Daniel Webster Memorial | |
 Daniel Webster Memorial in 2015 | |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°54′26″N 77°2′14.2″W / 38.90722°N 77.037278°W |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architect | Gaetano Trentanove (sculptor) Unknown (architect) Fonderia Galli (founder) |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001063[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 12, 2007 |
| Designated CP | August 25, 1978 (Sixteenth Street Historic District) April 24, 1997 (L'Enfant Plan) |
| Designated DCIHS | February 22, 2007 |
The Daniel Webster Memorial is a monument in Washington, D.C., honoring U.S. statesman and lawyer Daniel Webster. It is located near Webster's former house, beside Scott Circle, at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, N Street, and Rhode Island Avenue NW. The person who commissioned the memorial was Stilson Hutchins, founder of The Washington Post, who greatly admired Webster. Congress approved the memorial in 1898 and the dedication ceremony took place in January 1900. Amongst the attendees at the ceremony were President William McKinley and his cabinet, members of Congress, and Supreme Court justices.
The 12-foot tall (3.7 m) bronze statue rests on an 18-foot (5.5 m) granite pedestal on the west side of Scott Circle. The statue depicts Webster as an orator. The pedestal features two bas-reliefs, one depicting the Webster–Hayne debate and the other Webster speaking at the Bunker Hill Monument dedication ceremony. There are inscriptions describing Webster's life and the sculptor's name. The memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 2007. It is also a contributing property to the Sixteenth Street Historic District and the L'Enfant Plan, both of which are listed on the NRHP.