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Public access to the Kennedy statue was restored in 2015, by allowing State House visitors, after clearing the security checkpoint, to exit the building at a nearby door staffed by security officers. This access is limited to weekdays during business hours in spring and summer. Visitors are still not
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in 2001, police closed the gates to the State House lawn, cutting off public access to several of the statues, including Mann,
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remained open to close public inspection, as they are located in the pedestrian plaza of the building's main public entrance.
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in 2006. "But the monuments were made for the public. It is a shame that the public can't get any closer to them."
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Annear, Steve (April 18, 2015). "JFK Memorial Can Be Seen Again; State House Restores Public Access to Statue".
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Nichols, Russell (May 29, 2006). "Debate on Access, Security Unfolds at Gates of State House".
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base. It was designed in 1863 and cast in 1865. The artwork was surveyed as part of the
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allowed full access to the State House lawn and the other statues.
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Emma Stebbins
Horace Mann
Boston
Massachusetts
Coordinates
42°21′28.5″N 71°3′49.5″W / 42.357917°N 71.063750°W / 42.357917; -71.063750
Horace Mann
Emma Stebbins
Massachusetts State House
Boston
Massachusetts
bronze sculpture
granite
Smithsonian Institution
Save Outdoor Sculpture!
September 11 attacks
Anne Hutchinson
John F. Kennedy
Henry Cabot Lodge
Daniel Webster
equestrian statue of Joseph Hooker
statue of Mary Dyer
The Boston Globe
"Horace Mann, (sculpture)"
Smithsonian Institution
Archived


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