ZC 14-11 Final “Pop ups” TA

Posted on July 9th, 2015

New zoning regulations (ZC 14-11) to address “pop ups” were released June 26, 2015.

Groff Court Photo Gallery

Posted on June 20th, 2015

Walkers on Groff Court

Groff Court residences, 1890s

Beth Purcell and Greg Holeyman, tour guides

1990s Alley Dwellings

Fred Mashack with homes built in 1980s

Groff Court tour goers

Fred Mashack (builder) and Greg Holeyman (resident)

Beth Purcell on Groff Court

Public Space

Posted on April 21st, 2015

DDOT issued Departmental Order No. 1-2014, April 30, 2014 in response to concerns raised by CHRS and others specifically about Reservation 266, but the Policy applies to all pocket parks under DDOT control. DDOT has since proposed Regulations that would implement this policy. Comments due May 2, 2015.

Inaugural Dick Wolf Lecture Photos

Posted on April 15th, 2015

Hill Center	Anne Phelps delivers a proclamation from City Council	CHRS President Lisa Dale Jones holding proclamation
Lecture organizer, Monte Edwards	William King	Outlining current process

Happy Birthday	Monte Edwards, Bill King and Lisa Dale Jones
Wolf Family with Bill King	Nicky Cymrot and Mimi Wolf	King family

	Elizabeth Nelson	Beth Purcell
Mike Eck	Barbara Eck


Nancy Metzger, Tersh Boasberg		Monte Edwards, Janet Quigley, Gary Peterson

60th Anniversary Photos

Posted on February 7th, 2015

: Susan Burgerman & Beth Purcell

: Shauna Holmes, Rob Nevitt, & Esther Bushman

: Pianist Jay Frost

: Peter May, Esther Bushman, Monte Edwards

: Pat Taylor

: Patrick Crowley, Stephen Ayers (Architect of the Capitol), and Mamie Bittner – 6oth Anniversary Party

: Carl Nash, Cindy Janke & Nicky Cymrot

: Monte Edwards

: Monte Edwards, Maureen Cohen Harrington, Tom Grahame, Jan Kern

: Mimi Wolf

: Mimi Wolf

: Author Mike Canning

: Cindy Janke

: Lisa Dale Jones, President of CHRS

: Judy Canning

: John Smith

: John Muller

: Jim Taylor

: Hazel Kreinheder

: Hazel Kreinheder

: Gary Jones & Lisa Dale Jones

: Dudley Brown & Patrick Crowley

: Doug Wheeler

: Patrick Crowley, Nick Crowley & Patricia Malumby

: John Muller, Tom Alder, Larry Pearl

: Louise Cort, Robert Weinstein

: Ward Six Council Member Charles Allen

: Hill Rag Editor Andrew Lightman

: Guy Martin, Susan van den Toorn, Heather Wheeler, Patricia Malumby

: Jennifer Cate

: Audrey Nevitt & Tina May

: Maureen Harrington and Susan Burgerman

: Tom Grahame

CHRS on WAMU radio

Posted on February 4th, 2015

Rebecca Sheir, Host of the program “Metro Connection,” on WAMU aired an interview with long-time CHRS member and Hill resident Hazel Kreinheder and CHRS President Lisa Dale Jones on February 6, 2015. That segment is part of a full hour of stories about living on Capitol Hill. Other segments include an appreciation of Steve Cymrot and a look at Reservation 13.

Capitol Hill’s Long Tradition of Community Activism

Posted on January 13th, 2015

By Lucinda Prout Janke

Capitol Hill residents have a long history of activism. From its earliest days as a fledgling neighborhood, more than one actually, in the federal capital established in 1790, its inhabitants have proven activist and even a bit feisty.

Preservation Topics in Hill Rag

Posted on January 6th, 2015

During the Society’s 60th Birthday year, the Hill Rag is running a series of articles detailing our long history of community preservation.

January 2015 – A Look at Capitol Hill Restoration Society’s Early History by John Muller

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