Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-21
L ENFANT TRIBUTE
PLANNED FOR CITY
Naming of Plaza or Avenue
in Triangle Proposed as
Honor to Capital Builder.

Mai. Pierre Charles LEnfant, who
planned the National Capital, in all
probability will be memorialized in one
of the outstanding features of the great
planning and Federal building program
now under way.
This seems assured with indications
from both the Treasury Board Of Archi-
tectural Consultants, and the Fine Arts
Commission that informal consideration
has been given to the matter. and IN
all likelihood would be carried into
effect.
The great engineer. who came TO
Young America with Gen. Latayette,
and was commissioned when major
in the American Army to plan new
capital for the United States is memo
rialized by no specific street, statue,
monument or square in the city which
he planned
Belated recognition to his genius has
been accorded in ways which are at
tracing each year more attention 10
the tomb where he lies buried in Airing
ton National Cemetery. but the move
ment to memorabilia his name W sig
nificant fashion in this city itself
according to those in close touch with
the situation. will undoubtedly be car
ried out.
May Name Plaza.
The Board of Architectural Consult
ants. which has just closed an important
session at the Treasury Department IN
relation to plans for the great Federal
triangle bounded by Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. B street. Fifteenth and sixth
streets. took up the matter of LEnfants
name in a preliminary manner. SeDn-
ment was generally in favor of the
proposal, but the tentative stage In
which the Federal triangle is at present
left the matter of actual recommends
tons as to the L'Eniaflt memorial to
the future.
Suggestions advanced, however. II was
learned, included the naming Of one OF
the three great piazas In the triangle
L'Enfant Plaza Specifically. It was
learned that one proposal would have
attached his name to the park-plaza
which is to be developed at Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Fifteenth street out
Of the triangle of ground on which
Polls Theater is located
Other plazas which are to be de-
veloped in the triangle area include
what is now known tentatively as the
Grand Plaza in the west central por-
ton, and the Great Circle at the cross
ing of Twelfth street.
Avenue Is Suggested.
The suggestion also has been adj
yanced from other quarters that the
important new avenue which Is planned
to connect Union Station with Penn
sylvania avenue at about Third street
also be named L'Enfant avenue.
The tomb of L'Enfant at Arlington.
on a grassy and we'll kept slope, over
looks the National Capital which he
planned, across the Potomac Rivef and
this Spring was the objective OF a
pilgrimage which honored his achieve
inents. At the instigation OF The Amer
lean Institute of Architects. with whom
other bodies joined, memorial cere-
monies were held on MAY 30 at The
tomb. II is planned to make the cere-
monies an annual service.
The tomb is of what is characterized
as "old-fashioned" style. somewhat ike
table. with supporting halustrades. 1t
is dignified and in prominent place
in Arlington. I'Enfants body was re-
moved TO this resting place from farm
near Washington, where he was first
buried.