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Park Service to Restore and Reinstall D.C.’s Albert Pike Confederate Statue

Eleanor Holmes Norton plans to introduce a bill to place the Confederate statue in a museum instead of reinstalling it in Judiciary Square.

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Micro-abrasive cleaning of the Albert Pike statue to remove corrosion and paint in order to review the conditions of the bronze prior to repairs
Police extinguish the burning statue of Confederate General Albert Pike near Judiciary Square in Washington, D.C., on June 19, 2020.
Albert Pike statue in DC

Overview

  • On August 4, the National Park Service announced it is restoring the bronze Albert Pike statue and its damaged masonry plinth at the Historic Preservation Training Center for reinstallation by October 2025.
  • The restoration follows President Trump’s March executive orders directing federal agencies to beautify Washington, D.C., and reinstate preexisting monuments removed or altered since 2020.
  • Erected in 1901 as the capital’s only outdoor Confederate memorial, the statue has been in secure storage after protesters toppled and set it ablaze on Juneteenth 2020.
  • Site crews will soon begin repairing the plinth’s broken stone, mortar joints and mounting elements ahead of the statue’s return to Judiciary Square.
  • Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton will reintroduce legislation to remove the statue permanently and donate it to a museum once restoration is complete.