Lafayette Square

by Lonnie J. Hovey

Overview

Lafayette Square's rich history dates back to the founding of the District of Columbia when Pierre L'Enfant planned it as part of the grounds for the president's house. The square was one of the first open spaces within the city to be designed as a public park. Across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, the park's neighborhood became home to presidents, vice presidents, cabinet members, diplomats, inventors, journalists, heroes, authors, scientists, law breakers, and scoundrels. Today, the square and its sculptures are surrounded by government offices, but symbolically, it is the White House's front yard, making it an attractive destination. Using historic photographs, Lafayette Square captures the square's social, political, and architectural history, highlighting important past events.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467122030
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	08/18/2014
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.40(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Lonnie J. Hovey, AIA, is a restoration architect and former director of preservation for the Executive Office of the President. In that position, Hovey and the General Services Administration oversaw the 2002 exterior restoration of the Jackson Place town houses, which border Lafayette Square's western edge and served as a springboard to learn the compelling stories of other buildings on the square. Hovey has selected the best images from the extensive photographic collections at the Library of Congress as well as from other public and private collections.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Lafayette Park 9

2 Jackson Place NW 31

3 H Street NW 55

4 Vermont Avenue NW 73

5 Madison Place NW 83

6 Pennsylvania Avenue NW 97