The First Division Monument is located in President's Park, south of State Place Northwest, between 17th Street Northwest and West Executive Avenue Northwest in Washington, DC, United States. The Monument commemorates those who died while serving in the 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army of World War I and subsequent wars.[1]
The First Division Monument sits on a plaza in President's Park, west of the White House and south of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) at the corner of 17th Street and State Place, NW. (The EEOB was originally known as the State, War, and Navy Building and then as the Old Executive Office Building.) The monument was conceived by the Society of the First Division, the veterans' organization of the U.S. Army's First Division, to honor the valiant efforts of the soldiers who fought in World War I. Later additions to the monument commemorate the lives of First Division soldiers who fought in subsequent wars. The World War II addition on the west side was dedicated in 1957, the Vietnam War addition on the east side in 1977, and the Desert Storm plaque in 1995. Cass Gilbert was the architect of the original memorial and Daniel Chester French was the sculptor of the Victory statue. Gilbert's son, Cass Gilbert Jr., designed the World War II addition. Both the Vietnam War addition and the Desert Storm plaque were designed by the Philadelphia firm of Harbeson, Hough, Livingston, and Larson. Congressional approval was obtained to erect the First Division Monument and its later additions on federal ground. The Society of the First Division (later called the Society of the First Infantry Division) raised all the funds for the original monument and its additions. No federal money was used. Today, the monument and grounds are maintained by the National Park Service. The monument was built using Milford pink granite[2]
first, division, monument, located, president, park, south, state, place, northwest, between, 17th, street, northwest, west, executive, avenue, northwest, washington, united, states, monument, commemorates, those, died, while, serving, infantry, division, army. The First Division Monument is located in President s Park south of State Place Northwest between 17th Street Northwest and West Executive Avenue Northwest in Washington DC United States The Monument commemorates those who died while serving in the 1st Infantry Division of the U S Army of World War I and subsequent wars 1 First Division MonumentMonument in 2008Coordinates38 53 46 N 77 02 19 W 38 8961 N 77 0387 W 38 8961 77 0387 Coordinates 38 53 46 N 77 02 19 W 38 8961 N 77 0387 W 38 8961 77 0387LocationPresident s ParkWashington D C United StatesDesignerCass GilbertTypeObeliskMaterialGranite George Dodds Granite Company Xenia Ohio Completion date1924 1 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe First Division Monument sits on a plaza in President s Park west of the White House and south of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building EEOB at the corner of 17th Street and State Place NW The EEOB was originally known as the State War and Navy Building and then as the Old Executive Office Building The monument was conceived by the Society of the First Division the veterans organization of the U S Army s First Division to honor the valiant efforts of the soldiers who fought in World War I Later additions to the monument commemorate the lives of First Division soldiers who fought in subsequent wars The World War II addition on the west side was dedicated in 1957 the Vietnam War addition on the east side in 1977 and the Desert Storm plaque in 1995 Cass Gilbert was the architect of the original memorial and Daniel Chester French was the sculptor of the Victory statue Gilbert s son Cass Gilbert Jr designed the World War II addition Both the Vietnam War addition and the Desert Storm plaque were designed by the Philadelphia firm of Harbeson Hough Livingston and Larson Congressional approval was obtained to erect the First Division Monument and its later additions on federal ground The Society of the First Division later called the Society of the First Infantry Division raised all the funds for the original monument and its additions No federal money was used Today the monument and grounds are maintained by the National Park Service The monument was built using Milford pink granite 2 See also EditList of public art in Washington D C Ward 2References Edit a b National Park Service First Division Monument NPS gov website last updated September 08 2006 Retrieved on March 23 2008 Milford Pink granite Museum of Fine Arts Boston Retrieved August 22 2017 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to First Division Monument First Division Monument Webpage from the National Park Service website First Division Memorial sculpture SIRIS This District of Columbia related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a sculpture in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title First Division Monument amp oldid 1092603960, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
