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The James Buchanan Memorial is a bronze and granite memorial in the southeast corner of 
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
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HABS, Library of Congress {{Public art in Washington, D.C. 1930 sculptures Cultural depictions of James Buchanan Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C. Buchanan, James Statues in Washington, D.C.
Meridian Hill Park
Meridian Hill Park, also known as Malcolm X Park, is a structured urban park located in the Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Columbia Heights; it also abuts the nearby neighborhood of Adams Morgan. The park was designed and built between 1912 ...
Northwest, Washington, D.C.
Northwest (NW or N.W.) is the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located north of the National Mall and west of North Capitol Street. It is the largest of the four quadrants of the city (NW, NE, S ...
It was designed by architect William Gorden Beecher, and sculpted by Maryland artist Hans Schuler
Hans K. Schuler (May 25, 1874 – March 30, 1951) was a German-born American sculptor and monument maker. He was the first American sculptor ever to win the Salon Gold Medal. His works are in several important museum collections, and he als ...
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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 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
Mercersburg is a borough in Franklin County, located near the southern border of Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is southwest of Harrisburg, the state capital.
Due to its location in a rural area, it had a relatively large percentage ...
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See also
*List of sculptures of presidents of the United States
This is a list of statues and busts of presidents of the United States.
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Har ...
* Presidential memorials in the United States
The presidential memorials in the United States honor the various presidents of the United States and seek to perpetuate their legacies.
Living and physical elements
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External links
*http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298193-1http://dcmemorialist.com/2010/03/buchanan-statue/
HABS, Library of Congress {{Public art in Washington, D.C. 1930 sculptures Cultural depictions of James Buchanan Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C. Buchanan, James Statues in Washington, D.C.