Western Plaza, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Summary
Significance: Indicated as an open space on the L'Enfant Plan, this intersection was developed in the nineteenth century as two triangle reservations. As part of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation plan of the 1960-80s, it was redesigned as a large park featuring the central portion of the L'Enfant Plans as the pavement scheme.
Survey number: HABS DC-696
Tags
Date
1933 - 1960
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.88419, -77.02471
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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