Lafayette Square Historic District, Historic district near White House, Washington, D.C., United States
The Lafayette Square Historic District encompasses a seven-acre park and surrounding buildings situated directly north of the White House along Pennsylvania Avenue.
The area transformed from a racetrack, graveyard, and slave market into a prominent square when Thomas Jefferson divided it from White House grounds in 1804.
The district contains notable buildings including St. John's Episcopal Church, Decatur House, and Blair House, which hosts international dignitaries visiting Washington.
Visitors can explore the district throughout the year and observe several nineteenth-century townhouses maintained by the General Services Administration.
The square features two classical bronze urns standing five feet tall, cast in New York under Secretary of Navy Robeson and relocated to their current position in 1936.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Part of: L'Enfant Plan
GPS coordinates: 38.89947,-77.03643
Latest update: March 21, 2025 16:23
Executive Residence
186 m
Presidential Townhouse
163 m
East Room
186 m
Trowbridge House
156 m
St. John's Episcopal Church
107 m
White House Peace Vigil
65 m
Decatur House
165 m
White House Family Theater
93 m
Major General Marquis Gilbert de Lafayette
119 m
Freedman's Bank Building
142 m
American Revolution Statuary
119 m
White House Library
197 m
Brigadier General Kosciuszko
109 m
Howard T. Markey National Courts Building
161 m
White House Conference Center
154 m
Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House
174 m
North Lawn
131 m
Madison Place
118 m
Cutts-Madison House
153 m
Major General Comte Jean de Rochambeau
124 m
Ashburton House
123 m
Whitehurst & Son sundial
197 m
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Building
152 m
Lafayette Square Opera House
137 m
American Peace Society house
189 m
Black Lives Matter
168 m
Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
125 m
AFL-CIO Building
182 mReviews
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