National Register of Historic Places

Washington, George Berry, Memorial

Earle, Crittenden County, Arkansas
Listed
August 10, 1994
Type
Object
Period
Listed
Ref No.
94000824

About this property

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.

Location

Earle, Crittenden County, Arkansas
35.29731, -90.46702

Categories

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Sources

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Washington, George Berry, Memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 1994.

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