George Berry Washington Memorial

United States historic place


George Berry Washington Memorial
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Nearest city	Earle, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°17′50″N 90°28′1″W / 35.29722°N 90.46694°W / 35.29722; -90.46694
Area	less than one acre
Built	1928 (1928)
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Ethnic and Racial Minority Settlement of the Arkansas Delta MPS
NRHP reference No.	94000824
Added to NRHP	August 11, 1994

The George Berry Washington Memorial is a monumental funerary sculpture located on Arkansas Highway 149 north of Earle, Arkansas. It is the only major funerary sculpture in Crittenden County, and it commemorates the life and accomplishments of the Rev. George Berry Washington (1864-1928), an African American who was probably born into slavery, but ended his life as one of the county's largest landowners. Washington's grave site is on a low mound in an open field on the east side Highway 149. Two elaborately-carved stone piers, 3 feet (0.91 m) in height, flank wide steps leading up to the monument. The monument is a marble statue of an angel 5 feet (1.5 m) in height, mounted on a column of marble blocks 6 feet (1.8 m) high.

The memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"NRHP nomination for George Berry Washington Memorial". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-21.

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Media related to Grave of George Berry Washington at Wikimedia Commons

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