Capitol Hill Restoration Society

New CHRS Website!

Posted on June 4th, 2013

We are proud to show you our new site.  Thank you to the Committee.  Let us know if you have any suggestions!

Preservation Committee Meeting

Posted on June 3rd, 2013

3 Monday, 6:30 pm

CHRS Historic Preservation Committee,            Kirby House, 420 10th            St., SE, first floor.

Details: Shauna Holmes, 546-5211.

Bytes of History – by Sandy Schmidt

Posted on April 2nd, 2013

The web page, http://bytesofhistory.org, provides access to documents describing the social history of Washington focusing primarily on the 19th and early 20th centuries. Special emphasis is given to the men and women of the Metropolitan Police Department and the many interesting stories of those interred in Washington cemeteries.

Preservation Cafe: Wicked Capitol Hill

Posted on August 22nd, 2012

Author Robert Pohl Featured at May 2012 Preservation Café

Robert Pohl, Capitol resident and author of Wicked Capitol Hill: An Unruly History of Behaving Badly, shared excerpts from his new book at the May 16th Preservation Café.

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House & Garden Brochures online

Posted on August 1st, 2012

Fifty-five House and Garden Brochure are on-line thanks to Members Scott Knight and Aneta Large. Click Here. If you have material relating to the 1958 – 1962 House Tours please let us know.