Virginia Washington Monument

Virginia Washington Monument
Location Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°32′21″N 77°26′4″W / 37.53917°N 77.43444°W / 37.53917; -77.43444Coordinates: 37°32′21″N 77°26′4″W / 37.53917°N 77.43444°W / 37.53917; -77.43444
Area less than one acre
Built 1849–1869
Architect Thomas Crawford (sculptor), Randolph Rogers (sculptor)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 03001421[1]
VLR # 127-0189
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 15, 2004
Designated VLR June 18, 2003[2]

The Virginia Washington Monument is an equestrian statue located adjacent to the Virginia State Capitol in Capitol Square, in the city of Richmond, Virginia. In 1858, it became the second equestrian statue of George Washington to be unveiled in the United States (following the one in Union Square, New York City, unveiled in 1856).[3] It is the terminus for Grace Street.

The cornerstone of the monument was laid in 1850.[3] During the American Civil War, it was the location for the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederate States of America on February 22, 1862, and later was incorporated into the design of the Seal of the Confederate States.[3] It was not completed until after the war, in 1869.[3]

The monument features a 21-foot (6.4 m), 18,000-pound (8,200 kg) bronze statue of Washington on horseback.[3] The base of the monument (finished after the 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..

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "National Register of Historic Places nomination" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
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