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

Winfield Scott Hancock Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 4, 2025

1. Winfield Scott Hancock Memorial

Inscription.
Hancock

Erected 1893 by James Wilson Alexander MacDonald, sculptor.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 40° 48.572′ N, 73° 57.196′ W. Memorial is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in West Harlem. It is at the intersection of Saint Nicholas Avenue and West 123rd Street, on the right when traveling south on Saint Nicholas Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: New York NY 10027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Morningside Park (about 600 feet away); Roosevelt Triangle (about 700 feet away); GreenThumb (approx.

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0.2 miles away); Clayton Williams Community Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); Blumstein (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nelson Mandela (approx. ¼ mile away); Hotel Theresa (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Hancock Park profile for NYC Parks.

In 1886 the Board of Aldermen named the recently acquired property at Manhattan and St. Nicholas Avenues at 124th Street “Hancock Place.” James Wilson Alexander MacDonald (1824 – 1908), an accomplished sculptor of Civil War heroes, was commissioned to create a heroically-sized bronze portrait bust of General Hancock. MacDonald may have based the statue on a plaster mask he took of Hancock the year he ran for president. The statue’s torso is bare except for a wide sash across the left shoulder to signify military honor. It was fabricated in 1891 and dedicated on December 30, 1893.

(Submitted on July 12, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Back of the memorial, sculpted in 1891 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 4, 2025

2. Back of the memorial, sculpted in 1891

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.