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{{Short description|Public artwork in Washington, D.C., U.S.}}
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'''Houser Memorial''' is a [[public artwork]] by an unknown artist, located at [[Rock Creek Cemetery]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States]]. House Memorial was originally surveyed as part of the [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian's]] Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. The monument is the grave of Helen L. Houser and her daughter Anna Victoria Houser<ref name="SOS">{{Cite web| author=American Art Museum | year=2004 | title=Houser Memorial (sculpture) | work=Inventory of American Sculpture | publisher=Smithsonian | url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!377992~!0#focus | accessdate= 9 December, 2010}}</ref>
'''Houser Memorial''' is a [[public artwork]] by an unknown artist, located at [[Rock Creek Cemetery]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], United States. Houser Memorial was originally surveyed as part of the [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian's]] Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. The monument is the grave of Helen L. Houser and her daughter Anna Victoria Houser<ref name="SOS">{{Cite web| author=American Art Museum | year=2004 | title=Houser Memorial (sculpture) | work=Inventory of American Sculpture | publisher=Smithsonian | url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!377992~!0#focus | accessdate= 9 December 2010}}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==


This grave marker features a granite sculpture of Helen Houser sitting with her daughter Anna Victoria. With her proper right arm around Anna's shoulder, Helen points with her proper left hand to a page in a book resting on Anna's lap. The sculpture sits upon a large rectangular base.
This grave marker features a granite sculpture of Helen Houser sitting with her daughter Anna Victoria. With her proper right arm around Anna's shoulder, Helen points with her proper left hand to a page in a book resting on Anna's lap. The sculpture sits upon a large rectangular base.


An inscription on the base reads: HOUSER
An inscription on the base reads: HOUSER
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:OCTOBER 31, 1906
:OCTOBER 31, 1906
:JULY 3, 1918<ref name="SOS"/>
:JULY 3, 1918<ref name="SOS"/>

==The Houser family==

The Houser's were a wealthy Washington family who lived in the [[Logan Circle (Washington, D.C.)|Logan Circle]] neighborhood. They owned various properties in Washington. Anna Victoria Houser was the only child of Helen and Edward Houser. When she died, possibly of influenza, when she was eleven, the Houser's sold their businesses and dedicated their lives to donating and raising funds for charities.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==References==
==References==

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[[Category:Burials at Rock Creek Cemetery]]
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[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Burials at Rock Creek Cemetery]]
[[Category:Sculptures of children in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Stone sculptures]]
[[Category:Sculptures of women in Washington, D.C.]]

Latest revision as of 04:04, 18 June 2024

Houser Memorial
ArtistUnknown
Year1922 (1922)
TypeGranite
LocationWashington, D.C.
Coordinates38°56′52.42″N 77°0′33.36″W / 38.9478944°N 77.0092667°W / 38.9478944; -77.0092667
OwnerRock Creek Cemetery

Houser Memorial is a public artwork by an unknown artist, located at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C., United States. Houser Memorial was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. The monument is the grave of Helen L. Houser and her daughter Anna Victoria Houser[1]

Description

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This grave marker features a granite sculpture of Helen Houser sitting with her daughter Anna Victoria. With her proper right arm around Anna's shoulder, Helen points with her proper left hand to a page in a book resting on Anna's lap. The sculpture sits upon a large rectangular base.

An inscription on the base reads: HOUSER

On the right side of the base:

HELEN L. HOUSER
MAR. 27 1880
AUG. 22 1934

On the left side of the base:

ANNA VICTORIA HOUSER
OCTOBER 31, 1906
JULY 3, 1918[1]

The Houser family

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The Houser's were a wealthy Washington family who lived in the Logan Circle neighborhood. They owned various properties in Washington. Anna Victoria Houser was the only child of Helen and Edward Houser. When she died, possibly of influenza, when she was eleven, the Houser's sold their businesses and dedicated their lives to donating and raising funds for charities.

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  • Back
    Back
  • Front Detail
    Front Detail

References

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  1. ^ a b American Art Museum (2004). "Houser Memorial (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture. Smithsonian. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
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