The memorial was built to honor World War I soldiers that died in the war. It stands in West Potomac Park slightly off Independence Avenue in a grove of trees. Authorized by an act of Congress on June 7, 1924, funds to construct the memorial were provided by the contributions of both organizations and individual citizens of the District. Construction of the memorial began in the spring of 1931, and the memorial was dedicated by President Herbert Hoover on November 11, 1931 (Armistice Day). It was the first war memorial to be erected in West Potomac Park, part of the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial, and remains the only local District memorial on the National Mall.
Designed by Washington architect Frederick H. Brooke, with Horace W. Peaslee and Nathan C. Wyeth as associate architects, the District of Columbia War Memorial is in the form of a 47-foot (14 m) tall circular, domed, peristyleDoric temple. Resting on concrete foundations, the 4-foot (1.2 m) high marble base defines a platform, 43 feet 5 inches (13.23 m) in diameter, intended for use as a bandstand. Preserved in the cornerstone of the District of Columbia World War Memorial is a list of 26,000 Washingtonians who served in the Great War. Inscribed on the base are the names of the 499 District of Columbia citizens who lost their lives in the war, together with medallions representing the branches of the armed forces. Twelve 22-foot (6.7 m) tall fluted Doric marble columns support the entablature and dome.
In September 2008, Rep. Ted Poe of Texas, with the support of Frank Buckles, then the last living US veteran of World War I, proposed a bill in Congress stating the memorial should be expanded and designated the national memorial to World War I.[1][2][3]
district, columbia, memorial, commemorates, citizens, district, columbia, served, world, located, national, mall, constructed, 1931, domed, peristyle, doric, temple, national, register, historic, placeslocationindependence, between, 17th, 23rd, washington, uni. The District of Columbia War Memorial commemorates the citizens of the District of Columbia who served in World War I Located on the National Mall it was constructed in 1931 as a domed peristyle Doric temple District of Columbia War MemorialU S National Register of Historic PlacesDistrict of Columbia War MemorialLocationIndependence Ave between 17th amp 23rd Sts Washington D C United StatesCoordinates38 53 15 32 N 77 02 36 6 W 38 8875889 N 77 043500 W 38 8875889 77 043500Built1931ArchitectFrederick H Brooke Horace W Peaslee Nathan C WyethArchitectural styleDoric orderNRHP reference No 14000388Added to NRHPJuly 11 2014 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp The memorial at night The memorial was built to honor World War I soldiers that died in the war It stands in West Potomac Park slightly off Independence Avenue in a grove of trees Authorized by an act of Congress on June 7 1924 funds to construct the memorial were provided by the contributions of both organizations and individual citizens of the District Construction of the memorial began in the spring of 1931 and the memorial was dedicated by President Herbert Hoover on November 11 1931 Armistice Day It was the first war memorial to be erected in West Potomac Park part of the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial and remains the only local District memorial on the National Mall Designed by Washington architect Frederick H Brooke with Horace W Peaslee and Nathan C Wyeth as associate architects the District of Columbia War Memorial is in the form of a 47 foot 14 m tall circular domed peristyle Doric temple Resting on concrete foundations the 4 foot 1 2 m high marble base defines a platform 43 feet 5 inches 13 23 m in diameter intended for use as a bandstand Preserved in the cornerstone of the District of Columbia World War Memorial is a list of 26 000 Washingtonians who served in the Great War Inscribed on the base are the names of the 499 District of Columbia citizens who lost their lives in the war together with medallions representing the branches of the armed forces Twelve 22 foot 6 7 m tall fluted Doric marble columns support the entablature and dome In September 2008 Rep Ted Poe of Texas with the support of Frank Buckles then the last living US veteran of World War I proposed a bill in Congress stating the memorial should be expanded and designated the national memorial to World War I 1 2 3 In July 2010 the National Park Service announced that restoration work funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 would soon begin on the memorial 4 Work began in October 2010 5 and the memorial reopened on November 10 2011 6 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014 7 The memorial is administered by the National Park Service under its National Mall and Memorial Parks unit See also edit nbsp United States portalList of public art in Washington D C Ward 2 National Register of Historic Places listings in central Washington D C 16th Street World War I Memorial Trees National World War I Memorial Washington D C planned References edit Courson Paul 2009 12 03 Last U S veteran of World War I testifies for memorial CNN Archived from the original on 2012 10 05 Henry Beth 2009 12 04 Buckles seeks dedication of national WWI memorial The Journal Archived from the original on 2011 09 14 Retrieved 2011 03 01 Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act OpenCongress Archived from the original on 2009 02 12 Retrieved 2009 03 10 World War I memorial to get stimulus funded makeover Washington Times Associated Press 2010 07 18 Retrieved 2011 11 12 Renovations begin on neglected World War I memorial on National Mall CNN 2010 10 11 Retrieved 2011 11 12 WWI memorial reopens The Washington Post 2011 11 03 Retrieved 2011 11 12 Weekly list of actions 7 7 14 through 7 11 14 National Park Service Retrieved 2014 07 28 Further reading editViews of the National Parks National Park Service Historic American Buildings Survey 2005 No HABS DC 857External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to District of Columbia War Memorial http www ww1cc org memorial U S World War I Centennial Commission World War I Memorial Foundation DC Preservation League Most Endangered Places for 2003 District of Columbia Service in World War One and the DC World War Memorial Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title District of Columbia War Memorial amp oldid 1154054614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
