Type Bronze Area less than one acre Created 1877 Year 1877 | Location Washington, D.C. Artist Henry Kirke Brown Owner National Park Service Added to NRHP 14 July 1978 | |
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Dimensions 340 cm × 460 cm (132 in × 180 in) Location Stanton Park, Northeast, Washington, D.C. Part of American Revolution Statuary. Similar Henry Kirke Brown artwork, Other artwork | ||
Major General Nathanael Greene is a bronze equestrian statue, by Henry Kirke Brown. It is located in Stanton Park, Northeast, Washington, D.C., in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
The inscription reads:
SCULP H.K. BROWN
R. WOOD AND CO.
(Base, south side:)
A NATIVE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
WHO DIED ON THE 19TH OF JUNE 1786
LATE MAJOR GENERAL IN THE SERVICE OF THE U.S.
(Base, north side:)
IN HONOR OF HIS PATRIOTISM,
On June 6, 1930, the statue fell from its pedestal after the bolts gave out in summer heat.
As part of American Revolution Statuary in Washington, D.C. the statue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
Major General Nathanael Greene (Brown) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA