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'''Ward Circle''' is a [[traffic circle]] at the intersection of Nebraska and [[Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Massachusetts]] Avenues in [[Northwest, Washington, D.C.|Northwest]], [[Washington, D.C.]] The circle, totaling {{convert|30243|sqft|abbr=on}}, is owned and administered by the [[National Park Service]] through its [[Rock Creek Park]] unit.<ref name="Reservation List 2011">{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/features/foia/Reservation-List-2011.pdf|title=Reservation List: The Parks of the National Park System, Washington, DC|date=August 2011|website=www.nps.gov|publisher=National Park Service; Land Resources Program Center; National Capital Region| |
'''Ward Circle''' is a [[traffic circle]] at the intersection of Nebraska and [[Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Massachusetts]] Avenues in [[Northwest, Washington, D.C.|Northwest]], [[Washington, D.C.]] The circle, totaling {{convert|30243|sqft|abbr=on}}, is owned and administered by the [[National Park Service]] through its [[Rock Creek Park]] unit.<ref name="Reservation List 2011">{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/features/foia/Reservation-List-2011.pdf|title=Reservation List: The Parks of the National Park System, Washington, DC|date=August 2011|website=www.nps.gov|publisher=National Park Service; Land Resources Program Center; National Capital Region|access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref> On three sides is the campus of [[American University]], while the fourth is occupied by the [[Nebraska Avenue Complex]], a U.S. government facility. |
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The circle was constructed and landscaped in the 1930s to display the {{convert|27.5|ft|adj=on}} bronze, memorial [[statue of Artemas Ward]].<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/rocr/learn/historyculture/monuments.htm|title=Monuments, Statues and Memorials: Rock Creek Park|date=April 10, 2015|work=National Park Service|access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Details Drafted for Ward Circle |work= Washington Evening Star |date= March 13, 1933 |page= 17 |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX-NB&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=O4FH59ONMTQxNDcwODM0OC44MTQ3MDA6MTo3OnJhLTk2NjY&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=58&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=58&p_docnum=1&p_docref=v2:13D5DA85AE05A305@EANX-NB-148A264D8D0BC080@2427147-1489E4772769D20E@16-148A2C8EB32B6D20@ }}</ref> [[Artemas Ward|Ward]] was the first Commander-in-Chief in the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref name="si">{{Cite web |url=https://www.si.edu/object/siris_ari_20337 |title=General Artemas Ward (sculpture) |website=Smithsonian Institution |language=en |access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref> Sculptor [[Leonard Crunelle]] created the statue over a three-year period, while the base and pedestal were built by J. F. Manning Co.<ref name= tostart>"[https://www.proquest.com/docview/150950902/650AF5648C30486APQ/50 Artemas Ward Marker Plans, Site Approved: Work on Monument to War Hero to Start Next Week]". ''The Washington Post''. September 21, 1937. p. 13.</ref> The pedestal is made from [[Stony Creek, Connecticut|Stony Creek]] granite.<ref name= tostart/> |
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Sculpted from bronze by [[Leonard Crunelle]] at a cost of [[United States dollar|$]]50,000,<ref name= nps/> the statue was unveiled on November 3, 1938<ref name="si">{{Cite web |url=https://www.si.edu/object/siris_ari_20337 |title=General Artemas Ward (sculpture) |website=Smithsonian Institution |language=en |access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref> by Maj. Gen. Ward's great-great-great-granddaughter, Mrs. Lewis Wesley Feick.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=48362 |title=General Artemas Ward Monument Historical Marker |date=June 16, 2016 |website=hmdb.org |access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref> It shows Ward, the first Commander-in-Chief in the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], atop a granite pedestal in a [[Continental Army]] uniform.<ref name="si"/> |
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The president and fellows of [[Harvard University]] donated the $50,000 to cover the cost of the statue.<ref name= tostart/> The donation fulfilled the terms of the will of Artemus Ward, an alumnus of Harvard and the great-grandson of Maj. Gen. Artemus Ward.<ref name= unveiled>"[https://www.proquest.com/docview/151007138/650AF5648C30486APQ/57 Ward Statue to be Unveiled on Thursday: Delano to Preside Woodring to Speak Memorial to General]". ''The Washington Post''. October 31, 1938. p. X3.</ref> The statue was unveiled on November 3, 1938, by Mrs. Wesley Feick, the great-great-granddaughter of Maj. Gen. Ward.<ref name= unveiled/> [[Secretary of War]] [[Harry Hines Woodring]] spoke at the unveiling.<ref name= unveiled/> |
