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It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1997.<ref name=nris/> It is located in the [[Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District]]. |
It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1997.<ref name=nris/> It is located in the [[Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District]]. |
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On the 2017 attempt to have the statue removed, see [[Robert Edward Lee (sculpture)#Proposed removal]]. In September, 2019, both it and the Lee statue were vandalized; with graffiti on the Jackson statue reading, |
On the 2017 attempt to have the statue removed, see [[Robert Edward Lee (sculpture)#Proposed removal]]. In September, 2019, both it and the Lee statue were vandalized; with graffiti on the Jackson statue reading, "1619", referencing the year in which the first enslaved Africans were brought to Virginia. The two figures on the plinth were vandalized in October 2019. |
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Thomas Jonathan Jackson | |
Location | Jackson Park, bounded by High, Jefferson, and 4th Sts., and Albemarle Co. Courthouse, Charlottesville, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°1′54″N 78°28′31″W / 38.03167°N 78.47528°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1921 |
Architect | Keck, Charles |
Architectural style | bronze sculpture |
MPS | Four Monumental Figurative Outdoor Sculptures in Charlottesville MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 97000446[1] |
VLR No. | 104-0251 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 16, 1997 |
Designated VLR | June 19, 1996[2] |
Thomas Jonathan Jackson is a historic bronze equestrian sculpture of Stonewall Jackson located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was sculpted by Charles Keck (1875-1951), and was the third of four works commissioned from members of the National Sculpture Society by Paul Goodloe McIntire. The sculpture was the second of three McIntire gave to the city during the years 1919 to 1924. It was erected in 1921.[3] All four sculptures are located in Charlottesville.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1] It is located in the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District.
On the 2017 attempt to have the statue removed, see Robert Edward Lee (sculpture)#Proposed removal. In September, 2019, both it and the Lee statue were vandalized; with graffiti on the Jackson statue reading, "1619", referencing the year in which the first enslaved Africans were brought to Virginia. The two figures on the plinth were vandalized in October 2019.
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Dedication on October 19, 1921
See also
- Meriwether and William Clark Lewis (sculpture)
- Robert Edward Lee (sculpture)
- George Rogers Clark (sculpture)
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Betsey Gohdes-Baten (April 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thomas Jonathan Jackson Sculpture" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- Charlottesville historic monument controversy
- Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Bronze sculptures in Virginia
- 1921 sculptures
- Outdoor sculptures in Charlottesville, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Charlottesville, Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
- Historic district contributing properties in Virginia
- Equestrian statues in Virginia
- 1921 establishments in Virginia
- Sculptures of men in Virginia
- Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Virginia
- Stonewall Jackson
- Vandalized works of art in Virginia
- Charlottesville, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs