St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square
St. John's Episcopal Church | |
| Location | 1525 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., U.S. |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°54′1.41″N 77°2′9.91″W / 38.9003917°N 77.0360861°W |
| Built | 1816 |
| Part of | Lafayette Square Historic District (ID70000833) |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000868 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | December 19, 1960 |
| Designated NHLDCP | August 29, 1970 |
St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square is a historic Episcopal church located at Sixteenth Street and H Street NW, in Washington, D.C., along the former Black Lives Matter Plaza. The Greek Revival building, designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, is adjacent to Lafayette Square, one block from the White House. It is often called the "Church of the Presidents".
Every sitting president has attended the church at least once since it was built in 1816, starting with James Madison. Many of the traditional Inauguration Day spiritual services have been held at St. John's. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960.