Roughly bounded by Florida Ave. from Rock Cr., NW. to 15th St., NE., S to C St., and E to the Anacostia River, Washington, District Of Columbia. County/parish: District of Columbia.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 24, 1997. NRIS 97000332.
33 contributing buildings. 27 contributing sites. 8 contributing structures. 69 contributing objects.
The L'Enfant Plan for the city of Washington, D.C. is the urban plan developed in 1791 by Major Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant for George Washington, the first president of the United States. It is regarded as a landmark in urban design and has inspired plans for other world capitals such as BrasÃlia, New Delhi, and Canberra. In the United States, plans for Detroit, Indianapolis, and Sacramento took inspiration from the plan for Washington, DC.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/117692263