Washington Irving Memorial
National Register of Historic Places

Washington Irving Memorial

Irvington, Westchester County, New York
Listed
September 7, 2000
Type
Object
Period
Listed
Ref No.
00001062

About this property

The Washington Irving Memorial is located at Broadway (US 9) and West Sunnyside Lane in Irvington, New York. It features a bust of Irving and sculptures of two of his better-known characters by Daniel Chester French, set in a small stone plaza at the street corner designed by Charles A. Platt. It is near Irving's Sunnyside estate. A local woman, Jennie Prince Black, pushed for the memorial's creation and construction in 1909, since Sunnyside was then still an Irving family residence closed to the public and his admirers had few places to pay their respects to him. Her dream took almost 20 years to realize. The memorial went through a difficult construction process, passing through several proposed locations and many financial difficulties before it could finally be dedicated in 1927, a year later than originally planned. The opening of Sunnyside since then has led the Irving admirers there instead, but after a major restoration in the late 20th century it remains true to its original design. In 2000, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

Irvington, Westchester County, New York
41.04803, -73.86148

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Nearby Historic Sites

East Irvington School
Industrial
0.3 mi
Sunnyside
Industrial
0.4 mi
Villa Lewaro
Industrial
0.4 mi
Lyndhurst, Jay Gould Estate
Industrial
0.5 mi
Irvington Historic District
Listed
0.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Action at Young's House
1780Revolutionary War
3.4 mi
Battle of White Plains Oct 28 1776
1776Revolutionary War
3.8 mi

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Washington Irving Memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 7, 2000.

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Washington Irving Memorial is classified as a object in the National Register of Historic Places.

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