| Edward J. Kelly Park | |
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 Discus Thrower statue in the park, 2009 | |
  Location within Washington, D.C.  Edward J. Kelly Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°53′41″N77°02′46″W / 38.8947°N 77.0461°W Coordinates: 38°53′41″N77°02′46″W / 38.8947°N 77.0461°W |
Edward J. Kelly Park is a park located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The park is located at the southeast corner of Virginia Avenue and 21st Street NW.
On January 17, 1959, Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton named the park after Edward J. Kelly, former superintendent of National Capital Parks. [1] Kelly had died on December 9, 1958. [1]
The park is the site of the bronze sculpture Discus Thrower , a replica of the ancient statue Discobolus . Since the mid-1970s, the Federal Reserve maintains a public tennis court in the park, and frequent patrols of the park are conducted by the Federal Reserve Police. [2]
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