Statue of John Barry
| Commodore John Barry | |
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| Artist | John Boyle |
| Year | 1913 |
| Type | bronze |
Statue of John Barry | |
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| Location | Franklin Park, Northwest, Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°54′7″N 77°1′54″W / 38.90194°N 77.03167°W |
| Part of | American Revolution Statuary (ID78000256[1]) |
| Added to NRHP | July 14, 1978 |
Commodore John Barry is a bronze statue of John Barry, sculpted by John Boyle and designed by architect Edward Pearce Casey.[2]
It is located at Franklin Square (Washington, D.C.), 14th Street and K Street N.W. Washington, D.C.[3][4][5][6] It was dedicated on May 16, 1914.
The inscription reads:
(Base, south face:)
J.J. Boyle
(Base, front:)
JOHN BARRY
COMMODORE UNITED STATES NAVY
BORN COUNTY WEXFORD IRELAND 1745
(Base, east face:)
John J. Boyle
Sculptor
Edward P. Casey Architect
As part of American Revolution Statuary in Washington, D.C. the statue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Commodore John Barry, (sculpture)". SIRIS
- ^ "BARRY, John: Memorial on the west side of Franklin Park in Washington, D.C. by John J Boyle located in James M. Goode's Massachusetts Avenue area". www.dcmemorials.com. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Commodore John Barry - Washington, D.C. - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ "Commodore John Barry Statue - Washington - RecreationParks.net". www.recreationparks.net. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "John Barry Memorial Historical Marker". Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
Media related to Commodore John Barry by John J. Boyle at Wikimedia Commons
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