Building Capitol Hill – a neighborhood’s history in just one block. A 150+ year history of the architectural, economic and social trends that shaped our neighborhood. Tour schedule: Sunday, September 17, 1:30 pm. Sunday, October 8, 2 pm.  

It’s increasingly difficult to picture, but Capitol Hill was once home to many industrial and commercial operations including manufacturing, beer brewing, coal yards, and other now-vanished businesses. Traces remain; you’ve doubtless walked by them and wondered about their origins. Join the “Our Industrial Past” tour to learn about this fascinating aspect of the neighborhood.   […]

Learn about early Black and White residents of Capitol Hill, the houses they built (some grand and most modest), the early community, the first Eastern Market, and work at the Navy Yard. Tour schedule: Saturday, September 16, 1:30 pm. Saturday, October 7, 2 pm.

Capitol Hill has many hidden alleys and charming one-block streets with a past mix of residential and industrial uses and some of our most diverse populations.  Explore these unique communities, their houses and history, their ups and downs, who lived there in the past and who lives there now. Gessford Ct., Walter St., Kings Ct., Duvall […]

CHRS provided comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Union Station Redevelopment, July 2023.