Lafayette Park

Highsmith, Carol M, photographer. Aerial view of LaFayette Park, located directly north of the White House on H Street between 15th and 17th Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C
. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2011646653/>.

Lafayette Square Park, an original part of the President’s Park has an incredible history. Around this leafy square are the homes of those who most closely advised our presidents, created our policies, increased our culture and protested for change. This small area holds a wealth of stories from 1800 to the present day.

Tour: The Hidden History of Lafayette Park

Starting at the Renwick Gallery, take a stroll around Lafayette Square Park, a web of politics and culture woven into elegant townhomes, luxurious hotels and the leafy path to the most powerful House in America. Tour ends on the opposite side of the park, near 15th St.