Adams Memorial

The Adams Memorial is a grave marker for Marian Hooper Adams and Henry Adams located in Section E of Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. The memorial features a cast bronze allegorical sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

Photo: Danvera, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rock Creek Cemetery and Saint Pauls Episcopal Church.

Rock Creek Cemetery

Cemetery

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Rock Creek Cemetery is an 86-acre cemetery in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located across the street from the historic Soldiers' Home and the Soldiers' Home Cemetery. Rock Creek Cemetery is situated 720 feet northwest of Adams Memorial.

Saint Pauls Episcopal Church

Church

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St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rock Creek Parish, is a historic Episcopal church located on Rock Creek Church Road, NW, in Washington, D.C., United States. Saint Pauls Episcopal Church is situated 530 feet west of Adams Memorial.

President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home

Museum

Photo: Mvincec, Public domain.

President Lincoln's Cottage is a historic home used by Abraham Lincoln on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home, known today as the Armed Forces Retirement Home, near the Petworth neighborhood in Washington, D.C. In 2000 it was designated a national monument called President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument. President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home is situated 2,100 feet south of Adams Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Totten and Petworth.

Fort Totten

Suburb

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Fort Totten is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Fort Totten is located between Riggs Road N.E. to the north, Bates Rd N.E, Allison Street N.E, and the southern end of Fort Totten Park to the south, the Washington Metro Red Line tracks to the east, and North Capitol Street NW to the west.

Petworth

Neighborhood

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Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park. Following the "White Flight" after desegregation and the 1968 riots, these neighborhoods were left underpopulated, overwhelmingly African-American, and much less wealthy than the Upper Northwest, just across Rock Creek Park.

Adams Memorial

Type: Memorial
Description: artwork by Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Categories: tombstone and historic site
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.94739° or 38° 56′ 51″ north

Longitude

-77.01031° or 77° 0′ 37″ west

Elevation

272 feet (83 metres)

Open location code

87C4WXWQ+XV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358960290

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q351935

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Adams Memorial” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Adams Memorial”
French: “Adams Memorial”
German: “Adams Memorial”
Hebrew: “אנדרטת אדמס”
Portuguese: “Adams Memorial”
Slovenian: “Adams Memorial”
Spanish: “Monumento conmemorativo Adams (Saint-Gaudens)”
Spanish: “Monumento conmemorativo Adams”
Swedish: “Adams Memorial”
Urdu: “ایڈمز میموریل (سینٹ گاڈنز)”
Urdu: “ایڈمز میموریل”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Engine Company 14 and United States Soldiers‘ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery.

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