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Grand Army Of The Republic Memorial (other)
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial may refer to: *Stephenson Grand Army of the Republic Memorial, Washington, D.C. *Grand Army of the Republic Memorial (Judsonia, Arkansas), National Register of Historic Places listings in White County, Arkansas, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in White County, Arkansas *Grand Army of the Republic Memorial (Siloam Springs, Arkansas), National Register of Historic Places listings in Benton County, Arkansas, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Benton County, Arkansas See also *Grand Army of the Republic *List of memorials to the Grand Army of the Republic *Grand Army of the Republic Hall (other) *Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery (Portland, Oregon) *Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery (Seattle) {{disambig Architectural disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephenson Grand Army Of The Republic Memorial
The Stephenson Grand Army of the Republic Memorial, also known as ''Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson'', is a public artwork in Washington, D.C. honoring Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson, founder of the Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternal organization for Union veterans. The memorial is sited at Indiana Plaza, located at the intersection of 7th Street, Indiana Avenue, and Pennsylvania Avenue NW in the Penn Quarter neighborhood. The bronze figures were sculpted by J. Massey Rhind, a prominent 20th-century artist. Attendees at the 1909 dedication ceremony included President William Howard Taft, Senator William Warner, and hundreds of Union veterans. The memorial is one of eighteen Civil War monuments in Washington, D.C., which were collectively listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The bronze sculptures of Stephenson and allegorical figures are displayed on a triangular granite shaft surmounting a concrete base. The memorial is owned and maintained by the Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
