Healing

Historical marker location:

1200 Constitution Ave NW, The National Mall, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Madison Drive Northwest, 0.1 miles west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2019

Common Ground: Our American Garden

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.