Abraham Lincoln Memorial

Providence’s only monument to Abraham Lincoln was commissioned by a bequest from jewelry manufacturer Henry W. Harvey in memory of his wife, Georgina.

Many citizens also asked for years for the Park to host a statue of The Great Liberator. But it took 33 years from Mrs. Harvey’s passing for this monument to come to pass. The Providence Art Club and Rhode Island School of Design were to choose the sculptor. But, Gilbert Franklin was the Chairman for the Fine Arts at RISD and he chose himself!