Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C.

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Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C. is a historic public park directly north of the White House that serves as a prominent site for political demonstrations and public gatherings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public park
urban park
adjacentTo Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
area approximately 7 acres
country United States of America
function public recreation area
site of political demonstrations
site of public gatherings
governingBody U.S. Department of the Interior
hasFeature benches
lawns
trees
walkways
hasMonument statue of Comte de Rochambeau
linked to: Rochambeau Monument

statue of General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
statue of General Tadeusz Kościuszko
linked to: Kosciuszko Monument

statue of Marquis de Lafayette
linked to: Lafayette Monument
hasStatue equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson
historicDesignation National Historic Landmark District
locatedIn Northwest Washington, D.C.
President's Park
Washington, D.C.
locatedNorthOf White House
namedAfter Marquis de Lafayette
near Blair House
Eisenhower Executive Office Building
Treasury Building
openToPublic yes
overseenBy National Park Service
partOf Lafayette Square Historic District
linked to: Lafayette Square

Lafayette Square National Historic Landmark District
linked to: Lafayette Square

U.S. National Park System
securityContext subject to White House security measures
shape square
significance important landscape in the White House environs
symbolic space for protest near the White House
streetBoundary H Street NW
Jackson Place NW
Madison Place NW
Pennsylvania Avenue NW
usedFor First Amendment assemblies
anti-war protests
civil rights demonstrations
environmental protests
zoning federal property

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Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence locationOfEvents Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C.