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As described above, the pattern of radiating avenues was
joined and filled by a gridiron matrix of streets, which were
numbered to the east and west and lettered to the north and
south - excluding J Street, which L’Enfant omitted to avoid
confusion with the letters land J that were indistinguishable
and often interchangeable at the time, according to a 1994
Washington Post Magazine article.
Although L’Enfant’s design became the basis for land sales,
construction and planning, President Washington red him a year
after he was hired because L’Enfant “forged ahead regardless
of his orders, the budget, or landowners with prior claims”.
joined and filled by a gridiron matrix of streets, which were
numbered to the east and west and lettered to the north and
south - excluding J Street, which L’Enfant omitted to avoid
confusion with the letters land J that were indistinguishable
and often interchangeable at the time, according to a 1994
Washington Post Magazine article.
Although L’Enfant’s design became the basis for land sales,
construction and planning, President Washington red him a year
after he was hired because L’Enfant “forged ahead regardless
of his orders, the budget, or landowners with prior claims”.
The design competition
In 1792, at Washington’s request, Secretary of State Thomas
Jefferson announced an architectural competition to produce
design drawings for the President’s House. Washington
insisted that the building should be made of stone, so that
it would have a more substantial appearance, much like the
most important buildings in Europe. The young nation had
Jefferson announced an architectural competition to produce
design drawings for the President’s House. Washington
insisted that the building should be made of stone, so that
it would have a more substantial appearance, much like the
most important buildings in Europe. The young nation had
never seen anything like it, and that was what Washington
liked about it. The building was to be more than the home
and office of the president; it was to be a symbol of the
presidency. A republic could not have a king’s palace, but the
building must command respect from citizens in the United
States and, just as importantly, foreign visitors who came to
visit America’s leader.
On July 16, 1792, President Washington examined at
least six designs submitted in the President’s House
architectural competition. The plans were quite varied.
One of the designs was by James Hoban, an Irishman
whom the president had met a year earlier in Charleston. A
second plan was submitted by a mysterious man known
only as “A.Z.”. Historians have speculated that Thomas
Jefferson was the mystery designer, but records suggest
that the architect in question was more likely John Collins,
a builder from Richmond, Virginia. A third of the six
designs is by James Dimond, a Maryland inventor.
liked about it. The building was to be more than the home
and office of the president; it was to be a symbol of the
presidency. A republic could not have a king’s palace, but the
building must command respect from citizens in the United
States and, just as importantly, foreign visitors who came to
visit America’s leader.
On July 16, 1792, President Washington examined at
least six designs submitted in the President’s House
architectural competition. The plans were quite varied.
One of the designs was by James Hoban, an Irishman
whom the president had met a year earlier in Charleston. A
second plan was submitted by a mysterious man known
only as “A.Z.”. Historians have speculated that Thomas
Jefferson was the mystery designer, but records suggest
that the architect in question was more likely John Collins,
a builder from Richmond, Virginia. A third of the six
designs is by James Dimond, a Maryland inventor.
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