• Contact
  • Calendar
  • About
    • Mission
    • Board
      • Standing Committees
      • CHRS Board Meeting Minutes
      • Minutes Archive
    • Bylaws
      • Financials
    • History
      • Key past reports
        • SmallCellInfrastructure
      • Key past initiatives
      • CHRS Archives at GW
    • Contact
  • News
    • The Latest
    • Press Releases
    • Newsletter
    • Newsletter Archive
  • Your House
    • Historic District
      • Beyond the Boundaries Map
      • Peer Historic Districts
    • Built When? By Whom?
      • HistoryQuestDC
      • Architects
      • For Your Research
      • Historical Vignettes
      • Streetscape Spaces
    • Guidelines
      • DC HPO Handouts & Guidelines
      • Maintaining Your Home
      • Historic Preservation Committee
  • Zoning & Permits
    • Zoning
    • Permits
    • Preservation Easements & Raze Permits
    • Reporting Problems & Past Cases
    • Key Players and Glossary
  • Events & Tickets
    • Walking Tours
    • House & Garden Tour
    • House Expo
    • Photo Contest
    • Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture
    • Preservation Cafés
    • Other Events
  • Engage
    • Membership
    • Volunteer
    • Donate
    • Contact
  • JOIN
  • Follow
  • Follow

Southeast Library Modernization Community Meeting

Dec 4, 2020 | Calendar, Not on Home

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 6:30 pm, the Southeast Library Modernization design team will present concept designs and gather community feedback. (more…)

Lost Farms & Estates of Washington DC – Preservation Cafe

Nov 24, 2020 | Calendar, Not on Home, Preservation Cafés

This event was recorded: Lost Farms and Estates of Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 6:30 pm. Kim Prothro Williams, Author and Architectural Historian, will be the featured speaker.    (more…)

DDOT Public Realm Design Manual

Nov 16, 2020 | Not on Home, Public Space

Public Realm Design Manual: A Summary of District of Columbia Regulations
and Specifications for the Design of Public Space Elements 

DDOT Public_Realm_Design_Manual_2011 (more…)

Public Space Application at 205 15th St. NE

Nov 16, 2020 | Not on Home, Public Space

On November 11, 2020, CHRS sent a letter of opposition to an application to erect an accessory building on public parking at 205 12th St. NE. Full text of letter re: 205 15th St. NE, #358240 (more…)

House & Garden Tour 2020 – Continues

Nov 11, 2020 | Calendar, Not on Home

Our free, 3-D, #StayAtHome House Tour has gone virtual! We can’t safely present an in-person tour due to the pandemic. But we’ve never skipped a year since the tradition began 63 years ago and we’re not going to start now.  Nine houses are included, each a delight.  (more…)

« Older Entries
Next Entries »

See Also

  • The Latest
  • Press Releases
  • Newsletter
  • Newsletter Archive

Mailing Address:
Capitol Hill Restoration Society
P.O. Box 15264 Washington, DC 20003-0264

Office: 420 Tenth Street SE (B)
Hours: Wednesdays, 9am-noon 
Telephone: 202-543-0425 
Email: caphrs420@gmail.com

National Preservation Award logo
© 2025 Capitol Hill Restoration Society | site design by Rowhouse Co.