Historical Marker

The Peace Convention

Historical marker location:
1401 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles west of 14th Street Northwest (U.S. 1), on the right.)
Marker installed: 1961

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.
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