Peace Cross, (sculpture).

Peace Cross, (sculpture).

Gibson, Robert W., 1854-1927, architect.

Peace Cross, (sculpture).

1898. Dedicated Oct. 2, 1898.

THAT IT MAY PLEASE THEE TO GIVE TO ALL NATIONS UNITY, PEACE AND CONCORD; WE BESEARCH THEE TO HEAR US GOOD LORD! / JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF BEING THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE

Emblem -- Cross

Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington

Washington National Cathedral, Public Affairs, Massachusetts & Wisconsin Avenues, N. W., Exterior between the Little Sanctuary of Saint Albans School and Saint Albans Church, Washington, District of Columbia 20016

This Peace Cross is modeled after a smaller cross erected behind the chancel of the Episcopal Chapel at Northeast Harbor, Maine by Bishop Doane as a memorial to his daughter. The President William McKinley spoke at the dedication.

D.C. Preservation League, 1994.

Washington National Cathedral, collection printout, 1993.

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