Suggestions for Public Art near U-Street, Washington

Wade W. • December 6, 2017Open 24/7. Daylight hours best for pictures. DCKiwi Wall is attached in alley. Thanks and enjoy, owner/artist

Ghosts of DC • January 27, 2012Did you know the statue was a gift from France? And that President Harding was present at the dedication in Jan of 1922? Read up on it on our blog.

John M. • January 16, 2019Drop by during the daylight hours to see it best

kathleen w. • December 1, 2013The statue is remarkable and sits in a little park on a small triangle.

DC Preservation League • August 5, 2011The elaborate memorial to the German physican Samuel Hahnemann, was erecred in 1900. Collaborative work of sculptor Charles Henry Niehaus and architect Julius F. Harden.

John M. • January 16, 2019Nice during the day or sunset

M Squared Real Estate • August 17, 2011The Friendship Archway, designed by local architect Alfred H. Liu. The colorful, work of public art includes seven roofs up to 60 feet high, 7000 tiles, and 272 painted dragons.

IWalked Audio Tours • September 9, 2012Statue of Jackson astride horse, Sam Patch, saluting soldiers at Battle of New Orleans (1st major battle of War of 1812). Statue required 15 tons of bronze for construction. More site info via<LINK>.

Ben F. • August 19, 2011Baron von Steuben was a German-Prussian General who served w George Washington in the Revolutionary War. He's credited with teaching the Continental Army the essentials of military drill & discipline.

DC Preservation League • July 26, 2011The standing bronze statue is raised on a tall granite pedestal with bronze relief panels depicting two of Webster's speeches. The sculptor was Gaetano Trentanove; the architect is unknown.

ᴡᴡᴡ.Bob.pwho.ru E. • April 21, 2018Uniqueness of this large sculpture constructed from hundreds of small interlocking pieces of wood.

Javlon T. • April 4, 2018Major General George Henry Thomas, also known as the Thomas Circle Monument, is an equestrian sculpture in Washington, D.C. that honors Civil War general George Henry Thomas.

- B. • July 30, 2011Small park located at a busy crossroads. Not many sights in immediate area, but it's located just beside the YHA Hostel and convenient to every Metro line as well as downtown sights/food.

Ben F. • July 11, 2012Presbyterian minister and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence, he was the only active clergyman and the only college president (College of New Jersey, now Princeton) to sign the document.

Ben F. • June 24, 2012Often credited as "The Father of the American Navy" he is recognized as not only the first American commissioned naval officer but also as its first flag officer.

Matt S. • February 6, 2016Sculpted by Louis Rebisso.

Ben F. • July 24, 2012He's got a bridge named after him in New York City connecting Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Maspeth, Queens. True story, it even makes an appearance in the funeral scene of the movie "The Godfather."

DC Preservation League • August 8, 2011Bonze statue memorial to Marquis Gilbert de Lafayette. Work of sculptures Jean Alexandre Falquiere and Maris Jean Antonin Mercie and architect Paul Pujol.

DC Preservation League • August 16, 2011Memorial to Comte Jean de Rochambeau, Major General to the Continental Army and commander of French forces in the Revolutionary War. Dedicated in 1922 and work of sculptor J.J. Fernand Hamar.

DC Preservation League • August 15, 2011Bronze equestrian memorial to Brigadier General COunt Casimir Pulaski. Dedicated in 1910. Collaborative work of sculptor and architect Kazimieriez Chodzinski and Albert R. Ross.