Brigadier General Thaddeus Kosciuszko

Brigadier General Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Artist Antoni Popiel
Year 1910
Type Bronze
Dimensions 300 cm × 120 cm × 120 cm (120 in × 48 in × 48 in)
Location Washington, D.C.
Owner

National Park Service

Brigadier General Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Location Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°54′0″N 77°2′7.4″W / 38.90000°N 77.035389°W / 38.90000; -77.035389Coordinates: 38°54′0″N 77°2′7.4″W / 38.90000°N 77.035389°W / 38.90000; -77.035389
Area less than one acre
Part of American Revolution Statuary.
NRHP Reference # 78000256[1]
Added to NRHP July 14, 1978[2]

Brigadier General Thaddeus Kosciuszko is a bronze statue by Antoni Popiel.[3] It was dedicated by William Howard Taft, on May 11, 1910.[4]

It is located in Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C.[5]

A copy of the monument was unveiled in Warsaw, Poland in 2010.

The statue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as a part of American Revolution Statuary in Washington, D.C.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "American Revolution Statuary". National Park Service. July 14, 1978. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Brigadier General Thaddeus Kosciuszko, (sculpture)". SIRIS
  4. ↑ http://www.pac1944.org/monuments/washdc/DC-Kosc-Pul.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.nps.gov/whho/planyourvisit/explore-the-northern-trail.htm#CP_JUMP_100766

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