Benjamin Franklin (Jouvenal)

Benjamin Franklin
Artist	Jacques Jouvenal
Year	1889
Type	Carrara marble
Dimensions	240 cm (8 ft)
Location	Washington, D.C., United States
Owner	National Park Service
Benjamin Franklin
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location	12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′40″N 77°1′40″W / 38.89444°N 77.02778°W / 38.89444; -77.02778Coordinates: 38°53′40″N 77°1′40″W / 38.89444°N 77.02778°W / 38.89444; -77.02778
Area	less than one acre
Part of	American Revolution Statuary.
NRHP reference #	78000256
Added to NRHP	July 14, 1978

National Park Service

Benjamin Franklin is a Carrara marble statue by Jacques Jouvenal. It sits at Old Post Office Pavilion, at 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.

A gift of Stilson Hutchins, a founder of the Washington Post, it was dedicated on January 17, 1889, at 10th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. It was moved to its current site in 1980.