Lafayette Square

LaFayette Square is a historic semi-gated neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. The neighborhood was founded in 1913 by real estate developer George Lafayette Crenshaw, and named after the French Marquis de Lafayette, who fought alongside Colonists in the American Revolution.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States of America
  • Also known as: Lafayette Square, Los Angeles

Places of Interest

Highlights include McCarty Memorial Christian Church and Los Angeles Senior High School.

Church
is a Gothic Revival church of the Christian Church located at 4101 West Adams Boulevard in the West Adams Terrace neighborhood of the district in .

School
Los Angeles High School is the oldest public high school in the region and in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Its colors are royal blue and white and the teams are called the Romans.

Building
Joseph Pomeroy Widney High School, also known as Widney Career Preparatory & Transition Center, is a special-education magnet high school in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Victoria Park and Arlington Heights.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the central region of , California. There are three Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments located in .

Quarter
is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California.

Lafayette Square

Latitude
34.04306° or 34° 2′ 35″ north
Longitude
-118.33194° or 118° 19′ 55″ west
Elevation
184 feet (56 metres)
Open location code
85632MV9+66
Geo­Names ID
7134197
Wiki­data ID
Q6471521
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