Sites tagged "Lafayette Square Historic District": 21
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Comte de Rochambeau Statue: This statue of a Revolutionary War hero stands as the reaffirmation of Franco-American relations in the first years of the 20th century.
Jean-Baptiste Dontatien de Vimeur, better known as the Comte de Rochambeau, was a commander of the French Army that fought alongside General George Washington and the Continental Army during the…
Riggs National Bank: This former Classical Revival style bank and the adjacent historic bank now house a museum.
Prominently situated opposite the U.S. Treasury, the Riggs National Bank's Classical Revival style had a great influence on the design of other city banks.Established in 1840 as Corcoran & Riggs by…
Renwick Gallery (Old Corcoran Gallery): Originally built as the Corcoran Art Gallery, the Renwick Gallery was designed to emulate parts of the Louvre in Paris.
The Old Corcoran Gallery, now the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, began construction in 1859 from designs by James Renwick Jr. and Robert Auchmutz. It was one of the first buildings in…
Lafayette Square Historic District: Across from the White House, this park has hosted many prominent public demonstrations and has served as a site of national symbolic importance.
Lafayette Square is the formal public park opposite the White House, and with its surrounding frame of buildings constitutes the Lafayette Square Historic District. The Historic District includes…
Marquis de Lafayette Statue: This monument honors the Marquis de Lafayette, a young French nobleman who fought for American Independence in both words and action.
This memorial commemorates the Marquis Gilbert de Lafayette, a French nobleman who at the age of twenty crossed the Atlantic to fight for American Independence, despite a royal decree prohibiting…
Andrew Jackson Statue
The Andrew Jackson Statue is located in front of the White House in Washington, DC. The original sculpture was erected in 1853. Thereafter the sculptor, Clark Mills, made replicas for New Orleans in…
Stephen Decatur House: Completed in 1819, Decatur House is significant as the first private residence constructed on Lafayette Square.
Built in 1819, the Decatur House was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe for Commodore Stephen Decatur, who was at the height of his naval career when the house was constructed, and who, along with his…
Cutts-Madison House: Built between 1818 and 1819 on Lafayette Square, the Cutts-Madison House enjoyed a prominent place in DC and its social society.
Also known as the Dolley Madison House, the Cutts-Madison house was constructed on Lafayette Square by Richard Cutts, who built the American-colonial style house for himself and his wife, Anna Payne…
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: This red brick Italianate house served as the first headquarters of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
From 1910 until 1948, this townhouse served as the home of the the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an organization founded with a $10 million bequest from Andrew Carnegie. The Endowment's…
American Security and Trust Company: This bank building was constructed for the American Security and Trust Company and now houses a museum.
The American Security Bank was founded in 1889 in Alexandria, Virginia, as a banking and trust firm, with an additional branch in DC. It was the second trust company established in DC and the first to…