Richmond, Virginia
- National symbols of the Confederate States
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ a b Townes, Meghan (2019). "Statue Stories: George Washington's Statue Of The Deathless Name". The UncommonWealth: Voices from the Library of Virginia. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places nomination" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- OL 24601341M.
- OL 25389078M.
Further reading
- Historical Account of the Washington Monument, in Capitol Square, Richmond, Va., with Biographical Sketches of Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, Partick Henry, George Mason, Thomas Nelson, and Andrew Lewis, Also a Brief Notice of the Houdon Statute of Washington, With the Inscription on the Pedestal Thereof. Richmond, Va.: W. A. R. Nye, Whig Building. 1869. OL 6619259M.
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