Central Harlem in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lafayette-Washington

Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 19, 2019

1. Lafayette-Washington Marker

Inscription.
Presented to the City of New York
by
Charles B Rouss
April Nineteenth – Nineteen Hundred

Erected 1900.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 40° 48.221′ N, 73° 57.481′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Central Harlem. Memorial is at the intersection of Morningside Avenue and West 114th Street, in the median on Morningside Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Lafayette Square, New York NY 10026, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Morningside Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Seligman Fountain (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Houdini (about 700 feet away); Carl Schurz Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of St. Luke's Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); Frederick Douglass (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine (approx. ¼ mile away); Aesop (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Regarding Lafayette-Washington.
“Lafayette and Washington statue (1900) by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was dedicated in 1890, but

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not brought to the triangle until 1900. The statue commemorates the alliance between the U.S. and France during the American Revolutionary War and consists of a bronze sculptural group depicting General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette, both in uniform and holding hands. The group is atop a white marble pedestal and contains an associated bronze plaque on a gray granite base. It is an exact replica of a statue in the Place des États-Unis, Paris.”

Also see . . .
1. The Lafayette and Washington Monument - Lafayette Square. Daytonian in Manhattan website entry (Submitted on February 1, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Lafayette and Washington. Official NYC Parks description (Submitted on December 19, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

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Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 19, 2019

2. "Lafayette-Washington"

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Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 19, 2019

3. Lafayette Square

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 19, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.