Gallaudet Memorial

The Thomas Gallaudet Memorial is a sculpture by Daniel Chester French located on the campus of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., United States. The 1889 statue depicts Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet sitting in a chair and Alice Cogswell standing at his side.

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Type: Park
Description: statue commemorating Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Alice Cogswell
Also known as: “friend, teacher, benefactor” and “Gallaudet Thomas Hopkins and Alice Cogswell Statue”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bison Sculpture and Union Station.

Bison Sculpture

Work of art

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Bison Sculpture is a work of art.

Union Station

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Washington Union Station, known locally as Union Station, is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Designed by Daniel Burnham and opened in 1907, it is Amtrak's second-busiest station and North America's 13th-busiest railroad station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Near Northeast and NoMa.

Near Northeast

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Near Northeast refers to the area just north of Capitol Hill and Union Station, but south of Brookland.

NoMa

Neighborhood

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NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.

Ivy City

Neighborhood

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Ivy City is a small neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., in the United States. About half the neighborhood is industrial or formerly industrial, dominated by warehouses.

Gallaudet Memorial

Categories: statue and geographic location
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.90567° or 38° 54′ 20″ north

Longitude

-76.9947° or 76° 59′ 41″ west

Elevation

75 feet (23 metres)

Open location code

87C5W244+74

GeoNames ID

4138825

Wikidata ID

Q105446789

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Gallaudet Memorial” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Gallaudet Thomas Hopkins and Alice Cogswell Statue”
Urdu: “گیلوڈیٹ میموریل”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Union Market and H Street NE.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Edward Miner Gallaudet Statue and Bison Sculpture.

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