Columbus (Providence, Rhode Island)
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.
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| Coordinates | 41°47′54″N 71°25′33″W
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| Built | 1893
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| Architect | Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
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| MPS | Outdoor Sculpture of Rhode Island
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SIGNIFICANT DATES
| Added to NRHP | October 19, 2001
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| Designated CP | January 7, 1980
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