Andrew Jackson Statue
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The Andrew Jackson Statue is located in front of the White House in Washington, DC. The original sculpture was erected in 1853. Thereafter the sculptor, Clark Mills, made replicas for New Orleans in 1856 and for Nashville in 1880. The Andrew Jackson statue for Washington was historically significant because it was the first bronze statue cast in the country.
Lafayette Square Park was originally included in the President's Park planned by Pierre L 'Enfant. President Thomas Jefferson later authorized the separation of the present tract into a park for area residents and visitors. Workmen laid the first walks in 1824, at the time the park received its name, after the triumphant visit to this country of Major Gen. Marquis de Lafayette.
Traditionally, Lafayette Park has been the people's park. Its statues remind visitors of the struggle to achieve a popular form of government, and it has often been a meeting place for those wishing to bring important issues to the immediate attention of the president.
DC Inventory: November 8, 1964 (Joint Committee on Landmarks) [omitted on March 7, 1968]
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Clark Mills's equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square, across from the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA | Date: [between 1980 and 2006]
Andrew Jackson statue closeup
The equestrian sculpture of Andrew Jackson (1852, Clark Mills) located in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. The sculpture is designated as a contributing property to the Lafayette Square Historic District, which was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. | Source: Wiki Commons | Date: May 2008
JACKSON, ANDREW. STATUE IN LAFAYETTE SQUARE
Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA | Date: [between 1914 and 1918]