Description
Although it’s hard to imagine, in the mid-1900s Lafayette Square was deemed obsolete—more suited for demolition than preservation. Hiding behind the picture-perfect Second Empire, Queen Anne, and Romanesque Revival homes isa complex story of changing social and economic pressures. This 2-hour tour will balance the neighborhood’s architectural and social histories with modern cultural and socioeconomic shifts that have created a place with a background as inspiring as its beauty.
