Albert Gallatin is a bronze statue by James Earle Fraser. It is located north of the Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.)

Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.)

The Treasury Building in Washington, D.C. is a National Historic Landmark building which is the headquarters of the United States Department of the Treasury....

, at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue

Pennsylvania Avenue

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, N.W. Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

It was authorized by Congress on January 11, 1927.
It was dedicated on October 15, 1947.

The inscription reads:

(Base, front:)

ALBERT GALLATIN

SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY

GENIUS OF FINANCE

SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE

COMMISSIONER FOR THE TREATY OF GHENT

MINISTER TO FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN

AND STEADFAST

CHAMPION OF DEMOCRACY

1761-1849

External links

• http://guide.trustedtours.com/destinations/washington-dc/albert-gallatin-statue/
• http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=2129
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/grundlepuck/232434245/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/5153729673/