Lafayette Square, Los Angeles

LaFayette Square
Neighborhood of Los Angeles
The LaFayette Square neighborhood sign at St. Charles Place, around 2015
The LaFayette Square neighborhood sign at St. Charles Place, around 2015
LaFayette Square is located in Los Angeles
LaFayette Square
LaFayette Square
Location within Central Los Angeles
Coordinates: 34°02′35″N 118°19′59″W / 34.043°N 118.333°W / 34.043; -118.333
Country United States of America
State California
County Los Angeles
Time zonePacific
Zip Code
90019
Area code(s)310/424, 323
Map from the Los Angeles Times,
January 1989

LaFayette Square is a historic semi-gated neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California.

Although founded in 1913 by real estate developer George Lafayette Crenshaw, it is named after the French Marquis de Lafayette, who fought alongside Colonists in the American Revolution.[1] Lying west of Crenshaw Boulevard in the Mid-City area, it was designated by the city as a Los Angeles Historic Preservation Overlay Zone in 2000 for its significant residential architecture and history.[2]

  1. ^ Cohen, Allison B. (9 February 2003). "History behind iron gates in Lafayette Square". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ "La Fayette Square Historic Preservation Overlay Zone". LAcity.org. Retrieved 1 September 2020.