Statue of Christopher Columbus (Johnston, Rhode Island)
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Columbus is a historic statue in Johnston, Rhode Island. The statue is a bronze cast of a sterling silver statue which was created by Rhode Island's Gorham Manufacturing Company for the 1892 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The original silver statue was not meant for permanent exhibition, but rather as a demonstration of the skills of the Gorham Company, and was later melted down. The bronze cast was dedicated on November 8, 1893, in Columbus Square, in Providence, Rhode Island, United States as a gift from the Elmwood Association to the City of Providence.
Columbus | |
Location | Johnston, Rhode Island |
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Coordinates | 41°49′37.1″N 71°30′25.9″W |
Built | 1893 |
Architect | Frederic Auguste Bartholdi |
Part of | Elmwood Historic District (ID80004603) |
MPS | Outdoor Sculpture of Rhode Island |
NRHP reference No. | 01000468[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 19, 2001 |
Designated CP | January 7, 1980 |
The bronze statue was created in 1893 by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. It was removed from Columbus Square in 2020 by the City of Providence and reinstalled in the nearby town of Johnston in 2023.