Lafayette Square Historic District, Washington, D.C.

Lafayette Square Historic District
Equestrian sculpture of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square
Lafayette Square Historic District, Washington, D.C. is located in the District of Columbia
Lafayette Square Historic District, Washington, D.C.
Lafayette Square Historic District, Washington, D.C. is located in the United States
Lafayette Square Historic District, Washington, D.C.
LocationPresident's Park, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′58.3″N 77°02′11.6″W / 38.899528°N 77.036556°W / 38.899528; -77.036556
Built1851
ArchitectPierre Charles L'Enfant; Et al.
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Federal
NRHP reference No.70000833
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1970[1]
Designated NHLDAugust 29, 1970[2]

The Lafayette Square Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in Washington, D.C., encompassing a portion of the original L'Enfant Plan for the city's core. It includes the 7-acre (2.8 ha) Lafayette Square portion of President's Park, all of the buildings facing it except the White House, and the buildings flanking the White House to the east and west. The district was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970.[2][3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Lafayette Square Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  3. ^ "NHL nomination for Lafayette Square Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-05-04.

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