{"nrhp_refnum":"97000446","name":"Jackson, Thomas Jonathan, Scuplture","other_names":["VDHR No. 104-0251"],"category":"object","location":{"address":"Jackson Park, bounded by High, Jefferson, and 4th Sts., and Albemarle Co. Courthouse","address_restricted":false,"city":"Charlottesville (Independent City)","county":"Charlottesville","state":"VA","lat":38.03188159500007,"lon":-78.47508289699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-05-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"An equestrian bronze sculpture of Confederate General Thomas Jonathan Jackson on his horse Little Sorrel, set on a pink granite pedestal in Jackson Park, Charlottesville, Virginia. It was completed in 1921 by sculptor Charles Keck.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the sculpture is significant at the state level under Criterion C as an important work of art showing the figurative style of outdoor sculpture by members of the National Sculpture Society, whose origins are tied to the City Beautiful movement. It was the third of four sculptures commissioned by philanthropist Paul Goodloe McIntire and was considered by many among the finest equestrian sculptures in the nation. It retains its historic integrity.","narrative":"Jackson Park in Charlottesville holds a bronze equestrian sculpture of Thomas Jonathan Jackson riding his horse Little Sorrel into battle. Sculptor Charles Keck created it, and it was finished in 1921. The figures were cast by Roman Bronze Works of Brooklyn, and Lloyd Brothers Memorials of Washington, D.C., made the pink granite pedestal, which is carved with the winged figures of Faith and Valor. The whole work stands about 24 feet high. Philanthropist Paul Goodloe McIntire commissioned it and gave it, along with the park site, to the city. It was the third of four sculptures he commissioned from members of the National Sculpture Society. Local horsemen criticized Keck's first model of the horse, and he adjusted its proportions before casting. The sculpture is recognized as an important example of the figurative outdoor sculpture associated with the late City Beautiful movement, and it retains its original location, design, setting and materials.","period_of_significance":"1919-1924","architect_builder":"Keck, Charles","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Bronze figures have a bright green patina with streaks of corrosion running onto the pedestal; the pedestal is otherwise in good condition apart from minor chips.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.17306-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/6786/41678615/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/97000446.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000446/d4dfc9a42c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000446/d4dfc9a42c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Nickmorgan2","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jackson_Sculpture.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Nickmorgan2</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jackson_Sculpture.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41678615","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_Stonewall_Jackson_(Charlottesville,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16892781"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/charlottesville/jackson-thomas-jonathan-scuplture-97000446/"}