Sites tagged "L'Enfant Plan Reservation": 25
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Old Patent Office: One of the finest Greek Revival structures in the nation, the Patent Office is now home to the National Portrait Gallery and National Museum of American Art.
While it’s currently the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Old Patent Office reflects an era when scientific invention propelled the American economy and began to…
Old Naval Observatory (National Observatory; Naval Museum of Hygiene; Naval Medical School): As the original National Observatory, this building was the home of many notable scientific achievements in its day.
The original National Observatory was authorized by President Tyler in 1842 and completed in 1844 according to plans prepared by Lieutenant James Melville Gilliss. The observatory was the site of…
Old City Hall (District of Columbia Court of Appeals): The Old City Hall was the first public building that the federal government erected for the District of Columbia.
The first building constructed by the federal government for Washington, DC, the Old City Hall began construction in 1820, after designs by architect George Hadfield. Construction proceeded fitfully…
Peace Monument: This statue stands as a memorial to the Union naval deaths at sea during the Civil War.
First conceived by Union Admiral David D. Porter in 1865, the 44-foot-high, ornately detailed Peace Monument stands as a memorial to the naval deaths at sea during the Civil War. It was completed in…
National Mall Historic District: The National Mall Historic District encompasses some of the most iconic public land and museums in the United States.
The development of the National Mall Historic District reflects two seminal historic plans for the federal city: the plan designed by Pierre Charles L’Enfant in 1791 and the 1901-1902 McMillan (Senate…
Major General George Gordon Meade Monument: George Meade (1815–1872) was a career military officer from Pennsylvania who is best known for his role as a Union general during the Civil War.
This impressive memorial to George Gordon Meade stands along Pennsylvania Avenue, NW in front of the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse. Meade was a career U.S. Army officer who led forces…
James McPherson Statue: This early Civil War monument honors General James B. McPherson, the second-highest-ranking Union officer to be killed during the Civil War.
Erected in 1876, this equestrian statue of Major General James B. McPherson serves as the centerpiece of McPherson Square along Vermont Avenue between K and I Streets N.W. General McPherson commanded…
General John A. Logan Statue: This equestrian statue honors John A. Logan, a politician and Union General during the Civil War.
This equestrian statue honors John A. Logan, a politician and veteran of the Mexican–American War and Civil War. The monument is located in the center of Logan Circle, a small public park and traffic…
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…
John Paul Jones Monument: This statue honors the Revolutionary War hero rumored to have been the first to raise the new American flag on a foreign war vessel.
John Paul Jones was a British merchant marine turned fugitive who took refuge in Virginia in 1773. At the outset of the Revolutionary War, he entered the Continental Navy as a lieutenant. Swiftly…