Webster, Daniel, Memorial
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	Washington, D.C.
Coordinates:	38°54′33″N 77°2′15″W / 38.90917, -77.0375Coordinates: 38°54′33″N 77°2′15″W / 38.90917, -77.0375
Built/Founded:	1900
Architect:	Gaetano Trentanove
Architectural style(s):	Classical Revival
Added to NRHP:	October 12, 2007
NRHP Reference#:	07001063 [1]
MPS:	Memorials in Washington, D.C.
Governing body:	National Park Service

The Daniel Webster Memorial is a monument in Washington, D.C. honoring Daniel Webster. During his life, Webster argued before the United States Supreme Court, was a senator representing New Hampshire, a congressman representing Massachusetts and New Hampshire, twice a Secretary of State, and a leading American statesman during the nation's Antebellum Period. The memorial is located near Webster's former home at 1603 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, beside Scott Circle at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Rhode Island Avenue.

The statue of Webster was given to the United States government by Stilson Hutchins, founder of the Washington Post and a fellow native of New Hampshire.^[2] An Act of Congress on July 1, 1898 authorized its erection on public grounds and appropriated $4,000 for a pedestal. The memorial was dedicated on January 19, 1900.^[2][3][4]

The Daniel Webster Memorial consists of a 12-foot (3.7 m) bronze statue of Webster that stands on an 18-foot (5.5 m) granite pedestal in a sober classicizing style. The statue was sculpted by Gaetano Trentanove. On the east and west sides of the pedestal are bronze bas-relief panels illustrating significant events in Webster's life. One panel illustrates his reply to Senator Robert Hayne, suggesting that to secede from the Union is illegal. The second panel illustrates Webster's speech at the dedication of the Bunker Hill Monument in Boston. Webster's statement, "Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable" is engraved on one side of the memorial. On October 12, 2007, the Daniel Webster Memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1][3][4][5]

Gallery

Unveiling ceremony of the Daniel Webster Memorial, c. 1900

Side view of the memorial. The Embassy of Australia is in the background

Facade of the memorial

See also

• Outdoor sculpture in Washington, D.C.
• List of Registered Historic Places in the District of Columbia

References

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