Oscar Straus Memorial

The Oscar S. Straus Memorial in , commemorates the accomplishments of the first Jew to serve in the cabinet of a U.S. president. Oscar Solomon Straus was Secretary of Commerce and Labor under President Theodore Roosevelt from 1906 to 1909.
Wikipedia
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: artwork by Adolph Alexander Weinman
  • Also known as: “Oscar S Straus Memorial Fountain” and “Oscar Straus Memorial Fountain”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and Washington Monument.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The , a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

Photo: Poliocretes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the in , built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Oscar Straus Memorial.

Museum
Photo: Lorax, CC BY 4.0.
The National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center is a historical museum in It collects, preserves, and displays the heritage of the in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific, and military history. is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Oscar Straus Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown and East End.

Suburb
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
is the central business district of , located in It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Neighborhood
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
's is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

Oscar Straus Memorial

Latitude
38.89384° or 38° 53′ 38″ north
Longitude
-77.03162° or 77° 1′ 54″ west
Open location code
87C4VXV9+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 553142979
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­basin
Wiki­data ID
Q7106264
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Oscar Straus Memorial from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Oscar Straus Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Oscar S Straus Memorial Fountain”
  • French: “Oscar Straus Memorial”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת אוסקר שטראוס”
  • Urdu: “آسکر اسٹراس میموریل”
  • Western Panjabi: “آسکر اسٹراس میموریل”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Oscar Straus Memorial”.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center and John A Wilson Building.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Justice and Reason.

Washington, D.C.: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into West End, East End, Georgetown, and Shaw.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.