Nan Raphael – Eastern Market

Members of the Capitol Hill Restoration Society will be celebrating their 70^th Anniversary on Thursday, April 10, from 6 to 8 pm in the heart of our neighborhood – the North Hall of Eastern Market.  The public is invited.

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Amanda Diddon Edwards

Amanda Didden Edwards will present an Overbook Lecture, “How the Carry-Didden Family Left Their Mark  On Capitol Hill and Beyond,” Monday, March 31, 202, 7 pm, at Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE. Read more »

Photo by Dave Opkins

The March 1, 2025 deadline for the contest has passed. Thanks to all who have submitted. The winners will be announced in early April. Read more »

The Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS) presented a free, virtual Preservation Café titled “50 Years of Historic Preservation and Restoration on Capitol Hill,” on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. The café will featured architect Judith Capen, founder and principal, with husband Robert Weinstein, of the firm Architrave PC, one of the capital’s leading architectural firms. Read more »

The Future of the RFK Stadium Campus -February 2025  CHRS_RFK_statement_02-2025

The Capitol Hill Restoration Society supports progressive development of the RFK Stadium Campus in alignment with the important District goals foregrounded in the 2021 Comprehensive Plan and earlier studies, and long championed by Mayor Muriel Bowser and other civic leaders. 

Basically, we support land for athletic and recreational use; the inclusion of affordable housing; commercial and residential projects; continued public access to the Anacostia River Trail; and no development within 60 feet of the shoreline and wetlands next to the Anacostia River. In addition, we recommend a comprehensive study be made about parking and the need for expanded public transportation. 

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Capitol Hill Restoration Society President Angie Schmidt testified on Wednesday, February 5, before the DC Council Committee on Transportation & the Environment, which was holding a performance oversight hearing. Her testimony follows. Read more »

Photo courtesy of the National Capital Trolley Museum

The Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS) presented a free, virtual Preservation Café on the pivotal role streetcars played in the development and growth of Capitol Hill on Thursday, February 6, 2025.The presentation was recorded. Read more »

The Swampoodle grant program that has helped fund home improvements east of Union Station has come to a close, as all funds have been expended – to preserve the historic features of the Swampoodle neighborhood and, wherever possible, correct historically inaccurate alterations to building exteriors.

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