John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg

Historical marker location:

4900 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Wakefield, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Connecticut Avenue Northwest near Ellicott Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1980

1746-1807.

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.