CHRS Activities | Capitol Hill Restoration Society

Elements of Historic & Modern Masonry on Capitol Hill – Preservation Cafe

Apr 19, 2017 | Calendar, Not on Home, Preservation Cafés

Gary Barnhart of GL Barnhart Construction presented “Elements of Historic & Modern Masonry on Capitol Hill” on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (more…)

2017 Dick Wolf Lecture – Adapting to Sea Level Rise

Apr 1, 2017 | Calendar, Dick Wolf Lecture, Membership Forums, Not on Home

Kelsey Robertson, winner of the 2017 Dick Wolf Prize, presented Historic Districts & Climate Change: examining the vulnerability of the District’s historic districts to sea level rise, Friday, March 24, 2017, 7 p.m., at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE. Presentation Slides Event photos

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Antique or Modern – Preservation Cafe

Mar 4, 2017 | Calendar, Not on Home, Preservation Cafés

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

Mar 2, 2017 | Not on Home, Photo Contest, Uncategorized

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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Emerald Street Historic District Nomination

Feb 5, 2017 | Beyond the Boundaries, Not on Home, Other HDs (Emerald Street & Kingman Park)

Residents of Emerald Street NE (between 13th/14/E/F streets) have been working to make their street a historic district. ANC 6A sponsored the historic district nomination. The DC Historic Preservation Office has accepted the Emerald Street Historic District nomination for filing and assigned it Case No.17-05. (Emerald Street HD nomination)