Because of serious Covid-19 concerns that might affect the health and safety of the members and friends of the Capitol Hill Restoration Society, You and the National Register of Historic Places, originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, 2020, will be postponed until fall. (more…)
Celebrate 63 Years of Touring! Saturday, May 9, 4 – 7 p.m. – Sunday, May 10, 1 – 5 p.m.
The Capitol Hill Restoration Society’s annual House & Garden Tour is one of the highlights of the Capitol Hill calendar. Every year for 63 years our friends have opened the best homes and gardens of Capitol Hill to tour-goers. Don’t miss this special Mother’s Day weekend treat. The $40 tickets are just $35 if bought prior to the tour weekend. Tour proceeds fund CHRS’s award-winning activities in preservation, planning and education.
Confirmed houses and other tour stops:
This lecture, originally scheduled for Friday, March 27, 2020, will not take place as planned. Information on rescheduling will be posted as it becomes available. (more…)
Tuesday, April 7, 2020, 7-8 pm, at the Northeast Neighborhood Library, 330 Seventh St. NE, Karen Mulhauser and friends will speak on the profile of women in politics since the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 7-8 pm, at the Northeast Neighborhood Library, 330 Seventh St. NE, Peter Stein will discuss his life as a boy in Prague during the Second World War.
The signs denoting the Emerald Street Historic District (ESHD) were installed in February. Congratulations to the ESHD neighbors! photo (more…)
The Capitol Hill Garden Club presents: “Returns from Your Garden: Perennials for the DMV”, Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 7:15 pm, at the Northeast Library, 330 7th St. NE.
The Capitol Hill Garden Club presents: “20/20 Vision: What Grows on Capitol Hill”, with Kristan Sampson, Manager, Frager’s Garden Center, Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 7:15 pm, at the Northeast Library, 330 7th St. NE.