LEGACY -- General P. G. T. Beauregard - New Orleans, LA
N 29° 59.042 W 090° 05.391
15R E 780783 N 3320581
This 27 foot tall monument of Confederate General Beauregard, was formerly located at the entrance to New Orleans City Park close to the Art Gallery and lake.
Waymark Code: WM8WVA
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2010
Views: 5
Statue was located in a circular "median" area at the intersection of Esplanade Ave. and Wisner Blvd. at the southeastern entrance to City Park. (The Art Gallery entrance). Very nice statue, and the entire area is well landscaped. PLEASE use caution when visiting, it is a very busy intersection and use the traffic lights to assist in getting to the statue. The entire statue/base is 27 feet tall (base 10 feet, statue 17 feet).
Gen. Beauregard was born in nearby St. Bernard Parish. He was the first Confederate Brigadier General. After the War, Gen. Beauregard settled in New Orleans and was a political and civic leader.
The statue stood at this location from 1915-2017, when it and three other Confederate monuments were removed.
TITLE: General G. T. Beauregard
ARTIST(S): Alexander Doyle
DATE: 1915
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze: Base: Stone Mountain granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 88350004
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Esplanade and Wisner
New Orleans, LA 70119
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
At the time the waymark was created, the sculpture and base were in great condition. Very clean, and the surrounding landscaped "circle" was also very nice and clean.
The statue and its base was removed May 2017
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