Arlington National Cemetery, McClellan Gate, McClellan Drive, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia
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Significance: McClellan Gate was constructed in 1871-72 as the ceremonial entryway into the original 200-acre Arlington National Cemetery. Created in 1864 from part of the Arlington estate appropriated from Confederate General Robert E. Lee, the cemetery was built to provide burial for those of the Union Army killed during the Civil War. Arlington was one of the nation's first National Cemeteries and is now recognized as the final resting place for America's most honored veterans. McClellan Gate was designed by Edward Clark, Architect of the U.S. Capitol, whose Civil War era duties included the design of military forts and other structures. The gate was built of red sandstone from the celebrated Seneca Quarry in Montgomery County, Maryland, by stone carver and sculptor Lot Flannery.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N2259
Survey number: HABS VA-1348-F
Building/structure dates: 1870-1872 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1996-1997 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 14000146
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