Equestrian statue of George Washington (New York City)

	Equestrian statue of George Washington
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
Location	Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Part of	Union Square
NRHP reference No.	97001678
Added to NRHP	December 9, 1997

Equestrian statue of George Washington
Equestrian statue of George Washington
	The statue in 2007
Artist	Henry Kirke Brown
Year	1856
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Bronze
Subject	George Washington
Location	New York City, New York, United States
	40°44′7.3″N 73°59′26.5″W / 40.735361°N 73.990694°W

George Washington is an outdoor sculpture by Henry Kirke Brown (1814–1886), located in Union Square, Manhattan, in the United States. The bronze equestrian statue was dedicated in 1856 and is the oldest sculpture in the New York City Parks collection.^[3] It depicts Washington beginning his triumphant march of the Continental Army through Manhattan on Evacuation Day, November 25, 1783, soon after the British Army had departed New York City.

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Richard Upjohn served as architect for the pedestal / plinth. The sculpture measures 26'4" by 13'6" and sits on a Barre granite pedestal that measures 12'2" by 7'9" by 15'. It was dedicated on July 4, 1856.^[3] The monument is in axial alignment with the statue of Abraham Lincoln and the Independence Flagstaff.^[4]

The statue was climbed on by some rioters during the 2023 Union Square riot.^[5]

The statue in the middle of Fourth Avenue at 14th Street, c.1870

References[edit]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Union Square". National Park Service. December 9, 1997. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Union Square Park: George Washington". NYC Parks. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
^ "Union Square Park: Abraham Lincoln". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
^ "YouTuber Kai Cenat faces criminal charges after giveaway spawns out-of-control crowd in NYC". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-04-11.

External links[edit]

A Difference in Kind: Spontaneous Memorials after 9/11 by Harriet F. Senie, International Sculpture Center
Leon Reid IV To Give Union Square George Washington Statue A Makeover (September 30, 2011), The Huffington Post

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[inventory-2] "Union Square". National Park Service. December 9, 1997. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[NYCParks-3] "Union Square Park: George Washington". NYC Parks. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.

[P&R-4] "Union Square Park: Abraham Lincoln". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.

[5] "YouTuber Kai Cenat faces criminal charges after giveaway spawns out-of-control crowd in NYC". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-04-11.

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Works	Equestrian statue of George Washington New York City, 1856 West Point, 1916 Statue of Abraham Lincoln (1870) Statue of Nathanael Greene (1870) Statue of George Clinton (1873) Statue of Philip Kearny (1873) Equestrian statue of Winfield Scott (1874) Equestrian statue of Nathanael Greene (1877) Statue of Richard Stockton (1888)
Related	Chester Harding (painting master) Henry Kirke Bush-Brown (nephew)

v t e George Washington
1st President of the United States (1789–1797) Senior Officer of the Army (1798–1799) Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army (1775–1783) Delegate to the Second Continental Congress (1775) Delegate to the First Continental Congress (1774)
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Family	Martha Washington (wife) John Parke Custis (stepson) George Washington Parke Custis (step-grandson, adopted son) Eleanor Parke Custis (step-granddaughter, adopted daughter) Augustine Washington (father) Mary Ball Washington (mother) Lawrence Washington (half-brother) Augustine Washington Jr. (half-brother) Betty Washington Lewis (sister) Samuel Washington (brother) John A. Washington (brother) Charles Washington (brother) Lawrence Washington (grandfather) John Washington (great-grandfather) George Reade (2nd great-grandfather) Bushrod Washington (nephew)
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