Downtown in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

General Lafayette and his Compatriots

— Lafayette Square National Historic Landmark District —

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, June 20, 2010

1. General Lafayette and his Compatriots Memorial

by Jean Alexander Joseph Falguiere and Marius Jean Antonin Mercie.

Inscription.
[north face:]
To General Lafayette
and his Compatriots
1777 - 1783
[south face:] By the
Congress
in commemoration
of the services
rendered by
General Lafayette
and his Compatriots
during the struggle
for the
Independence
of the
United States
of America
(Maurice Denonvilliers Fondeur, Paris, 1890)

Erected 1891 by the United States Congress.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the DC, American Revolution Statuary, and the National Historic Landmarks series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.

Location. 38° 53.94′ N, 77° 2.125′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest and Madison Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest. The memorial is at the southeast corner of Lafayette Square across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1601 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20005, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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within walking distance of this marker. Freedman’s Savings And Trust (within shouting distance of this marker); The Tayloe House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Nation's Most Famous Address (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Court of Claims (within shouting distance of this marker); This National Courts Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Commodore John Rodgers House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rodgers House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Also see . . .
1. Franco-American Alliance. (Submitted on June 25, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette. (Submitted on June 25, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Additional keywords. Franco-American Alliance; Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau; Charles Hector, comte d'Estaing; Louis Lebègue Duportail; François Joseph Paul de Grasse; National Historic Landmark District; Andrew Jackson; Jean Alexander Joseph Falguiere and Marius Jean Antonin Mercie, sculptors.

Lafayette Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, June 20, 2010

2. Lafayette Memorial

- inscription on pedestal, south face.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, June 20, 2010

3. Lafayette Memorial

- inscription on pedestal, north face.

Lafayette's Compatriots: Admiral de Grasse and Admiral d'Estaing, French Navy image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, June 20, 2010

4. Lafayette's Compatriots: Admiral de Grasse and Admiral d'Estaing, French Navy

- figures on east side of the memorial.

Lafayette's Compatriots: General de Rochambeau and General Duportail, French Army image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, June 20, 2010

5. Lafayette's Compatriots: General de Rochambeau and General Duportail, French Army

- figures on west side of the memorial.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, June 20, 2010

6. Lafayette

- Major General, Continental Army (U.S.); Maréchal de camp, French Army.

<i>Jackson</i>: "Our Federal Union - It Must Be Preserved. " image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, June 20, 2010

7. Jackson: "Our Federal Union - It Must Be Preserved. "

The Andrew Jackson monument by Clark Mills - the most prominent feature in Lafayette Square - viewed here from the north with the White House and the Washington Monument in the background. The first equestrian statue in Washington, DC, it was unveiled in 1853 - in the park officially named in honor of Lafayette in 1824. Copies were later erected in New Orleans' Jackson Square and at the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville.

Other monunents in Lafayette Square: "Rochambeau" image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, June 27, 2010

8. Other monunents in Lafayette Square: "Rochambeau"

southwest corner at Jackson Place and Pennsylvania Ave.

General the Marquis de Lafayette image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 5, 2015

9. General the Marquis de Lafayette

This portrait of Lafayette by an unknown American Artist hangs in the Museum of the Historical Society of Maryland in Baltimore.

Other monuments in Lafayette Square: "Kosciuszko" image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, June 27, 2010

10. Other monuments in Lafayette Square: "Kosciuszko"

northeast corner at Madison Place and H St.

Other monuments in Lafayette Square: "Baron von Steuben" image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, June 27, 2010

11. Other monuments in Lafayette Square: "Baron von Steuben"

northwest corner at Jackson Place and H St.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, June 27, 2010

12. General Lafayette and his Compatriots Memorial

Lafayette Square National Historic Landmark District - view from across Pennsylvania Avenue.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,597 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 24, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 25, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 8. submitted on June 27, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 9. submitted on November 7, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 10, 11, 12. submitted on June 27, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.