Lafayette Square Historic District

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.

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Type: Park
Description: United States National Historic Landmark District in Washington, D.C.; portion of the L’Enfant Plan
Also known as: “Lafayette Square Historic District, Washington, D.C.”
Postal code: 20001

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Mall and The Oval Office.

National Mall

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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

The Oval Office

Government office

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The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the White House in Washington, D.C. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing.

Blair House

Government office

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Blair House, also known as The President's Guest House, is an official residence in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. The President's Guest House has been called "the world's most exclusive hotel" because it is primarily used as a state guest house to host visiting dignitaries and other guests of the president.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golden Triangle and Downtown.

Golden Triangle

Neighborhood

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The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C., United States. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.

Downtown

Suburb

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Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

East End

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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

Lafayette Square Historic District

Category: historic district
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89947° or 38° 53′ 58″ north

Longitude

-77.03643° or 77° 2′ 11″ west

Elevation

59 feet (18 metres)

Open location code

87C4VXX7+QC

GeoNames ID

7305889

Wikidata ID

Q3032064

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Satellite Map

Discover Lafayette Square Historic District from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Lafayette Square Historic District” goes by many names.

Catalan: “districte històric de la Lafayette Square”
Cebuano: “Lafayette Square Historic District”
French: “district historique du parc Lafayette”
French: “District historique du parc Lafayette”
French: “Place Lafayette”
Slovenian: “zgodovinska četrt Lafayette Square”
Urdu: “لافائیٹ اسکوائر تاریخی ضلع، واشنگٹن، ڈی سی”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bernard Baruch Statue and Lafayette Square.

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