Article Lafayette Square
The 18th century uses of Lafayette Square included a family graveyard, an apple orchard, a racetrack, and a market. The...
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Since the White House was first occupied by President John Adams in 1800, influential people and organizations—or those who hoped to have influence—have bought property and built homes and offices along the streets surrounding the White House.
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Press Release NEW BOOK: To Live on Lafayette Square: Society and Politics in the White House Neighborhood By William Seale
The White House Historical Association has announced its forthcoming book, To Live on Lafayette Square: Society and Politics in the...
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Article An Essay on "Lafayette Square" by Peter Waddell
Peter Waddell's painting re-creates the historic square north of the White House in 1902, the year President Theodore Roosevelt remodeled the...
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Article Andrew Jackson Statue, Lafayette Square
A slave helps craft this statue and the Capitol's statue of freedom... A statue of Andrew Jackson at the Battle...
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Article Monuments to the American Revolution in Lafayette Park
In 1853, Clark Mills’ statue of President Andrew Jackson on horseback is in the center of Lafayette Park. The park’s four...
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Press Release White House Historical Association Releases At Home in the President’s Neighborhood
The White House Historical Association has released At Home in the President’s Neighborhood: A Photographic Tour. Gold medal winner of...
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Podcast Life on Lafayette Square
For more than two hundred years, Lafayette Square has been home to a wide variety of historical figures, from diplomats...
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Podcast Decatur House, the President’s Neighbor
For two hundred years, Decatur House has stood as a near neighbor to the White House across Lafayette Square. Stewart...
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Press Release White House Historical Association Unveils Historic Markers in Lafayette Square, Honors Jacqueline Kennedy’s Birthday with Day of Events
The White House Historical Association (WHHA), in partnership with the National Park Service, today unveiled historical markers in Lafayette Square...
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Press Release White House Historical Association Unveils Accessible, Audio Component of Historic Markers in Lafayette Square
The White House Historical Association (WHHA), in partnership with the National Park Service, today unveiled the addition of new, recorded...
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