Capitol Hill Restoration Society

2024 Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture – National Mall & Tidal Basin

Posted on October 29, 2024

The 2024 Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture, will be held Tuesday, November 19, at 7 pm at the Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE. The Trust for the National Mall give a presentation about the history of the Mall, the current challenges of its aging infrastructure and the restoration needs and plans for the future in honor of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026.

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Hilloween 2024

Posted on October 18, 2024

On October 25. 2024, CHRS hosted a children’s activity table at Hilloween, an annual free street party outside of Eastern Market. We had beads to string, CHRS trick-or-treat bags, and other goodies. It was great fun to meet with our neighbors and share our mission.  Check out photos of visitors to our booth. Read more »

House Expo 2024

Posted on October 17, 2024

Have you been thinking about undertaking a home improvement project? Or do you just have questions about your home?  Help and answers were available at the Capitol Hill Restoration Society’s annual House Expo in the North Hall of Eastern Market  October 26. Continue reading for a list of vendors and photos of the event.

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Mural Tour

Posted on September 1, 2024

Capitol Hill is home to many works of art painted on the exteriors of homes and businesses. We are continuing to add murals, as we find them. Read more »

  • Speaker John Rennie Short (r), Dick Wolf Lecture 2023 Speaker John Rennie Short (r), Dick Wolf Lecture 2023
  • Lollipops! Lollipops!
  • House Tour 2023 House Tour 2023
  • House Tour 2023 House Tour 2023
  • House Tour 2023 House Tour 2023
  • House Tour 2022 House Tour 2022
  • House Tour 2022 House Tour 2022
  • Obama Call Box on the Resistance Tour Obama Call Box on the Resistance Tour
  • House Expo 2021 House Expo 2021
  • Promoting House Expo at Hilloween Promoting House Expo at Hilloween
  • Library of Congress, Hollywood on the Hill Tour Library of Congress, Hollywood on the Hill Tour
  • Artists at Home, Mother's Day 2021 Artists at Home, Mother's Day 2021
  • Installation of Emerald St. Historic District signs Installation of Emerald St. Historic District signs
  • Hilloween 2019 Hilloween 2019
  • Hiloween 2019 Hiloween 2019
  • House Expo 2019 House Expo 2019
  • Panel discussion with John Hillegass, 2019 Dick Wolf Winner Panel discussion with John Hillegass, 2019 Dick Wolf Winner
  • Attendees at the 2018 House Expo Attendees at the 2018 House Expo
  • House Expo 2016, D0EE booth House Expo 2016, D0EE booth
  • Christine Ames, 2018 winner of the Dick Wolf Prize Christine Ames, 2018 winner of the Dick Wolf Prize
  • Beautiful Emerald Street - now a Historic District Beautiful Emerald Street - now a Historic District
  • 2017 Dick Wolf Lecture 2017 Dick Wolf Lecture
  • Enjoying the sun at 500 E. Capitol St. NE - 2017 House Tour Enjoying the sun at 500 E. Capitol St. NE - 2017 House Tour
  • Yummy treats and beads to string - Halloween 2016 Yummy treats and beads to string - Halloween 2016
  • CHRS received DCPL's 45th Anniversary Award CHRS received DCPL's 45th Anniversary Award
  • Tiny House residents celebrate a successful house tour Tiny House residents celebrate a successful house tour
  • Mike Pangia in his Model A Ford Roadster Mike Pangia in his Model A Ford Roadster
  • 2016 Dick Wolf Prize winner Brook Hill 2016 Dick Wolf Prize winner Brook Hill
  • Hilloween at the Eastern Market Hilloween at the Eastern Market
  • CHRS Contingent - Capitol Hill July 4th Parade 2015 CHRS Contingent - Capitol Hill July 4th Parade 2015
  • Inaugural Dick Wolf Lecture, audience Inaugural Dick Wolf Lecture, audience
  • Outreach activities at Barracks Row Day Outreach activities at Barracks Row Day
  • Beth Purcell explains brick coursing Beth Purcell explains brick coursing
  • Wolf Lecture panel: Peter Byrne, Con Hitchcock, Bill King, Tersh Boasberg Wolf Lecture panel: Peter Byrne, Con Hitchcock, Bill King, Tersh Boasberg
  • CHRS contingent in Capitol Hill July 4 parade CHRS contingent in Capitol Hill July 4 parade

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