SE Library Modernization – Community Meeting
Community meeting about the Southeast Library modernization, Thursday, September 29, 6:30 p.m. (more…)
Architecture on Capitol Hill – November 2022
“Horse walk” at 623 A St. NE
On Capitol Hill, a wide range of architectural styles and features are on display. Learn about the changing tastes and practical decisions that informed the builders’ choices. This tour was developed by CHRS Past President and Chair of the CHRS Historic Preservation Committee, Beth Purcell. Beth is an architectural historian with an MA in Historic Preservation from George Washington University.
Plan on walking about 2 miles 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.
Queen Anne at 617 A St. NE
SE Alleys of Capitol Hill – November 2022
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. Or read this article on Urban Turf.
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
Modern alley dwellings on Duvall Ct. SE
Hog Catcher! – Rounding up Farm Animals on Capitol Hill – Overbeck Lecture
“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. (more…)
SE Alleys of Capitol Hill – October 2022
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
High Life & Low Points – October 2022
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