The Washington Monument, designed by Robert Mills, was installed at the intersection of Mt Vernon Place and Washington Place on November 25, 1829. The 160-foot white marble tower is capped with Italian sculptor, Enrico Causici's 18-foot statue of George Washington resigning his position in the Continental Army at the Annapolis statehouse in 1782. A low, rectangular base contains a museum and 228 steps spiral up to the top of the fluted column, where incomparable views of the city are available from four portals. The iron fence around the base, containing some of the symbolism removed from the initial column design due to cost considerations, was designed by Mills and added in 1838.
The Baltimore Washington Monument was first proposed in 1809. It was to be the nation's first architectural monument dedicated to President Washington. In 1811, the first of six lotteries was held, to raise funds, and Mills' design was chose in an architectural competition in 1815 and the cornerstone was laid on July 4 of that year. Robert Mills, the first architect born and educated in the United States would later achieve greater fame for the design of national Washington Monument in DC<.
The Lafayette Monument, sculpted by Andrew O'Connor Jr., was dedicated in the shadow of the Washington Monument on South Washington Place in Mount Vernon on September 6, 1924. The equestrian statue of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, was the last major piece of sculpture added to the Washington parks and not without its detractors. When , landscape architect, Thomas Hastings, of Carrère and Hastings, who was hired to relandscape Mt. Vernon Place, decided to install the monument in 1919, many objected because such a large sculpture and base would block the view of the Washington Monument from the south. Hastings prevailed and five years later, on the anniversary of Lafayette's birthday, O'Connor's 16-foot tall bronze monument was dedicated atop a 20-foot tall cockeysville marble base.
Mount Vernon Place Historic District National Register #71001037 (1971)
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The Lafayette Monument, sculpted by Andrew O'Connor Jr., was dedicated in the shadow of the Washington Monument on South Washington Place in Mount Vernon on September 6, 1924.
The equestrian statue of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, was the last major piece of sculpture added to the Washington parks and not without its detractors. When , landscape architect, Thomas Hastings, of Carrère and Hastings, who was hired to relandscape Mt. Vernon Place, decided to install the monument in 1919, many objected because such a large sculpture and base would block the view of the Washington Monument from the south. Hastings prevailed and five years later, on the anniversary of Lafayette's birthday, O'Connor's 16-foot tall bronze monument was dedicated atop a 20-foot tall cockeysville marble base.
Mount Vernon Place Historic District National Register #71001037 (1971)
Tags: Mount Vernon Central Baltimore Baltimore Maryland Mt Vernon Mount Vernon Historic District statue Lafayette Washington Place South Washington Place Mount Vernon Place Historic District landmark National Register of Historic Places Andrew O'Connor Jr. Andrew O'Connor Mount Vernon Place Washington Pl Mount Vernon Pl Mt Vernon Place Mt Vernon Pl sculpture Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette Gilbert du Motier Lafayette monument Thomas Hastings Carrère and Hastings Carrere and Hastings equestrian equestrian statue NRHP U.S. National Register of Historic Places historic district U.S. Historic District National Historic Landmark NHL U.S. National Historic Landmark Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier Marquis de Lafayette
The Washington Monument, designed by Robert Mills, was installed at the intersection of Mt Vernon Place and Washington Place on November 25, 1829. The 160-foot white marble tower is capped with Italian sculptor, Enrico Causici's 18-foot statue of George Washington resigning his position in the Continental Army at the Annapolis statehouse in 1782. A low, rectangular base contains a museum and 228 steps spiral up to the top of the fluted column, where incomparable views of the city are available from four portals. The iron fence around the base, containing some of the symbolism removed from the initial column design due to cost considerations, was designed by Mills and added in 1838.
The Baltimore Washington Monument was first proposed in 1809. It was to be the nation's first architectural monument dedicated to President Washington. In 1811, the first of six lotteries was held, to raise funds, and Mills' design was chose in an architectural competition in 1815 and the cornerstone was laid on July 4 of that year. Robert Mills, the first architect born and educated in the United States would later achieve greater fame for the design of national Washington Monument in DC<.
