Statue of Alexander Robey Shepherd
Alexander Robey Shepherd is a bronze statue, by Ulric Stonewall Jackson Dunbar. It is located at the John A. Wilson Building, Northwest, Washington, D.C., on the north front.Photo: Rudi Riet, Public domain.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: artwork by Ulric Stonewall Jackson Dunbar
- Also known as: “Alexander Robey Shepherd”, “Alexander Robey Shepherd Statue”, “Boss Shepherd Statue”, and “Shepherd Statue”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and John A Wilson Building.
National Mall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
John A Wilson Building
Town hall
The John A. Wilson District Building, popularly known simply as the Wilson Building, houses the district offices and chambers of the Mayor and the Council of the District of Columbia.
Washington Monument
Photo: Poliocretes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Washington Monument is situated 2,300 feet southwest of Statue of Alexander Robey Shepherd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown and East End.
Downtown
Suburb
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.
East End
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.
Statue of Alexander Robey Shepherd
- Categories: sculpture, park, and tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89527° or 38° 53′ 43″ northLongitude
-77.03164° or 77° 1′ 54″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87C4VXW9+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 358958181OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q4719958
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Statue of Alexander Robey Shepherd” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Alexander Robey Shepherd Statue”
- French: “Alexander Robey Shepherd”
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