Veterans Memorial Park

Historical marker location:

700 Reed Court Northwest, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia

( Memorial is on Reed Court Northwest east of 22nd Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1996

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.