The Lafayette Monument, sculpted by Andrew O'Connor Jr., was dedicated in the shadow of the Washington Monument on South Washington Place in Mount Vernon on September 6, 1924. The equestrian statue of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, was the last major piece of sculpture added to the Washington parks and not without its detractors. When , landscape architect, Thomas Hastings, of Carrère and Hastings, who was hired to relandscape Mt. Vernon Place, decided to install the monument in 1919, many objected because such a large sculpture and base would block the view of the Washington Monument from the south. Hastings prevailed and five years later, on the anniversary of Lafayette's birthday, O'Connor's 16-foot tall bronze monument was dedicated atop a 20-foot tall cockeysville marble base.
Mount Vernon Place Historic District National Register #71001037 (1971)
Tags: Mount Vernon Central Baltimore Baltimore Maryland Mt Vernon Mount Vernon Historic District statue Lafayette Washington Place South Washington Place Mount Vernon Place Historic District landmark National Register of Historic Places Andrew O'Connor Jr. Andrew O'Connor Mount Vernon Place Washington Pl Mount Vernon Pl Mt Vernon Place Mt Vernon Pl sculpture Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette Gilbert du Motier Lafayette monument Thomas Hastings Carrère and Hastings Carrere and Hastings equestrian equestrian statue NRHP U.S. National Register of Historic Places historic district U.S. Historic District National Historic Landmark NHL U.S. National Historic Landmark Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier Marquis de Lafayette Washington Monument monument George Washington american revolution Robert Mills Enrico Causici column
The equestrian statue General Joseph Hooker, designed by Daniel Chester French and Edward C. Potter, was installed outside the Massachusetts State House in 1903.
Joseph Hooker (1814–1879), known as "Fighting Joe", was a career U.S. Army officer and a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although he served throughout the war, usually with distinction, he is best remembered for his stunning defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863.
The Massachusetts State House, also called the New State House, located in Boston, is the state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Located in the Boston neighborhood of Beacon Hill, the building houses the Massachusetts General Court and the offices of the Governor of Massachusetts. The State House was designed by Charles Bulfinch as a replacement for the Old State House. The cornerstone was laid by John Hancock, who previously used the location as a cow pasture, and the building was completed on January 11, 1798. 80 years later, the original red-brick building was expanded with a rear addition in 1831 (later expanded again in 1856 and and 1895), and two wings made of Vermont marble on the west and east endsin 1917.
The original wood dome, which leaked, was covered with copper in 1802. It was first painted gray and then light yellow before being gilded with gold leaf in 1874, excepting a gray coat during WWII to prevent enemy ships from using the dome to aim their guns. The dome is topped with a pine cone representing the state of Maine, which was a colony of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts when the Bulfinch section of the building was completed
National Register #66000771 (1966)
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The equestrian statue General Joseph Hooker, designed by Daniel Chester French and Edward C. Potter, was installed outside the Massachusetts State House in 1903.
Joseph Hooker (1814–1879), known as "Fighting Joe", was a career U.S. Army officer and a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although he served throughout the war, usually with distinction, he is best remembered for his stunning defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863.
The Massachusetts State House, also called the New State House, located in Boston, is the state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Located in the Boston neighborhood of Beacon Hill, the building houses the Massachusetts General Court and the offices of the Governor of Massachusetts. The State House was designed by Charles Bulfinch as a replacement for the Old State House. The cornerstone was laid by John Hancock, who previously used the location as a cow pasture, and the building was completed on January 11, 1798. 80 years later, the original red-brick building was expanded with a rear addition in 1831 (later expanded again in 1856 and and 1895), and two wings made of Vermont marble on the west and east endsin 1917.
The original wood dome, which leaked, was covered with copper in 1802. It was first painted gray and then light yellow before being gilded with gold leaf in 1874, excepting a gray coat during WWII to prevent enemy ships from using the dome to aim their guns. The dome is topped with a pine cone representing the state of Maine, which was a colony of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts when the Bulfinch section of the building was completed
National Register #66000771 (1966)
Tags: Boston Suffolk County Massachusetts freedom trail state house Massachusetts State House Beacon hill statue sculpture joseph hooker general hooker general joseph hooker landmark daniel chester french edward c. potter fighting joe National Register of Historic Places equestrian equestrian statue NRHP U.S. National Register of Historic Places National Historic Landmark NHL U.S. National Historic Landmark