Capitol Hill Restoration Society is a volunteer-driven civic organization dedicated to preserving the integrity, history, and architecture of the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

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Spring Poetry Invitational

The snow is gone. The Muse has descended and actually found a parking space. So, for April, which is National Poetry Month, she invites local Baudelaires and Emily Dickinsons to submit brief poems to CHRS celebrating our lives and houses on Capitol Hill.

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2026 Photo Contest

Each year, CHRS asks for your best shots of Capitol Hill – from its antique homes to lovely parks and everything in between. This year's deadline has been extended to Sunday, March 8, 2026. Anyone can participate in the contest as long as the photos were taken in the neighborhood. All photos will be considered for this juried contest. There will also be a student section, and all of those entries will be inherent winners. Winning photographs will be displayed at the Coldwell Banker Realty office at 350 7th Street SE — just down the...
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Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture: Personal connection to place is key to future of cities like DC

James Darius Ball, director of Future Cities at the National Building Museum, gave the Capitol Hill Restoration Society’s Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, February 11, at the Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE.

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For 70 years, CHRS has worked to protect one of the oldest and most architecturally vibrant communities in the city.

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