The Washington Monument Statue Washington DC Landmark 12 InchesThe Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D. C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States, victorious commander in chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1784 in the American Revolutionary War, and the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Standing east of the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial,[2] the monument, made of marble, granite, and bluestone