Andrew Jackson Downing Urn, Memorial sculpture in Enid A. Haupt Garden, United States.
The Carrara marble urn stands at 9 meters high within a formal garden setting near the Smithsonian Institution buildings in Washington, D.C.
Robert Eberhard Launitz and Calvert Vaux designed this memorial in 1856 to honor landscape architect Andrew Jackson Downing after his death in a steamboat accident.
The memorial represents the early development of American landscape architecture and the growing importance of public gardens in 19th-century urban planning.
Visitors can access the urn by following the paths through the Enid A. Haupt Garden, which connects to the National Mall and multiple Smithsonian museums.
This sculpture holds the distinction of being the first completed monument installed on the National Mall grounds in Washington, D.C.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Inception: 1856
Creator: Robert Eberhard Launitz, Calvert Vaux
Elevation above the sea: 9 m
Made from material: Carrara marble
Address: 1000 Jefferson Dr SW, Washington, DC 20560 20560
GPS coordinates: 38.88840,-77.02540
Latest update: March 5, 2025 21:40
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