Carter G. Woodson Memorial Park will Transform 9th St, Q St and Rhode Island Ave NW

UPDATE: 1/23/2015: Content and Photo's

Still set for a Spring dedication, the workers are hard at it in the park, laying stone and cement and outlining the future location of the statue dedicated to Carter G. Woodson. With partial layout, and stone setting, you can get a good idea now of the location of the statue and how the flow of the park will be. It is good to see that DCPR has kept most (if not all) of the mature trees in the park - this will provide a park that is not only shady, but will take away that 'new' feel.
Looking forward to later this year when it opens.....

So now we know the location of the statue

Stairs from the Q Street NW side

Tree's will provide a shady spot to sit and reflect

Original Post

Park intersects Q St, 9th, and Rhode Island Ave NW (from 9th)

Dept. of Parks and Recreation have started work on transforming the (oft ignored) triangular park that sits at the end of 9th Street NW at Rhode Island Ave and Q Street's NW. The park, a $1 million memorial to "the father of black history", will feature a bronze sculpture of Carter G Woodson, seated, on a circular stone base, and surrounded by paved plaza space as a centerpiece in the park, set to be landscaped as part of the memorial. Included in this project will be new plantings, restored iron fencing, new pave-stones. Most of the current tree's have been retained and protected.

Protected Trees (from Rhode Island Ave)

The sculpture of Dr. Goodson, which is already complete is by Ray Kaskey. Mr Kaskey's work is featured at the WWII Memorial on the Mall, and he is also known for the Lions at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and a number of other major sites in Washington DC. (more here)

The layout has the memorial statue at the apex of the triangular park (from Q Street)

The District's General Services site has a completion date of September 2014, but that was pushed back some. I believe that next Spring you will see a beautiful and respectful park that will be visited often.

This was an early representation of the memorial as made available by Convention Center Community Association