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.Photo: Msact, Public domain.
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- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- 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 Nearby
Highlights include Union Station and Union Market.
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. Union Station is situated 4,200 feet southwest of Gallaudet Memorial.
Union Market
Marketplace
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Union Market is a food hall located in Washington, D.C. It anchors the Union Market District, a neighborhood encompassing high-rise apartments, office buildings, retail, and entertainment options. Union Market is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Gallaudet Memorial.
Bison Sculpture
Work of art
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Bison Sculpture is a work of art, which is situated 570 feet east of Gallaudet Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include NoMa and Near Northeast.
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.
Near Northeast
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Near Northeast refers to the area just north of Capitol Hill and Union Station, but south of Brookland.
Ivy City
Neighborhood
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
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, geographic location, and tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.90547° or 38° 54′ 20″ northLongitude
-76.99514° or 76° 59′ 43″ westElevation
75 feet (23 metres)Inception
June 1889Open location code
87C5W243+5WOpenStreetMap ID
node 358960408OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata 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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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University and Edward Miner Gallaudet Statue.
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