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Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury and in tribute, his statue graces the plaza of the south wing of the Treasury building. Hamilton served as Secretary under President George Washington.
The statue of Alexander Hamilton by American sculptor James Earl Frazier was dedicated in 1923.
In 1927, for the first time, the south wing of the Treasury building including the Alexander Hamilton statue appeared on the back of the $10.00 bill.
On May 17, 1923, a statue to the first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, was dedicated on the south plaza of the Treasury building in a public ceremony.
The south plaza, with the statue of Alexander Hamilton looking over the ceremony, was the location of the dedication ceremony when the Treasury building was designated a National Historic Landmark on October 10, 1972.
