Major General George B. McClellan
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38°55′00″N 77°02′47″W / 38.916667°N 77.046389°WCoordinates: 38°55′00″N 77°02′47″W / 38.916667°N 77.046389°W |
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Major General George B. McClellan
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| Part of | Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C. |
| NRHP Reference # | 78000257 |
| Added to NRHP | September 20, 1978 |
| Location | Intersection of California Street, Columbia Road and Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., United States |
| Designer |
Frederick William MacMonnies (sculptor) James Crocroft (architect) Edmond Gruet Jeune {founder} |
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Bronze (sculpture) Granite (base) |
| Length | 9.5 feet (2.9 m) |
| Height | 31.6 feet (9.6 m) |
| Opening date |
May 2, 1907 |
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| Dedicated to | George B. McClellan |
38°55′00″N 77°02′47″W / 38.916667°N 77.046389°WCoordinates: 38°55′00″N 77°02′47″W / 38.916667°N 77.046389°W
May 2, 1907
Major General George B. McClellan is an equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. that honors politician and Civil War general George B. McClellan. The monument is sited on a prominent location in the Kalorama Triangle neighborhood due to efforts made by area residents. The statue was sculpted by American artist Frederick William MacMonnies, a graduate of the École des Beaux-Arts whose best known work is a statue of Nathan Hale in New York City. MacMonnies was chosen to design the statue following a lengthy competition organized by a statue commission, led by then Secretary of War William Howard Taft. The monument was dedicated in 1907, with prominent attendees at the ceremony including President Theodore Roosevelt, New York City mayor George B. McClellan, Jr., politicians, generals and thousands of military personnel.
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