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Rock Creek Cemetery is an 86-acre (350,000 m 2) cemetery with a natural and rolling landscape located at Rock Creek Church Road, NW, and Webster Street, NW, off Hawaii Avenue, NE, in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, D.C., across the street from the historic Soldiers' Home and the Soldiers' Home Cemetery.
- Adams Memorial (Saint-Gaudens)
The Adams Memorial is a grave marker for Marian Hooper Adams...
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- Adams Memorial (Saint-Gaudens)
23 de jul. de 2013 · The Adams Memorial was erected in Section E of Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, DC in 1891. For most of the year it is hidden from direct view, encircled by a ring of tall conifers; a small...
Her husband commissioned sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens and architect Stanford White to create a memorial to mark her grave in Rock Creek Cemetery. The haunting Adams Memorial is probably the most famous of all monuments in the cemetery and is generally considered to be Saint-Gaudens' most famous sculpture.
A Remarkable Resting Place for Souls of All Faiths. Lush landscape, breathtaking sculptures and notable history combine to make Rock Creek Cemetery the most beautiful and evocative public cemetery in the nation’s capital.
5 de abr. de 2024 · In 1891, the finished work was installed near the gravesite in Rock Creek Cemetery. There is release and detachment in the figure’s expression, but there exists a palpable sorrow as well. The figure marked the grave of Marian Adams without depicting her likeness or stating her name.
