Sep 27, 2023 | Calendar, Dick Wolf Lecture, Membership Forums, Not on Home
On September 29, 2023, the Society presented the 2023 Dick Wolf Lecture with speaker John Rennie Short, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland Baltimore County. Event Photos (more…)
Aug 8, 2023 | Calendar, Not on Home, Walking Tours
Local artists and artisans displayed their work in their own micro-galleries, in Capitol Hill home-studios, on porches or in yards. Saturday and Sunday, September 9 – 10, 2023. Co-sponsored by CHRS and the Capitol Hill Art League (CHAL). Free to both artists and visitors.
Art Walk 2024 is presented by CHAL and co-sponsored by the Hill Rag and can be found at hillrag.com/art-walk-2024/
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May 15, 2023 | Calendar, Not on Home, Preservation Cafés
CHRS Board Member, Joanna Kendig, presented a virtual Preservation Café, DC Water and Sewer Infrastructure, Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 6:30 pm. Recording of event.
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Apr 9, 2023 | Calendar, Not on Home, Preservation Cafés
Molly Acorn, Founder & Creator, Mantel House DC, presented “Antique Mantels with Modern Sensibilities” at a free, virtual Preservation Café, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. View a recording of the event.
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Mar 20, 2023 | Photo Contest
In anticipation of the 66th 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: Congratulations to Nan Raphael and Bobbi Krengel. View photos… (more…)
Mar 18, 2023 | Calendar, Membership Forums, Not on Home, Preservation Cafés

Eastern Market ca 1983
Robert Pohl, local historian, author, and tour guide, presented “Celebrating Eastern Market for 150 Years,” a talk about Eastern Market – the building and its history, at an in-person Preservation Café, March 30, 2023, in the Eastern Market North Hall – operating continuously since it first opened in 1873.
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