This photograph shows the Andrew Jackson equestrian statue located at the center of Lafayette Park, just north of the White House. Erected in 1853, this statue was created by the sculptor Clark Mills and his enslaved apprentice, Phillip Reid. This photograph was likely taken during the John F. Kennedy administration.

This photograph shows the Andrew Jackson equestrian statue located at the center of Lafayette Park, just north of the White House. Erected in 1853, this statue was created by the sculptor Clark Mills and his enslaved apprentice, Phillip Reid. This photograph was likely taken during the John F. Kennedy administration.

This photograph shows the Andrew Jackson equestrian statue located at the center of Lafayette Park, just north of the White House. Erected in 1853, this statue was created by the sculptor Clark Mills and his enslaved apprentice, Phillip Reid. This photograph was likely taken during the John F. Kennedy administration.

This photograph shows the Andrew Jackson equestrian statue located at the center of Lafayette Park, just north of the White House. Erected in 1853, this statue was created by the sculptor Clark Mills and his enslaved apprentice, Phillip Reid. This photograph was likely taken during the John F. Kennedy administration.

This photograph shows the Andrew Jackson equestrian statue located at the center of Lafayette Park, just north of the White House. Erected in 1853, this statue was created by the sculptor Clark Mills and his enslaved apprentice, Phillip Reid. This photograph was likely taken during the John F. Kennedy administration.

This photograph shows the Andrew Jackson equestrian statue located at the center of Lafayette Park, just north of the White House. Erected in 1853, this statue was created by the sculptor Clark Mills and his enslaved apprentice, Phillip Reid. This photograph was likely taken during the John F. Kennedy administration.

This photograph shows the Andrew Jackson equestrian statue located at the center of Lafayette Park, just north of the White House. Erected in 1853, this statue was created by the sculptor Clark Mills and his enslaved apprentice, Phillip Reid. This photograph was likely taken during the John F. Kennedy administration.

This photograph shows the Andrew Jackson equestrian statue located at the center of Lafayette Park, just north of the White House. Erected in 1853, this statue was created by the sculptor Clark Mills and his enslaved apprentice, Phillip Reid. This photograph was likely taken during the John F. Kennedy administration.

This photograph shows the Andrew Jackson equestrian statue located at the center of Lafayette Park, just north of the White House. Erected in 1853, this statue was created by the sculptor Clark Mills and his enslaved apprentice, Phillip Reid. This photograph was likely taken during the John F. Kennedy administration.

This photograph shows people enjoying Lafayette Park. Lafayette Park, located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, has statues commemorating foreign military leaders who fought in the American Revolution at each of its four corners and an equestrian statue of President Andrew Jackson at the center of the park. This photograph was likely taken during the John F. Kennedy administration.

This photograph of the Hay-Adams Hotel was taken by Bruce White in 2008. The historic hotel is located on 16th Street across from St. John's Church and across Lafayette Square from the White House. The hotel's name derives from two of its famous residents: John Hay and Henry Adams. Hay served as the personal secretary to President Abraham Lincoln, United States ambassador to the United Kingdom, and secretary of state to presidents Williams McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Adams, a descendent of presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, was a historian and professor.

This is a detail photograph of the statue honoring Brigadier General Tadeusz Kosciuszko, a Revolutionary War hero, taken from the west by Bruce White for the White House Historical Association on May 11, 2014. The scene depicts a wounded General Kosciuszko directing a Polish soldier to return to the battle. The statue is on the northeast corner of Lafayette Park, near the Cutts-Madison House, also known as the Dolley Madison House. On each of the four corners of the park is a statue commemorating a foreign military leader who fought in the American Revolution.

This photograph of Antoni Popiel's 1910 statue honoring Brigadier General Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746-1817), a Revolutionary War hero, was taken by Bruce White for the White House Historical Association on November 5, 2015. Born in Poland, Kosciuszko received military training in France. He served in the Continental Army and contributed to the design and building of fortifications during the War of Independence. The statue is on the northeast corner of Lafayette Park. On each of the four corners of the park is a statue commemorating a foreign military leader who fought in the American Revolution. Fallen leaves are scattered in the foreground and the Cutts-Madison House, also known as the Dolley Madison House, is in the background.

This photograph of the statue of Major General Marquis de Lafayette was taken by Bruce White for the White House Historical Association on May 16, 2014. The statue honors Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette, whom the park is also named after. The statue is on the southeast corner of Lafayette Park. On each of the four corners of the park is a statue commemorating a foreign military leader who fought in the American Revolution.

