Statue and Steeple at Thomas Circle
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The bronze equestrian statue of George Henry Thomas was sculpted by John Quincy Adams Ward, and dedicated on November 19, 1879. The statue is one of seventeen Civil War monuments in Washington, D.C., that were collectively listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 1978. The statuary was also designated a D.C. Historic Landmark on March 3, 1979.
Built in 1930, the National City Christian Church was designed in the neoclassical style by noted architect John Russell Pope. The church was designated a D.C. Historic Landmark on November 8, 1964.
This file appears in: Major General George Henry Thomas Statue
Major General George Henry Thomas Statue
This sixteen-foot-high equestrian statue honors Major General George Henry Thomas, a US Army officer who gained fame during the Civil War as the “Rock of Chickamauga.” The statue was a gift of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland. The Society…