Statue of Olive Risley Seward

Olive Risley Seward is a lead on burlap statue by American sculptor John Cavanaugh, located at North Carolina Avenue and Sixth Street, Southeast, Washington, D.C., in the neighborhood.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: artwork by John Cavanaugh
  • Also known as: “Olive Risley Seward” and “Olive Risley Seward Statue”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include United States Capitol and Seward Square.

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The , often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. is situated 3,300 feet west of Statue of Olive Risley Seward.

Park
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is a square and maintained by the National Park Service located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and North Carolina Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Southeast The square is bounded by 4th Street to the west and 6th Street to the east.

Marketplace
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The is a public market in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of , housed in a 19th-century brick building. was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. is situated 500 feet east of Statue of Olive Risley Seward.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Hill East.

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is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.

Neighborhood
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is a residential neighborhood in located in the of the city. It is bounded by the neighborhood at East Capitol Street SE to the north, by the to the east and south, and by at 15th Street to the west.

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The is just south of the . In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.

Statue of Olive Risley Seward

Latitude
38.88642° or 38° 53′ 11″ north
Longitude
-76.99823° or 76° 59′ 54″ west
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
Open location code
87C5V2P2+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­statue
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q7087192
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“Statue of Olive Risley Seward” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Olive Risley Seward Statue”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تمثال اوليف ريسلى سيوارد”
  • French: “Olive Risley Seward”

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