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Lafayette Square (other)
Lafayette Square may refer to several places in the United States: *Lafayette Square, Los Angeles, Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles, California *Lafayette Square (Savannah, Georgia), one of Savannah's 22 city squares *Lafayette Square Mall, Indianapolis, Indiana *Lafayette Square (New Orleans), in the Central Business District, New Orleans, Louisiana *Lafayette Square (Baltimore), Maryland *Lafayette Square, Cambridge, part of the Central Square area of Cambridge, Massachusetts *Lafayette Square, St. Louis, a neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri ** Lafayette Square Historic District (St. Louis) *Lafayette Square (Buffalo), New York State **Lafayette Square station *Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C., northernmost part of President's Park **Lafayette Square Historic District, Washington, D.C. The Lafayette Square Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in Washington, D.C., encompassing a portion of the original L'Enfant Plan for the city's core. It includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lafayette Square, Los Angeles
LaFayette Square is a historic semi-gated neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Although founded in 1913 by real estate developer George Lafayette Crenshaw, it is named after the French Marquis de Lafayette, who fought alongside Colonists in the American Revolution. Lying west of Crenshaw Boulevard in the Mid-City area, it was designated by the city as a Los Angeles Historic Preservation Overlay Zone in 2000 for its significant residential architecture and history. History Early sales Properties in the tract, which was described as "part of the Nadeau Rancho vineyard," between "Washington and Sixteenth streets . . . immediately west of Crenshaw Boulevard" went on sale in 1913. According to the Los Angeles Conservancy, "LaFayette Square was the last and greatest of banker George L. Crenshaw's ten residential developments in the City of Los Angeles."Los Angeles Conservancy, ''Los Angeles' Historic Preservation Overlay Zones'', 2002, pp. 14-15. The trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