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The pedestal of the statue bears the inscription: |
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ARTEMAS WARD<br> |
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1727–1800<br> |
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SON OF MASSACHUSETTS<br> |
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GRADUATE OF HARVARD COLLEGE<br> |
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JUDGE AND LEGISLATOR<br> |
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DELEGATE 1780–1781 TO THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS<br> |
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SOLDIER OF THREE WARS<br> |
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FIRST COMMANDER OF THE PATRIOT FORCES |
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Located on the west of the circle, the home of American University's [[American University School of Public Affairs|School of Public Affairs]] was named for and is still sometimes known as ''Ward Circle'' |
Located on the west side of the circle, the home of American University's [[American University School of Public Affairs|School of Public Affairs]] was named for and is still sometimes known as ''Ward Circle''. In 2017, the official name of the building was changed to ''Kerwin Hall'' after former university president [[Cornelius M. Kerwin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2017/06/ward-circle-building-now-named-kerwin-hall|title=Ward Circle Building now named Kerwin Hall|last=Samsel|first=Haley|date=June 27, 2017|website=The Eagle|access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release|title=Board of Trustees Spring 2017 Meeting Summary|date=May 23, 2017|publisher=American University|url=https://www.american.edu/trustees/may-23-2017.cfm|last1=Cassell|first1=Jack C.|access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref> On the North side of the circle is American University's [[Katzen Arts Center]]. |
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[[File:Artemas Ward statue Ward Circle color.png|thumb|right|''[[General Artemas Ward]]'']] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[General Artemas Ward|''General Artemas Ward'' statue]] |
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*[[List of circles in Washington, D.C.]] |
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Ward Circle and Katzen Arts Center in 2006
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| Namesake | Artemas Ward |
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| Type | Traffic circle |
| Owner | District of Columbia |
| Maintained by | DDOT, National Park Service |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°56′16″N 77°05′09″W / 38.93778°N 77.08583°W / 38.93778; -77.08583 |
Ward Circle is a traffic circle at the intersection of Nebraska and Massachusetts Avenues in Northwest, Washington, D.C. The circle, totaling 30,243 sq ft (2,809.7 m2), is owned and administered by the National Park Service through its Rock Creek Park unit.[1] On three sides is the campus of American University, while the fourth is occupied by the Nebraska Avenue Complex, a U.S. government facility.
The circle was constructed and landscaped in the 1930s to display the 27.5-foot (8.4 m) bronze, memorial statue of Artemas Ward.[2][3] Ward was the first Commander-in-Chief in the American Revolutionary War.[4] Sculptor Leonard Crunelle created the statue over a three-year period, while the base and pedestal were built by J. F. Manning Co.[5] The pedestal is made from Stony Creek granite.[5]
The president and fellows of Harvard University donated the $50,000 to cover the cost of the statue.[5] The donation fulfilled the terms of the will of Artemus Ward, an alumnus of Harvard and the great-grandson of Maj. Gen. Artemus Ward.[6] The statue was unveiled on November 3, 1938, by Mrs. Wesley Feick, the great-great-granddaughter of Maj. Gen. Ward.[6] Secretary of War Harry Hines Woodring spoke at the unveiling.[6]
Located on the west side of the circle, the home of American University's School of Public Affairs was named for and is still sometimes known as Ward Circle. In 2017, the official name of the building was changed to Kerwin Hall after former university president Cornelius M. Kerwin.[7][8] On the North side of the circle is American University's Katzen Arts Center.
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