James A. Garfield Monument (Philadelphia)

The James A. Garfield Monument is a monument honoring the 20th president of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens and architect Stanford White collaborated on the memorial, which was completed in 1896. It is located in Fairmount Park, along Kelly Drive, near the Girard Avenue Bridge.

This article is about the monument in Philadelphia. For the monument in Cleveland, see Garfield Memorial. For the monument in Washington, D.C., see James A. Garfield Monument.

James A. Garfield Monument
The monument in 2011
39.9739°N 75.1905°W / 39.9739; -75.1905
LocationFairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
DesignerSculptor: Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Architect: Stanford White
MaterialSculpture: bronze
Base: granite
HeightBust: 3.6 ft (1.1 m)
Base: 17 ft (5.2 m)
Beginning dateCommissioned: 1885
Cast: 1895
Dedicated dateMay 30, 1896
Dedicated toJames A. Garfield
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