Millard Fillmore - Buffalo, New York
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BruceS
N 42° 53.172 W 078° 52.750
17T E 673187 N 4750359
Bronze statue of the 13th President of the United States in front of the Buffalo City Hall.
Waymark Code: WMB7W1
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2011
Views: 4
Bronze statue of President Millard Fillmore standing. He is wearing narrow trousers and a Prince Albert coat, with a large cloak thrown over his shoulders. In his left hand he is holding a rolled document and his right hand is resting on some books placed on a small stand.
The statue was placed as the same time as the statue of President Grover Cleveland at the opposite corner of City Hall.
The base is inscribed:
Millard Fillmore
1800-1874
13th President Of
The U.S.
Lawyer
Educator
Philanthropist
Statesman
TITLE: Millard Fillmore
ARTIST(S): Bryant Baker
DATE: Dedicated July 1, 1932.
MEDIUM: Bronze on granite base.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 76008681
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
City Hall
Southeast corner
Buffalo, New York
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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