Equestrian statue of Nathanael Greene

Nathanael Greene
Artist	Henry Kirke Brown
Year	1877
Type	Bronze
Dimensions	340 cm × 460 cm (132 in × 180 in)
Location	Stanton Park, Northeast, Washington, D.C.
Owner	National Park Service
	Equestrian statue of Nathanael Greene
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
Location	Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′36.96″N 76°59′58.2″W
Area	less than one acre
Part of	American Revolution Statuary.
NRHP reference No.	78000256[1]
Added to NRHP	July 14, 1978[2]

Major General Nathanael Greene is a bronze equestrian statue, by Henry Kirke Brown.[3] It is located in Stanton Park, Northeast, Washington, D.C., in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.[4]

The inscription reads:

SCULP H. K. BROWN

R. WOOD AND CO.

(Base, south side:)

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF NATHANAEL GREENE, ESQUIRE

A NATIVE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

WHO DIED ON THE 19TH OF JUNE 1786

LATE MAJOR GENERAL IN THE SERVICE OF THE U.S.

AND COMMANDER OF THEIR ARMY IN THE SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT

(Base, north side:)

THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS ASSEMBLED

IN HONOR OF HIS PATRIOTISM,

VALOR, AND ABILITY HAVE ERECTED THIS MONUMENT

On June 6, 1930, the statue fell from its pedestal after the bolts gave out in summer heat.[5]

Greene statue fallen in 1930.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"American Revolution Statuary". National Park Service. July 14, 1978. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
"Major General Nathanael Greene, (sculpture)". SIRIS
Stanton Park – Capitol Hill Parks (U.S. National Park Service)
"Gentle Wind Proves Nemesis of Hero After 51 Years: Gen. Greene Statue Plunged from Base." The Washington Post, June 7, 1930.

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