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A statue in Carrara marble of Benjamin Franklin by Jacques Jouvenal stands outside the
Old Post Office Pavilion The Old Post Office, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Old Post Office and Clock Tower, is located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. in Washington, D.C. It is a contributing property to the Pennsylvania Avenue National ...
, at 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. A gift of
Stilson Hutchins Stilson Hutchins (November 14, 1838 – April 23, 1912) was an American newspaper reporter and publisher, best known as founder of the broadsheet newspaper ''The Washington Post''. Hutchins was also a Southern sympathizer and an outspoken racist ...
, a founder of '' The Washington Post'',http://dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0000620.htm it was dedicated on January 17, 1889, at 10th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. It was moved to its current site in 1980.


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Benjamin Franklin in popular culture Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, has appeared in popular culture as a character in novels, films, musicals, comics and video games. His experiment, using a kite, to prove that lightning is a form ...
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List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 6 This is a list of public art in List of neighborhoods of the District of Columbia by ward, Ward 6 of Washington, D.C. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwor ...


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Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
Historic district contributing properties in Washington, D.C. Marble sculptures in Washington, D.C. Relocated buildings and structures in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.
Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
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