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.

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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location	Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′37.46″N 77°1′20.12″W
Part of	Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC.
NRHP reference No.	78000257[1]
Added to NRHP	September 20, 1978 [2]

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]

See also

• List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 6

References

External links

• Kathryn Allamong Jacob, Edwin Harlan Remsberg (1998). Testament to Union: Civil War monuments in Washington, Part 3. Photographer Edwin Harlan Remsberg. JHU Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-8018-5861-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
• https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/3889791695/
• http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2GZ1
• http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM81Q7
• http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0000560.htm

External links

• Media related to Winfield Scott Hancock Memorial at Wikimedia Commons

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