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Showing 23 results for L'Enfant ...
- Type: Place
One of the oldest public parks in Washington, D.C, the land was designated as a public park on the original 1791 L'Enfant plan for the city. During the Civil War, a temporary hospital, known as "Lincoln Hospital" was constructed on the site for wounded Union soldiers. Following the war, the army removed the hospital and Congress appropriated funds to improve the park with flowers, trees and pathways. Then as now, it remains one of the most popular city parks on Capitol Hill
- Type: Person
In winter of 1777, "Baron" Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben joined General Washington's troops at the Valley Forge encampment and put them through proper military training; creating a newer, more effective, and more professional Continental Army in the process.
National Mall and Memorial Parks
Dupont Circle
- Type: Place
Located at the intersection of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire Avenues in Northwest Washington, DC, Dupont Circle has served as the anchor of a neighborhood of diplomats, government officials, war commemorations, and the LGB community for over 200 years.
Rock Creek Park
Information Panel: An American Meridian
- Type: Place
Information on the American Meridian and the surveying of the city is discussed on this outdoor exhibit.
National Mall and Memorial Parks
Benjamin Banneker Park
- Type: Place
Benjamin Banneker Park honors an accomplished African American of the colonial era. Banneker's signature acomplishment was surveying the land that became the nation's capital, Washington, DC. Landscape architect Dan Kiley designed the park which opened in 1967.
- Type: Place
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Information Panel: The Nation's Capital Begins Here
- Type: Place
After the Revolutionary War, the new nation searched for a permanent seat of government. President George Washington favored a 10-mile square territory along the Potomac River that encompassed the economically important ports of Georgetown and Alexandria. In 1791, the first boundary stone for the federal district- the south cornerstone- was laid with great fanfare right here on Jones Point.
National Mall and Memorial Parks
Series: History and Archeology of the District of Columbia Monumental Core
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The Monumental Core in the District of Columbia contains some of the nation’s most iconic landscapes, landmarks and memorials. The modern landscape bears little resemblance to the natural environment or the nineteenth-century city. (series by Charles LeeDecker)
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Georgetown's Old Stone House is the oldest building on its original foundation in the District of Columbia, predating the establishment of the District itself.
National Mall and Memorial Parks
George Mason Memorial Cultural Landscape
- Type: Article
The George Mason Memorial is a historic designed landscape located along the southern edge of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. Since its development at the turn of the twentieth century, the garden has been widely known for its brilliant floral blooms. Today, the memorial and associated garden include a historic water fountain (constructed in 1905) surrounded by concentric rings of flower beds, a circular pathway, and a monument to George Mason.
- Type: Place
A memorial to the US Navy had always been part of Pierre L'Enfant's plan for Washingon, DC. However, it wasn't until 1987 that the US Navy Memorial was dedicated. The memorial design features a lone sailor in the midle of a granite sea surrounded by low, stone walls containing 26 bas-relief sculptures illustrating the history of the Navy and the sea services.
- Type: Place
Marion Park is bounded by 4th & 6th Streets and at the intersection of E Street and South Carolina Avenue. This is a fitting address for a park memorializing distinguished soldier Francis Marion who hailed from South Carolina and bravely fought during the American Revolution. Today, the site provides hours of serenity with the variety of trees and other vegetation. There is a play area available in one quadrant of the park that is easily accessible for toddlers.
- Type: Place
Indicated on Pierre L'Enfant's original plan for the city of Washington in 1791 as No. 5, Stanton Park is one of the larger Capitol Hill Parks. The four acres bound on its northern and southern sides by C Street between 4th and 6th Streets in the Northeast quadrant of the city were named for President Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of War Edwin Stanton following the Civil War.
Rock Creek Park
Melvin Hazen
- Type: Person
Melvin Hazen was the president of the DC Board of Commissioners (essentially mayor of Washington) from 1934-1941.
National Mall and Memorial Parks
The Mall Cultural Landscape
- Type: Article
The Mall is a simple but monumental landscape in the center of Washington, DC. The landscape, view, and spatial organization are all interdependent and reinforce each other. It was first conceived as part of the L'Enfant Plan in the 1790s, with most of the construction between 1932 and 1936. The views and walkways across the open space connect the Capitol Building and the Washington Monument, which is on axis with the White House, serving as a symbol of American democracy.
National Capital Parks-East
Lincoln Park Cultural Landscape
- Type: Article
Lincoln Park is significant as part of the L’Enfant Plan for Washington, D.C., as a prominent African American cultural site, and as a neighborhood park that functions as a community gathering place. As it exists today, the park is mostly the result of National Park Service work conducted in 1934 and 1969-1971. The park’s major features are its two memorials, which illustrate themes of African American freedom and progress.
National Capital Parks-East
Stanton Park Cultural Landscape
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Stanton Park (Reservation 15) is located in NE Washington, D.C. The reservation was created as part of the implementation of the L'Enfant Plan for the City of Washington and has been a public park since the first improvements were made in the 1870s. The plan for the park included a monument to Nathanael Greene, a network of pathways and landscaping, and notable views to and from the square.
National Capital Parks-East
Folger Park Cultural Landscape
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Folger Park is a two-acre park located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. First developed in the 1880s under the jurisdiction of the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the original design was symmetrical but picturesque, with curving gravel walks and dense plantings. In 1936, the park was redesigned with funding from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs.
National Mall and Memorial Parks
Logan Circle
- Type: Place
Logan Circle is the only circle park in Washington, DC to retain its residential character intended by Pierre L'Enfant. L'Enfant, a French engineer and main architect of the federal capital, wanted the circles to serve as a democratic and egalitarian space for public gatherings, surrounded by homes.
National Mall and Memorial Parks
Washington Canal
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Eventually turned into the B Street sewer, the development of Washington Canal saw much criticism from the public and was originally planned to perform various functions.