Joseph Baer Danzansky
Historical marker location:
515 15th Street Northwest, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia
( Marker can be reached from 15th Street Northwest north of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1991
1914-1979. Humanitarian Â…BusinessmanÂ…Washingtonian
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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.