Grand Army Plaza

Highlights

Alexander Skene Statue

This impressive sculpture bust of Alexander Johnston Chalmers Skene, M.D. (1838–1900) honors a Brooklyn-based physician, medical researcher, college and hospital… Read More

Bailey Fountain

Named after Brooklyn-based financier and philanthropist Frank Bailey (1865-1953) and his wife Mary Louise Bailey, this elaborate sculptural waterwork is one of several… Read More

General Henry Warner Slocum

This bronze statue of General Henry Warner Slocum (1827–1894) depicts the Civil War hero atop his horse with a raised saber in his right hand. The monument, unveiled on… Read More

General Warren Statue

This sculpture by Henry Baerer (1837–1908) honors the distinguished Union Army general Gouverneur Kemble Warren (1830–1882). It is one of three Civil War monuments that… Read More

Grand Army Plaza

Grand Army Plaza, the oval at the main entrance of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, was meant to provide a wide and picturesque approach to the park, which park designer Calvert… Read More

Henry Maxwell Monument

This bronze relief tablet by Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907) honors Henry Maxwell (1850–1902), a Brooklyn-based banker, philanthropist, and supporter of public… Read More

John F. Kennedy Statue

Redesigned sculpture in process. Original bust in storage. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917–1963) was the 35th President of the United States. After serving as a naval… Read More