Pierre Menard Statue, Springfield, IL
1918 (Photograph 1985)
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This statue of Pierre Menard by John Mahoney was unveiled in 1888 in Springfield, Illinois. Menard was President of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Territorial General Assemblies and Illinois's First Lieutenant Governor.
In July 2020, following a series of national protests against police brutality and racism in policing, the Speaker of the Illinois House asked the board Office of the Architect of the Capitol to consider removing certain statues from Capitol grounds. The following month, the board of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol in Illinois voted to remove the statue of Stephen A. Douglas and Pierre Menard due to their history of slave ownership. They were both removed on September 26, 2020.
This photo and description of the Pierre Menard Statue in Springfield, IL are part of materials from the Illinois State Capitol nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places.
In July 2020, following a series of national protests against police brutality and racism in policing, the Speaker of the Illinois House asked the board Office of the Architect of the Capitol to consider removing certain statues from Capitol grounds. The following month, the board of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol in Illinois voted to remove the statue of Stephen A. Douglas and Pierre Menard due to their history of slave ownership. They were both removed on September 26, 2020.
This photo and description of the Pierre Menard Statue in Springfield, IL are part of materials from the Illinois State Capitol nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places.
This primary source comes from the Records of the National Park Service.
National Archives Identifier: 28894062
Full Citation: Pierre Menard Statue, Springfield, IL; 1918 (Photograph 1985); National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Illinois; National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013 - 2017; Records of the National Park Service, Record Group 79; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/pierre-menard-springfield-il, September 16, 2024]Activities that use this document
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