| General Winfield Scott Hancock | |
|---|---|
 Statue in 2009 | |
| Artist | Henry Jackson Ellicott |
| Year | 1896 |
| Type | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 270 cm × 210 cm (9 ft × 7 ft) |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Owner | National Park Service |
Equestrian statue of Winfield Scott Hancock | |
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| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°53′37.46″N 77°1′20.12″W / 38.8937389°N 77.0222556°W |
| Part of | Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC. |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000257[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 20, 1978 [2] |
General Winfield Scott Hancock is an equestrian statue of Winfield Scott Hancock, by Henry Jackson Ellicott together with architect Paul J. Pelz. It is located at Pennsylvania Avenue in United States Navy Memorial Park at the northwest corner of 7th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.
It was commissioned on March 2, 1889, and dedicated on May 12, 1896,[3] by president Grover Cleveland. It cost $50,000.[4]
The statue is a contributing monument to the Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC, of the National Register of Historic Places.
The statue is featured in the opening of the Netflix series House of Cards.[5]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC". National Park Service. September 20, 1978. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "General Winfield Scott Hancock, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey. 1993. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
- ^ Kathryn Allamong Jacob (1998). Testament to Union: Civil War monuments in Washington, Part 3. JHU Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-5861-1.
- ^ "5 connections between 'House of Cards' historic statue and Frank Underwood". 6 April 2015.