Thomas Jonathan Jackson Sculpture

Thomas Jonathan Jackson Sculpture
Location Jackson Park, bounded by High, Jefferson, and 4th Sts., and Albemarle Co. Courthouse, Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°1′54″N 78°28′31″W / 38.03167°N 78.47528°W / 38.03167; -78.47528Coordinates: 38°1′54″N 78°28′31″W / 38.03167°N 78.47528°W / 38.03167; -78.47528
Area less than one acre
Built 1921 (1921)
Architect Keck, Charles
Architectural style bronze sculpture
MPS Four Monumental Figurative Outdoor Sculptures in Charlottesville MPS
NRHP Reference # 97000446[1]
VLR # 104-0251
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 16, 1997
Designated VLR June 19, 1996[2]

Thomas Jonathan Jackson Sculpture is a historic bronze equestrian sculpture of Stonewall Jackson located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was sculpted by noted artist Charles Keck (1875-1951), and was the third of four works commissioned from members of the National Sculpture Society by philanthropist Paul Goodloe McIntire. The sculpture was the second of three McIntire gave to the city during the years 1919 to 1924. It was erected in 1921.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1] It is located in the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District.

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Betsey Gohdes-Baten (April 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thomas Jonathan Jackson Sculpture" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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