Historical Marker

Lajos (Louis) Kossuth

Historical marker location:
1520 20th Street Northwest, Dupont Circle, District of Columbia
( Marker is on 20th Street Northwest north of Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)

1802 - 1894.

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.