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Thomas Brackett Reed
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43°39′0″N 70°16′35″W / 43.65000°N 70.27639°W / 43.65000; -70.27639
LocationWestern Promenade, Portland, Maine, United States
DesignerBurr Churchill Miller
BuilderMassachusetts Monumental Company (contractors)
Sheidow Bronze Corporation (foundry)
TypeStatue
MaterialBronze
Granite (pedestal)
Length8 feet (2.4 m)
Width10 feet (3.0 m)
Height20 feet (6.1 m)
Pedestal: 10 feet (3.0 m)
Statue: 10 feet (3.0 m)
Completion date1908
Dedicated dateAugust 31, 1910
Dedicated toThomas Brackett Reed

Thomas Brackett Reed is a monumental statue located on the Western Promenade in Portland, Maine, United States. Dedicated in 1910, the statue was designed by sculptor Burr Churchill Miller and honors Thomas Brackett Reed, a politician from Maine who served for several years as the speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

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