“Hog Catcher! Hog Catcher!” Rounding Up Farm Animals On Capitol Hill is the topic of an Overbeck Lecture, Monday, September 19, 2022 at 7:30 pm at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE.

Undine Nash in Cluss Ct. – SE Alleys of Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill has many hidden alleys and charming one-block streets with a past mix of residential and industrial uses and some of our most diverse populations.  Explore these unique communities, their houses and history, their ups and downs, who lived there in the past and who lives there now. Gessford Ct., Walter St., Kings Ct., Duvall Ct., Cluss Ct. Take a virtual peek inside Undine & Carl Nash’s re-purposed-warehouse residence on Adolf Class Ct. SE.
Plan on walking about 2 miles in a little over 2 hours. Be prepared to walk in any weather; a raincoat or umbrella may be necessary. Comfortable shoes are a must.

29 Kings Ct. SE

Tickets ($15) are available through Eventbrite until September 29 at 11:30 pm.
Tour Dates and Times:
Saturday, October 1, 1:30 pm
Sunday, October 2, 1:30 pm
Starting location: 233 12th St. SE – Please arrive 10 minutes before tour time.

Modern alley dwellings on Duvall Ct. SE

631 Constitution Ave. NE stable

High Life and Low Points – This tour features the alleys north of East Capitol St. and west of 7th St. NE – The lifestyles, occupations, and shenanigans of the inhabitants; early industrial uses, including commercial stables and a Locomobile (early form of steam-powered automobile) shed; and efforts both to eliminate and to preserve alley dwellings. Visit 6 1/2 Ct., Millers Ct., Douglass Ct., Terrace Ct.

Plan on walking about 1 mile in a little over an hour. Be prepared to walk in any weather; a raincoat or umbrella may be necessary. Comfortable shoes are a must.

Tickets ($15) area available through Eventbrite until September 29 at 9:30 pm.

Locomobile shed – with tour guides, Angie Schmidt and Beth Purcell

Tour Dates & Times:
Saturday, October 1, 1 pm & 3:30 pm
Sunday, October 2, 1 pm & 3:30 pm

Starting location: Triangle park bounded by the 600 blocks of Massachusetts & Constitution Ave. NE. Please arrive 10 minutes ahead so the tour can begin on time.

Locomobile

All CHRS members were invited to come and enjoy coffee and cake at the Hill Center’s East Garden on Tuesday, September 13 2022.

If you missed the in-person 2022 Mothers Day House & Garden Tour – no worries! You can still enjoy the virtual tour – 3-D scans of 6 private homes.

CHRS, 2022 Parade

The Capitol Hill Parade stepped off, as planned, at 10 am from underneath the I-295/395 overpass (at 8th and I Streets SE). It was great to see friends and neighbors and distribute lollipops to the spectators. Photos

Thanks for surprising our Board of Directors with a couple of signed jerseys!

The Capitol Hill Restoration Society congratulates our Little League team, the CHRS Nats, on a great season!

Way to go, players! Many thanks to the volunteer coaches who made the season possible!

Hear from the candidates in the Democratic Mayoral Primary at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Monday, May 23, 2022, 7-9 pm. Moderated by Sam Ford and covered by ABC7. Proof of vaccination required.

Register for in-person attendance.  Register for virtual attendance.