Oscar Straus Memorial
The Oscar S. Straus Memorial in Washington, D.C., 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 The White House.
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.
The White House
Government building
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from Philadelphia. The White House is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Oscar Straus Memorial.
Washington Monument
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The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States, victorious commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783 in the American Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Washington Monument is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Oscar Straus Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Golden Triangle.
East End
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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.
Logan Circle
Neighborhood
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Logan Circle is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The majority of Logan Circle is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood.
Oscar Straus Memorial
- Categories: sculpture, park, memorial, and fountain
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89384° or 38° 53′ 38″ northLongitude
-77.03162° or 77° 1′ 54″ westOpen location code
87C4VXV9+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 553142979OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=basinWikidata ID
Q7106264
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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”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Oscar Straus Memorial”. Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.