George Berry Washington Memorial

The George Berry Washington Memorial is a monumental funerary sculpture located on Arkansas Highway 149 north of Earle, Arkansas. It is the only major funerary sculpture in Crittenden County, and it commemorates the life and accomplishments of the Rev. George Berry Washington (1864-1928), an African American who was probably born into slavery, but ended his life as one of the county's largest landowners. Washington's grave site is on a low mound in an open field on the east side Highway 149. Two elaborately-carved stone piers, 3 feet (0.91 m) in height, flank wide steps leading up to the monument. The monument is a marble statue of an angel 5 feet (1.5 m) in height, mounted on a column of marble blocks 6 feet (1.8 m) high.[2]

George Berry Washington Memorial
Nearest cityEarle, Arkansas
Coordinates35°17′50″N 90°28′1″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1928 (1928)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSEthnic and Racial Minority Settlement of the Arkansas Delta MPS
NRHP reference No.94000824[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1994

The memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for George Berry Washington Memorial" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-21.


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