George Washington Bust - Boston, MA
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A bust of George Washington is located in Doric Hall in the Massachusetts State House at 24 Beacon Street, Boston, MA.
Waymark Code: WMN00T
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/30/2014
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A life-size bronze bust depicts George Washington in military uniform from mid-chest up. The bust is a copy of the famous statue of Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon. The bust rests on a round 4' high green marble pedestal. The memorial was given to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by the school children of Massachusetts in 1932 on the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. On the front of the pedestal is a bronze shield with the inscription:
GEORGE WASHINGTON
BORN AT WAKEFIELD
WESTMORELAND COUNTY
VIRGINIA
DIED AT MOUNT VERNON
VIRGINIA
1732 - 1799
GIVEN BY
THE SCHOOL CHILDREN
OF MASSACHUSETTS
1932
The Massachusetts State House is open to the public Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm. All visitors must enter through the General Hooker entrance.