Site Of The Old Carroll Hall

Historical marker location:

924 G Street Northwest, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia

( Marker is on G Street Northwest east of 10th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

1865 - 1904

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.