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Alexander Lyman Holley statue in Washington Square Park, New York City, 1900.

1900

Alexander Lyman Holley Statue

Alexander Lyman Holley statue in Washington Square Park, New York City, 1900.

IMAGE DATE1900
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Alexander Lyman Holley Statue, ca. 1900.

Sculpted by John Quincy Adams Ward in collaboration with Thomas Hastings, this bronze bust casted and dedicated in 1889 commemorates one of the founding fathers of engineering and industry. Sitting atop an Indiana limestone pedestal in a park replete with a grand arch, fountain, dog park, and chess tables, funds from the Society of Mechanical Engineers and Save American Treasures allowed the MAS Adopt-A-Monument program to restore this sculpture in 1999.

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