Square 226 & Reservations 32 & 33, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, between Thirteenth & Fifteenth, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Significance: The intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue, E, 13th, and 14th Streets, N.W., containing Reservations 32 and 33, forms the westernmost of two major open squares along the Avenue between the Capitol and the White House. Square 226, once occupied by buildings, stands as a landscaped park, and together with the open square, serves as the formal entry to the Presidential Park. Being located in such close proximity to the White House, Square 226, Reservations 32 and 33 were primary candidate for changes brought about by the Senate Parks Commission and Public Buildings Commission; studies for the development of the Federal Triangle. These properties have been subject to much planning over ht past 15 years and are presently undergoing major construction to aid in the current plan of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation to rejuvenate the urban quality of Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House.
Survey number: HABS DC-474