Garfield Park was part of Washington, D.C. city planner Pierre L'Enfant's original design for the city's public lands, originally envisioned as a site for the creation of a grand cascade at its purchase in 1792.

Though the cascade never materialized, the public lands that the park now sit on were developed throughout the late 19th century, located in the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood near what is now Interstate 695. Despite many threats from private construction development over the years, the park remains a popular recreational area in Southeast D.C., offering tennis, bocce, and basketball courts for visitor use, along with a children's playground and picnic sites. The park is included as part of the National Register of Historic Places-listed Capitol Hill Historic District, which has been preserved since 1976.

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