Monumentality in Microcosm

The ‘Square-Triangle’ is located at sites originally identified by L’Enfant and/or Ellicott as rectilinear open spaces, integrated with the public right-of-way (Bednar 2006).  Over time, these squares or plazas would be reconfigured to accommodate the needs of traffic and circulation, rendering pairs or groups of triangular parks (HABS No. DC-685, 1993; HABS No. DC-706, 1993).  This is the case at Seward Square and Eastern Market Square, SE; Scott Circle NW; as well as a number of locations along Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.