Statue of David Farragut (Washington, D.C.)

Admiral David G. Farragut

38°54′6.95″N 77°02′20.25″W / 38.9019306°N 77.0389583°W / 38.9019306; -77.0389583
Statue of David Farragut
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Part of	Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C.
NRHP reference No.	78000257[1]
Added to NRHP	September 20, 1978[2]
Location	Farragut Square, Washington, D.C., United States
Designer	Vinnie Ream
Material	Bronze (sculpture) Granite (base)
Length	3 feet (0.91 m)
Width	3 feet (0.91 m)
Height	10 feet (3.0 m)
Opening date	April 25, 1881
Dedicated to	David Farragut

Admiral David G. Farragut is a statue in Washington, D.C., honoring David Farragut, a career military officer who served as the first admiral in the United States Navy. The monument is sited in the center of Farragut Square, a city square in downtown Washington, D.C. The statue was sculpted by female artist Vinnie Ream, whose best-known works include a statue of Abraham Lincoln and several statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection. The monument was dedicated in 1881 in an extravagant ceremony attended by President James A. Garfield, members of his cabinet, and thousands of spectators. It was the first monument erected in Washington, D.C., in honor of a naval war hero.

The statue is one of eighteen Civil War monuments in Washington, D.C., which were collectively listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The bronze statue, which rests on a granite base, was cast from the USS Hartford bronze propellers and not from enemy cannon like most Civil War monuments in the city. The monument and surrounding park are owned and maintained by the National Park Service, a federal agency of the Interior Department.