Frager’s Garden Party
Frager’s Hardware is holding their annual Garden Party, Sunday, April 19, 2020 in the garden center behind 1115 Pennsylvania Ave. SE (enter from 12th Street). (more…)
Rising Tides: Climate Refugees in the Twenty-First Century – Village Voices
Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 7-8 pm, at the Northeast Neighborhood Library, 330 Seventh St. NE, Dr. John R. Wennerman will discuss the subject of his book, “Rising Tides: Climate Refugees in the Twenty-First Century,” (more…)
You and the National Register of Historic Places – Preservation Cafe
Because of serious Covid-19 concerns that might affect the health and safety of the members and friends of the Capitol Hill Restoration Society, You and the National Register of Historic Places, originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, 2020, will be postponed until fall. (more…)
More about the House and Garden Tour 2020
Celebrate 63 Years of Touring! Saturday, May 9, 4 – 7 p.m. – Sunday, May 10, 1 – 5 p.m.
The Capitol Hill Restoration Society’s annual House & Garden Tour is one of the highlights of the Capitol Hill calendar. Every year for 63 years our friends have opened the best homes and gardens of Capitol Hill to tour-goers. Don’t miss this special Mother’s Day weekend treat. The $40 tickets are just $35 if bought prior to the tour weekend. Tour proceeds fund CHRS’s award-winning activities in preservation, planning and education.
Confirmed houses and other tour stops:
- 722 9th St. SE
- 545 7th St. SE – Capitol Hill Art League at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (Saturday only)
- 620 G St. SE – Christ Church
- 647 Archibald Walk SE
- 504 6th St. SE
- 526 6th St. SE
- 528 6th St. SE
- 529 6th St. SE
- 725 5th St. SE #21 (Lenox Condos)
- 514 4th St. SE #201 (Churchill Condos)
- 323 4th St. SE
- 305 C St. SE
- Refreshments, rest facilities, and TICKET SALES (cash/check/charge) at the Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE (any time during tour hours)
- Tickets may also be purchased at any house on the tour, during tour hours – cash or check only
RFK Stadium: From the Past to the Future – 2020 Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture
This lecture, originally scheduled for Friday, March 27, 2020, will not take place as planned. Information on rescheduling will be posted as it becomes available. (more…)