From Homefront to Battlefront

Historical marker location:

1400 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Federal Triangle, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest just west of 14th Street Northwest, in the median.)

Marker installed: 2021

The original design of the city was influenced by a French architect: Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a French architect and engineer, was hired by George Washington to design the city in 1791. L'Enfant's design was influenced by the layout of several European cities, including Paris and Versailles.