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Albert Pike Statue Returns to D.C.’s Judiciary Square Under Trump Orders

Federal officials say the move follows preservation law alongside recent executive orders.

FILE - A statue of Albert Pike, a brigadier-general in the Confederate Army, stands in Northwest Washington, Aug. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
The pedestal where the statue of Confederate general Albert Pike once stood, in 2020
The bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike, toppled by demonstrators in 2020, was reinstalled this past weekend, a result of U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order "Restoring truth and Sanity to American History" in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 27, 2025.

Overview

  • The National Park Service reinstalled the bronze figure on Saturday after more than five years in storage following its toppling and burning on Juneteenth 2020.
  • The monument, the city’s only outdoor statue honoring a Confederate general, is fenced off near 3rd and D Streets NW by D.C. Police Headquarters with a protective presence on site.
  • Interior and NPS statements say the restoration aligns with historic‑preservation responsibilities and recent directives to restore previously removed monuments.
  • Congress authorized the statue in 1898 and it was dedicated in 1901 to recognize Pike’s Freemasonry leadership, with the figure depicted in civilian dress rather than military uniform.
  • D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton denounced the reinstallation and has advanced legislation seeking the statue’s removal, underscoring long‑standing local opposition on federally controlled land.