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Major General Nathanael Greene (Brown)

Major General Nathanael Greene (Brown)
Nathanael Greene sculpture DC.JPG
Artist Henry Kirke Brown
Year 1877
Type Bronze
Dimensions 340 cm × 460 cm (132 in × 180 in)
Location Stanton Park, Northeast, Washington, D.C.
Owner

National Park Service

Major General Nathanael Greene
Major General Nathanael Greene (Brown) is located in Washington, D.C.
Major General Nathanael Greene (Brown)
Location Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°53′36.96″N 76°59′58.2″W / 38.8936000°N 76.999500°W / 38.8936000; -76.999500Coordinates: 38°53′36.96″N 76°59′58.2″W / 38.8936000°N 76.999500°W / 38.8936000; -76.999500
Area less than one acre
Part of American Revolution Statuary.
NRHP Reference # 78000256
Added to NRHP July 14, 1978

National Park Service

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.



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