Lafayette Square
Lafayette Square is a seven-acre public park located within President's Park in Washington, D.C., directly north of the White House on H Street, bounded by Jackson Place on the west, Madison Place on the east and Pennsylvania Avenue on the south.Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
- Type: Park
- Description: urban park and square in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Lafayette Park”, “Lafayette Square and Park”, “Lafayette Square Park”, “Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.”, and “President’s Park North”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and The Oval Office.
National Mall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. The Oval Office is situated 810 feet south of Lafayette Square.
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. Blair House is situated 580 feet west of Lafayette Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golden Triangle and Downtown.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. 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
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
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
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
- Categories: urban park, square, neighborhood, and recreation area
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89951° or 38° 53′ 58″ northLongitude
-77.03654° or 77° 2′ 12″ westOperator
National Park ServiceOpen location code
87C4VXX7+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1534140496OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q6471523
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Lafayette Square” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Lafayette Square”
- Chinese: “拉法耶特广场”
- Dutch: “Lafayette Square”
- French: “Lafayette Park”
- French: “Lafayette Square”
- French: “Parc Lafayette”
- Japanese: “ラファイエット・スクエア”
- Japanese: “ラファイエット・パーク”
- Japanese: “ラファイエット公園”
- Japanese: “ラファイエット広場 (ワシントンD.C.)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lafayette Square”
- Norwegian: “Lafayette Square”
- Portuguese: “Praça Lafayette (Washington, D.C.)”
- Portuguese: “Praça Lafayette”
- Russian: “Лафайет-сквер (Вашингтон)”
- Russian: “Лафайет-сквер”
- Serbian: “Национални парк Лафајет”
- Slovenian: “Lafayette Park”
- Slovenian: “Lafayette Square”
- Slovenian: “park Lafayette”
- Slovenian: “trg Lafayette”
- Spanish: “Lafayette Square”
- Turkish: “Lafayette Meydanı, Washington, D.C.”
- Ukrainian: “Площа Лафаєта”
- Urdu: “لافائیٹ اسکوائر، واشنگٹن، ڈی سی”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include White House Peace Vigil and Saint Johns Episcopal Church.
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