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This monument in Greenwich Village commemorates the centennial of George Washington’s inauguration of 1789. The Beaux Arts arch by McKim, Mead & White features marble crests and insignia as well as matching portraits of Washington as general and as statesman..

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Washington Square Arch in paintings and photographs on NY Architecture Images
The fight to 'Save the Square' from a proposed roadway in the 1950s
A history of Washington Square Park
Wikipedia entry about the social history of Washington Square

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