James Buchanan Memorial facts for kids
Quick facts for kids James Buchanan Memorial |
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| Artist | Hans Schuler |
| Year | 1930 |
| Type | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 190 cm × 200 cm (74 in × 79 in) |
| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
| 38°55′11″N 77°02′06″W / 38.91968°N 77.03497°W | |
| Owner | National Park Service |
The James Buchanan Memorial is a bronze and granite memorial in the southeast corner of Meridian Hill Park Northwest, Washington, D.C. It was designed by architect William Gorden Beecher, and sculpted by Maryland artist Hans Schuler.
Commissioned in 1916, but not approved by the U.S. Congress until 1918, it was completed and unveiled June 26, 1930. The memorial features a statue of Buchanan bookended by male and female classical figures representing law and diplomacy, engraved with text from a member of Buchanan's cabinet, Jeremiah S. Black:
The incorruptible statesman whose walk was upon the mountain ranges of the law.
The memorial in the nation's capital complemented an earlier monument, constructed in 1907–08 and dedicated in 1911, on the site of Buchanan's birthplace in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.
