House and Garden Tour

2023 CHRS Mother’s Day House & Garden Tour:

Plans are in development for the 66th annual event, Saturday & Sunday, May 13 & 14. View addresses and photos of the tour houses. Tickets are SOLD OUT!

Thanks to the community for keeping CHRS part of Capitol Hill for 67 years! If you haven’t yet, please become a member.

Thank you to our sponsors, the Rob and Brent Group, Michael Halebian & Co., Hill Rag. National Capital Bank and Chuck Burger at Coldwell Banker Realty. Thank you to our many advertisers. Please remember their support as you make decisions on whom to call for services.

This year’s artwork was created and donated by Capitol Hill artist, Erin Thompson. You can see more of her artwork, including a print featuring the tour artwork, on her shop website at ErinThompsonStudio.myshopify.com.

2022 CHRS Mother’s Day House & Garden Tour:

We held a hybrid event this year (May 7 & 8) – with a mix of virtual and in-person house tours and outdoor guided walking tours. View event photos here. Tour details here. Illustrated brochure.

Thank you to the Rob and Brent Group, our PLATINUM Sponsor. Thank you to our SILVER sponsors – National Capital Bank, Michael Halebian & Co., and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Thank you to our many advertisers, especially the Meg Jeanne Phil Meg Team at Compass. Please remember their support as you make decisions on whom to call for services.

2021 CHRS Mother’s Day “Tour of Tours”:

All of our guided tours are fully booked for May 8 & 9. We hope you’ll consider visiting our free Artists at Home” gallery – micro-shows of work by local artists. Or check out Tour of Tour event photos.

Check out these self-guided tours:
Historic Sites Tour, Mural Tour, and our #StayatHomeHouseTour

Thanks to the community for keeping CHRS part of Capitol Hill for 66 years! If you haven’t yet, please become a member.

2020 CHRS House Tour:

We’re going virtual! We can’t safely present an in-person tour due to the pandemic. But our free, 3-D, #StayAtHome House Tour is on view now.

You may also enjoy visiting chrs.org/what-i-love-about-my-house/ to view mini-videos of Capitol Hill homes including a house boat and a repurposed warehouse.

2019 CHRS House & Garden Tour:

The CHRS 62nd annual House & Garden Tour took place Mothers Day weekend, May 11 & 12, 2019. Saturday, 4-7 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Tour proceeds fund CHRS’s activities including advice for home owners, walking tours, and community forums.

The Tour footprint lies between 10th and 13th Streets from Constitution Avenue NE to E Street SE. Tour Photos More details incl. photos & addresses. On both May 11 & 12, The Corner Store at 900 South Carolina Ave. SE will serve as a refreshment stop and ticket outlet. Closest Metro: Eastern Market. Illustrated Brochure, Hill Rag Article

2018 CHRS House & Garden Tour:

The CHRS 61st annual House & Garden Tour took place Mothers Day weekend, May 12 & 13, 2018. Saturday, 4-7 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Tour proceeds fund CHRS’s activities including advice for home owners, walking tours, and community forums.

The Tour footprint lies south of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE around Brent Elementary School and Providence Park, from New Jersey Avenue to 7th Street, SE. Tour Photos More details incl. photos & addresses

On both May 12 & 13, the American Legion Kenneth Nash Post 8 at 224 D St. SE served as a refreshment stop and ticket outlet.

2017 CHRS House & Garden Tour:

The CHRS 60^th annual House & Garden Tour took place Mothers Day weekend, May 13 & 14, 2017. Saturday, 4-7 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Tour photos Read More

The 2016 Tour:

The CHRS 59^th annual House & Garden Tour returned to the oldest commercial district on the Hill: Barracks Row. Named for the Marine Corps Barracks, which was placed on Eighth Street at President Jefferson’s personal direction to shield the Capitol in the event a British invasion overwhelmed the Navy Yard. With both the Capitol Building and the new Navy Yard under construction in 1801, Eighth Street was the center of commerce for the new Federal city. Working class housing sprang up to house the carpenters, stone masons, and plasterers flooding to the District followed by higher end Victorian bay fronts and turreted end-units as the city became established and the government took up residence.

Centered on Eighth Street, the tour includes 5^th Street to 11^th Street, and Virginia Avenue to South Carolina Avenue. The footprint includes the Marine Barracks, Marion Park, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, The Hill Center, Tyler Elementary School, Eastern Market Metro, Seward Square, and Pennsylvania Avenue. Barracks Row continues to add an exciting array of new eateries with unique appeals – many of which offered discounts to tour goers. Photos Read More

Our volunteer-driven organization helps protect Capitol Hill’s residential character and the House & Garden Tour is our largest and oldest fund raiser. Known as “the guardians of Capitol Hill”, CHRS works actively to keep Capitol Hill “A Community of Choice” and to protect the integrity of the largest historic Victorian district in our country.

The 2015 Tour:

The 58^th annual House & Garden Tour centered on the New Northeast – a Neighborhood on the Move! Long the quiet side of Capitol Hill, Northeast has been the focus of intense commercial development over the last few years. This tour included long established homes along East Capitol Street over to some refurbished old homes clustered around 6^th & E, and a few more closer to the new H Street. Read More

The 2014 Tour:

The 57th Annual House & Garden Tour was held the traditional Mother’s Day Week-end (May 10 & 11), 2014, and carried the following theme: ” Capitol Hill, A Community of Choice, A History to Explore”. Read More