Heald Square Monument
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4.6 (152)Lorado Taft’s downtown bronze pairs George Washington with the key financiers of the American Revolution.
Description
Set in the Loop's Heald Square, the monument depicts General George Washington alongside Robert Morris and Haym Salomon. Following Taft’s death in 1936, the bronze was completed by associates Leonard Crunelle, Nellie Walker, and Fred Torrey before receiving its Chicago Landmark designation in 1971. It remains a quick stop for architecture and history enthusiasts crossing downtown.
