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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|
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/>
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/>
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''.
==See also==
*[[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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