Lafayette Square Historic District
Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | Roughly between 15th and 17th Sts. and H St. and State and Treasury Places, exclusive of the White House and its grounds, Washington, DC |
| County | District of Columbia |
| Listed | Aug 29, 1970 |
| Listed for | Landscape architecture, Commerce, Politics and government |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 70000833 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property, District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
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| Address | Roughly between 15th and 17th Sts. and H St. and State and Treasury Places, exclusive of the White House and its grounds, Washington, DC |
| Coordinates | 38.8995° N, 77.0364° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Washington | 675 listed places in Washington → · walking tours → |
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Questions people ask
When was Lafayette Square Historic District listed on the National Register?
Aug 29, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Lafayette Square Historic District?
Roughly between 15th and 17th Sts. and H St. and State and Treasury Places, exclusive of the White House and its grounds, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Lafayette Square Historic District?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000833. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.