Eastern Market ca 1983

 Robert Pohl, local historian, author, and tour guide, will present “Celebrating Eastern Market for 150 Years” at an in-person Preservation Café, Thursday, March 30, 2023. The event will begin at 6:30 pm in the Eastern Market North Hall.

Architectural “ghost” – evidence of a building now gone

Justine Bello will present a virtual Preservation Cafe, Ghosts of Capitol Hill, Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 6:30 pm. The presentation was recorded.

The October 18, 2022 presentation by Linda H. Bassert, Design Principal of Masterworks Window Fashions & Design: “Color Harmonies for your Home, Artistry at Your Windows,” has been recorded.

“Building with Mosaics ” with Jim Miller, presented Tuesday, October 4, 2022, was recorded and is available for viewing. 

Completed facade renovation

Capitol Hill homeowner, Peter May presented “Not so Permastone: A History of a House in its Facade”at a free, virtual Preservation Cafe, Tuesday, May 17, 2022.  Recording of event. See updated photo of completed facade.

Designing a Net Zero Energy Row House: a Case Study, was presented by Will Teass of Teass\Warren Architects, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The presentation was recorded.

Arming a Navy: The Naval Gun Factory and Its Local Workforce, a virtual Preservation Cafe, was presented by Edward Valentin, a Historian and Curator of the National Museum of the United States Navy, Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 6:30 pm. The talk was recorded.

Uncovering the History of the District’s Buried Streams, a virtual Preservation Cafe, was recorded Tuesday, February 15, 2022.