Oct 22, 2024 · The memorial stands on a four feet high circular marble platform around which are inscribed the names of 499 Washington residents who died in service during World War I. The names were inscribed on the face of the platform in alphabetical order with no distinction made to rank, race, or gender.

The District of Columbia War Memorial commemorates the more than 26,000 "residents and citizens" of the District of Columbia who performed military service in World War I, including the 499 who gave their lives in that service.

The District of Columbia War Memorial was built in 1931 to honor the more than 26,000 residents of Washington, D.C., who served in World War I. The memorial stands in West Potomac Park in a grove of trees between the Reflecting Pool and Independence Avenue.

Designed by Washington architect Frederick H. Brooke, with the assistance of Washington architects Horace W. Peaslee and Nathan C. Wyeth, the district of Columbia War Memorial is a 47-foot tall circular, domed, Doric temple.

Nov 26, 2022 · A memorial to the armed forces from the District of Columbia who served their country in the World War This memorial was erected through the voluntary subscriptions of the people of Washington • It was dedicated on Armistice Day Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-One by by Herbert Hoover President of the United States • Within this corner-stone ...

On April 8, 1920, a joint resolution was introduced in the House of Representatives appointing a commission for the purpose of erecting in Potomac Park, a memorial to those members of the Armed Forces of the United States from the District of Columbia who served in the war.

Built in 1931, the District of Columbia War Memorial honors the 26,000 residents of D.C. who served in World War I. With architecture inspired by ancient Greece and Rome, it was designed as a functional bandstand for commemorative and military concerts that were popular in the early to mid twentieth century.

Jan 2, 2025 · WASHINGTON DC, United States — The District of Columbia War Memorial stands as a circular domed monument on the National Mall. Completed in 1931, this local memorial honors the 26,000 Washington DC residents who served …

Jun 26, 2019 · The DC War Memorial, officially named the District of Columbia War Memorial, commemorates the 26,000 citizens of Washington, D.C., who served during World War I. The domed peristyle Doric temple made of Vermont marble stands as the only memorial on the National Mall dedicated to local residents.

Built to honor the 499 District of Columbia residents who gave their lives in service in World War I, the DC War Memorial was dedicated in 1931 in a ceremony that included President Hoover and a performance by a band led by John Philip Sousa.