Greensboro, North Carolina: Stone O Henry Book
Seven feet tall and 14 feet wide, sculpted from stone, an open book honors the work of local writer O Henry. Also statues of adult O Henry and his dog.
- Address:
- Bellemeade St., Greensboro, NC
- Directions:
- Downtown. On the northwest corner of N. Elm and Bellemeade Sts
- Admission:
- Free
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This huge 7x14 ft. book is a monument to the famous writer William Sydney Porter (better known as O Henry). The Gift of the Magi and The Ransom of Red Chief are the two stories depicted on its pages. There is also a statue of O Henry nearby.
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O Henry spent much of his short life in Greensboro. The book was sculpted in 1985 by artist Maria J. Kirby-Smith. A small boy has been sculpted as if escaping from its pages -- possibly the namesake brat of the Red Chief story.