This photograph of Lafayette Park was taken by Bruce White for the White House Historical Association on March 24, 2010. The photograph was taken from the roof of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The steeple of St. John's church and the Hay-Adams hotel are in the right foreground with the Jackson Place complex and Decatur House in the background. The red brick of the New Executive Office Building fills the top portion of the image, with the Eisenhower Executive Office Building visible beyond the park in the top left corner.

This detail photograph of the statue honoring Lieutenant General Comte de Rochambeau was taken by Bruce White for the White House Historical Association on April 16, 2014. On each of the four corners of Lafayette Park is a statue commemorating a foreign military leader who fought in the American Revolution.

This photograph of the statue honoring Brigadier General Tadeusz Kosciuszko, a Revolutionary War hero, was taken by Bruce White for the White House Historical Association on April 1, 2014. The statue is photographed from behind on the northeast corner of Lafayette Park, with the intersection of Vermont Avenue and H Street NW in the background. On each of the four corners of the park is a statue commemorating a foreign military leader who fought in the American Revolution.

This photograph of the North View of the White House from Lafayette Park was taken by Bruce White for the White House Historical Association on April 1, 2014. Clark Mills' 1853 equestrian statue of President Andrew Jackson features prominently in the foreground.

This aerial photograph of Lafayette Square was taken by Bruce White for the White House Historical Association on March 24, 2010. This stately square and the buildings that surround it make up a neighborhood once known as "President’s Park." Renamed in 1825 to honor the Marquis de Lafayette, it soon became an elite Washington address that members of the Cabinet, Congress, and diplomatic corps called home. However, the transformation of the square from residential neighborhood to commercial and government spaces came to a head in the early sixties. There were calls to completely raze the area including the park in order to make way for new federal offices. However, in 1962 First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy used plans of noted architect and family friend Carl Warnecke to help establish a compromise. Warnecke designed the new offices to look like row houses complete with historic facades, preserving the residential character of the neighborhood.

This is a detail photograph of the statue honoring Brigadier General Tadeusz Kosciuszko, a Revolutionary War hero, taken from the front by Bruce White for the White House Historical Association on May 11, 2014. The statue is on the northeast corner of Lafayette Park near the Cutts-Madison House, also known as the Dolley Madison House. On each of the four corners of the park is a statue commemorating a foreign military leader who fought in the American Revolution.

This photograph of Lafayette Park was taken by Bruce White for the White House Historical Association on May 30, 2013. The photograph was taken from the third floor of the White House, above the roof of the North Portico. St. John's Church, the Hay-Adams Hotel, and the Department of Veterans Affairs are visible in the background.

This photograph of Alexandre Falguière's statue of Major General Marquis de Lafayette was taken by Bruce White for the White House Historical Association on the evening of November 13, 2009. The statue, installed in 1891, honors the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette, whom the park is also named after. The statue is on the southeast corner of Lafayette Park. On each of the four corners of the park is a statue commemorating a foreign military leader who fought in the American Revolution.

This aerial view of the Lafayette Square was taken by Bruce White for the White House Historical Association on January 13, 2016. This photograph was used on the cover of the publication "At Home in the President's Neighborhood." Lafayette square and the buildings that surround it make up a neighborhood once known as "President’s Park." Renamed in 1825 to honor the Marquis de Lafayette, it soon became an elite Washington address that members of the Cabinet, Congress, and diplomatic corps called home. However, the transformation of the square from residential neighborhood to commercial and government spaces came to a head in the early sixties. There were calls to completely raze the area including the park in order to make way for new federal offices. However, in 1962 First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy used plans of noted architect and family friend John Carl Warnecke to help establish a compromise. Warnecke designed the new offices to look like row houses complete with historic facades, preserving the residential character of the neighborhood.

This aerial photograph of Lafayette Square was taken by Bruce White for the White House Historical Association on January 13, 2016. This stately square and the buildings that surround it make up a neighborhood once known as "President’s Park." Renamed in 1825 to honor the Marquis de Lafayette, it soon became an elite Washington address that members of the Cabinet, Congress, and diplomatic corps called home. However, the transformation of the square from residential neighborhood to commercial and government spaces came to a head in the early sixties. There were calls to completely raze the area including the park in order to make way for new federal offices. However, in 1962 First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy used plans of noted architect and family friend John Carl Warnecke to help establish a compromise. Warnecke designed the new offices to look like row houses complete with historic facades, preserving the residential character of the neighborhood.

This photograph of Lafayette Park from the north drive of White House was taken by Bruce White for the White House Historical Association on April 17, 2013. A northern red oak dominates the foreground of the picture, which was taken on a rainy evening, with Pennsylvania Avenue stretching across the view just beyond the gates.