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The Albert Pike Memorial is a public artwork in Washington, D.C., erected in 1901, and partially demolished in 2020 by protestors responding to the murder of George Floyd. It honors Albert Pike (1809–1891), a senior officer of the Confederate States Army as well as a poet, lawyer, and influential figure in the Scottish Rite of freemasonry .
The Albert Pike Memorial Temple is an historic Masonic lodge in Little Rock, Arkansas; the structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [ 36 ] Albert Pike Highway was an auto trail that extended more than 900 miles (1,400 km) from Hot Springs, Arkansas , to Colorado Springs, Colorado , crossing the Ozark Mountains and ...
The Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C. are a group of seventeen outdoor statues which are spread out through much of central and northwest Washington, D.C. [3] The statues depict 11 Union generals and formerly included one Confederate general, Albert Pike, who was depicted as a Mason and not as a general.
The following monuments and memorials were removed during the George Floyd protests, mainly due to their connections to racism.The majority are in the United States and mostly commemorate the Confederate States of America (CSA), but some monuments were also removed in other countries, for example the statues of slave traders in the United Kingdom.
The empty, vandalized pedestal of the Albert Pike Memorial in Washington, D.C., on July 2, 2020, after the statue was toppled by protesters U.S. Capitol , National Statuary Hall Collection Alabama's statue of Confederate officer Jabez Curry was replaced by a statue of Helen Keller in 2009.
The Albert Pike Memorial Temple is a historic Scottish Rite building. It also houses the York Rite Chapter, Council, Commandery, and has 2 Masonic lodges at 700-724 Scott Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is an imposing 156,000 square foot three-story plus basement and loft Classical Revival structure.
Albert Pike Memorial Temple: November 13, 1986 : 700-724 Scott St. 3 ... Gus Blass Department Store: November 13, 1986 : 318-324 Main St.
A typical plaque found on properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of sites, buildings, structures, districts, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value".