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Daniel Webster Memorial
Daniel Webster Memorial
Webster, Daniel, Memorial U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The statue of Webster was given to the United States government by Stilson Hutchins, founder of the Washington Post and a fellow native of New Hampshire.[2] An Act of Congress on July 1, 1898 authorized its erection on public grounds and appropriated $4,000 for a pedestal. The memorial was dedicated on January 19, 1900.[2][3][4] The Daniel Webster Memorial consists of a 12-foot (3.7 m) bronze statue of Webster on an 18-foot (5.5 m) granite pedestal in a sober classical style. The statue was sculpted by Gaetano Trentanove. On the east and west sides of the pedestal are bronze bas-relief panels illustrating events in Webster’s life. One panel illustrates his suggestion to Senator Robert Hayne that to secede from the Union is illegal. The second panel illustrates Webster’s speech at the dedication of the Bunker Hill Monument in Boston. Webster’s statement, "Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable" is engraved on one side of the memorial. On October 12, 2007, the Daniel Webster Memorial was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][3][4][5]
Location: Coordinates:
Washington, D.C. 38°54′26″N 77°2′14.2″W / 38.90722°N 77.037278°W / 38.90722; -77.037278 1900 Gaetano Trentanove Classical Revival
See also
• Outdoor sculpture in Washington, D.C. • List of Registered Historic Places in the District of Columbia
Built/Founded: Architect: Architectural style(s):
References
[1] ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic National Park Service Governing body: Places. National Park Service. Memorials in Washington, D.C. MPS: http://www.nr.nps.gov/. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. October 12, 2007 Added to NRHP: [2] ^ ""National Capital Parks"". National NRHP Reference#: 07001063 Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/ [1] history/history/online_books/nace/ adhia4.htm. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. The Daniel Webster Memorial is a monu[3] ^ Bednar, Michael (2006), L’Enfant’s ment in Washington, D.C. honoring U.S. Legacy: Public Open Spaces in statesman Daniel Webster. It is located near Washington, D.C., JHU Press, pp. 163, Webster’s former home at 1603 MassachuISBN 0801883180 setts Avenue Northwest, beside Scott Circle [4] ^ Rosales, Jean. ""Daniel Webster"". at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue kittytours.org. http://www.kittytours.org/ and Rhode Island Avenue.
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