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1960s:
Architect John Carl Warnecke redesigns Lafayette Park. As part of the historic preservation movement spearheaded by President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy (1961-63), Warnecke's plan also protects the historic character of the surrounding buildings.
1970:
Lafayette Park and the surrounding buildings are designated a National Historic Landmark District.
1995:
After many appeals from the Secret Service, Pennsylvania Avenue is closed to public vehicular traffic in front of the White House. It is now a pedestrian street. |