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For Immediate Release
Contact: Darcy Romano or Sheri Levinsky

Voice:     (202) 842-0917 or (202) 842-0918

Fax:        (202) 842-0030

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Conflicts in Designing the Federal City
Discussed at Decatur House's annual Architectural Lecture


                        Washington, DC (April 1) - Come celebrate the
history of architecture at Decatur House Museum's annual Benjamin Henry
Latrobe Lecture on Tuesday, April 10. This year's lecture, "'No Mean
Contemptible Hamlet:' Conflicts in Designing the Federal City," will be
presented by National Building Museum's Adjunct Curator and Architectural
Historian Pam Scott in the Decatur Carriage House at 1610 H Street, NW.
                        Beginning at 6:30 p.m., the lecture will explore the
political views of Thomas Jefferson and Pierre Charles L'Enfant and its
influence on their designs for Washington. Thomas Jefferson and Pierre
Charles L'Enfant both submitted designs for the new federal city in 1791.
Each saw the city's design as a statement about their respective political
stances.  Jefferson was a Democratic-Republican who thought the city should
reflect his belief that the Revolution had achieved personal liberties for
Americans.  L'Enfant, a Federalist, promoted the views of his mentor George
Washington and designed a city that mirrored the political outcome of the
Revolution - the balance of power between the states under the control of
the federal government.
                        Decatur House Museum's annual architecture lecture
is dedicated to America's first professional architect and the father of
American architecture, Benjamin Henry Latrobe.  Reservations for the lecture
are required and can be made by calling (202) 842-0918. A $5 per person
donation is suggested to help Decatur House's Education Department continue
to offer free programming.


Sheri J. Levinsky, MA
Director of Education & Programs
Decatur House Museum, NTHP
748 Jackson Place, NW
Washington, DC 20006
voice 202.842.0918 fax 202.842.0030
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www.decaturhouse.org

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