Pierre Charles L'Enfant
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Pierre "Peter" Charles L'Enfant was a French-American artist, professor, and military engineer. In 1791, L'Enfant designed the baroque-styled plan for the development of Washington, D.C., after it was
A silhouette drawing by Sarah deHart
Boulevard Saint Marcel in Paris, where L'Enfant grew up
Alexander Hamilton, who supported L'Enfant and helped him secure work in Paterson, New Jersey after he was dismissed from the federal city project
Georgetown and the City of Washington in 1801
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site is a National Historic Site in the city of Washington, D.C. Established on September 30, 1965, the site is roughly bounded by Constitution Avenue, 15th Stree
Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. in 2021 facing the United States Capitol (background)
Pennsylvania Avenue Historic Site boundaries
Pennsylvania Avenue and 7th Street in 1839 with the First Unitarian Church on the northeast corner of 6th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue visible in the background
An 1860 watercolor of Pennsylvania Avenue at 6th Street with the not yet finished United States Capitol in the distance and the National Hotel on the left