Keeping It Green

Historical marker location:

Federal Triangle, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 1/50) west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2012

Make No Little Plans. Federal Triangle Heritage Trail.

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.