In the lobby of that building stands this statue of John Campbell Greenway (1872-1926). Greenway was a member of Roosevelt's Rough Riders and was a veteran of the Spanish-American war and WWI. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and three medals from the French for his heroic conduct in battle.
This statue by Gutzon Borglum was created in 1928 and in 1930 it was placed by Arizona in Statuary Hall at the US Capitol where it stood representing the state of Arizona until 2015 when it was replaced by a statue of former Senator Barry Goldwater.
I took a photo of this statue when it was still in Washington D.C. back in 2011 when I was visiting the city.
In addition to Greenway's distinguished service to his country he was also the husband of Isabella Greenway who was the first congresswoman from Arizona.
Isabella Greenway was also the founder of one of my favorite places to stay when I visit Tucson Arizona, The Arizona Inn. She, like her husband was a leader and savvy businesswoman. If you click the link you can read a little more about her amazing life and see photos from the Arizona Inn.
10 comments:
The statue looks good and has seen several places already.
That is certainly a striking entrance.
They replaced him with BARRY GOLDWATER?!
A young state. Time for a couple more, starting with DC.
The entrance to the State Archives is pretty fabulous Sharon. I can see why you love the Arizona Inn so much, it's beautiful, the library is gorgeous, so cosy 💛
That inn is so pretty. I can see why you like to stay there.
The entrance to the State Archives is pretty impressive.
Barry Goldwater? That is a surprise to me.
I have to agree with Steve's reaction.
Such an interesting page of History!
I just read the Wikipedia's page on Isabella Greenway, wow!
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