2017 Dick Wolf Lecture Photos

Photos courtesy Andrew Lightman

Monte Edwards, Elizabeth Nelson, Tanya Stern, Gretchen Pfaehler, Tommy Wells, Kelsey Robertson

Kelsey Robertson with the family of the late Dick Wolf

Monte Edwards introduces the speaker

Kelsey Robertson, winner 2017 Dick Wolf Prize

Audience

Kelsey Robertson with discussion panel

Kelsey Robertson, Gretchen Pfaehler, Tanya Stern

Gretchen Pfaehler, Tanya Stern Tommy Wells

CHRS President presents the award

Elizabeth Nelson & Kelsey Robertson

Monte Edwards with Kelsey Robertson

Tommy Wells with Muriel Wolf

Reception

Spring 2017 Membership Meeting

The spring Membership Meeting of the Capitol Hill Restoration Society will be held immediately preceding the Dick Wolf Lecture, Friday, March 24, 2017, 6:45 p.m. at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE. The Election Committee will be announced and nominations for Board positions will be solicited.

Antique or Modern – Preservation Cafe

Is that transom over your door a 1890s treasure or a 1980s addition? Can’t tell your cast iron from your mild steel? And what color did people paint their houses in the 1920s, anyway? The March 15, 2017 Preservation Café featured local architectural conservator and Capitol Hill resident, Justine P. Bello, speaking on the topic “Antique or Modern: Identifying Original Architectural Details in Your Home.”  (more…)

2017 Photo Contest Winners

In anticipation of the 60th anniversary of the Capitol Hill House and Garden Tour, the Society sponsored a photo contest – “The Capitol Hill Home”. We are pleased to announce the winners: Steve Fall, 1st place; Jane Hoffman, 2nd place; Oscar Alvarez, 3rd place; Robert Weinstein, 4th place. View photos…

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