Area less than one acre Architect Earley, John J. Added to NRHP 8 September 2015 | Built 1919-1925 NRHP Reference # 15000572 | |
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Address 4500 Annapolis Rd, Bladensburg, MD 20710, USA Similar Deanwood Metro Station, Prince George's Plaza, Carmen E Turner Maintena, Bladensb Waterfront Park, Bladensb Town Hall | ||
The Peace Cross is a war memorial, located in the three-way junction of Bladensburg Road, Baltimore Avenue, and Annapolis Road in Bladensburg, Maryland. It is a large cross, 40 feet (12 m) in height, made of tan concrete with exposed pink granite aggregate. The arms of the cross are supported by unadorned concrete arches. It was designed by John J. Earley and placed in 1919-25 in commemoration of the town's World War I war casualties.
The memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
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