Is that transom over your door a 1890s treasure or a 1980s addition? Can’t tell your cast iron from your mild steel? And what color did people paint their houses in the 1920s, anyway? The March 15, 2017 Preservation Café featured local architectural conservator and Capitol Hill resident, Justine P. Bello, speaking on the topic “Antique or Modern: Identifying Original Architectural Details in Your Home.” (more…)
The Friends of Kingman Park Civic Association invite the public to attend an “Informational Panel on Historic Districts, Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at St. Coletta of Greater Washington, 1910 Independence Ave. SE. (more…)
In anticipation of the 60th anniversary of the Capitol Hill House and Garden Tour, the Society sponsored a photo contest – “The Capitol Hill Home”. We are pleased to announce the winners: Steve Fall, 1st place; Jane Hoffman, 2nd place; Oscar Alvarez, 3rd place; Robert Weinstein, 4th place. View photos…
Will be rescheduled due to inclement weather. The Committee of 100 on the Federal City and the Anacostia Waterfront Trust invite you to attend a public presentation on the future of the Anacostia River waterfront. Was scheduled for March 14; likely new date is Tuesday, April 4, 6:30 – 8 p.m. at First Congregational UCC, 945 G St. NW, Washington DC. (more…)
CSX requested community input regarding the redesign of the Virginia Avenue Park at a meeting held at Capitol Quarter Community Center, 1000 5th St. SE, on February 4, 2017. Proposal
Imperial Russia, Witchcraft and Sorcery in Your Back Yard – today. Hear about demonic possession and witchcraft in Russia and persecution of practitioners in the 1850s., Tuesday, March 7, 7-8 p.m., NE Public Library, 330 7th St NE.
Written by Beth Purcell, this report is a starting point for residents researching their own one-block streets. (more…)
Residents of Emerald Street NE (between 13th/14/E/F streets) have been working to make their street a historic district. ANC 6A sponsored the historic district nomination. The DC Historic Preservation Office has accepted the Emerald Street Historic District nomination for filing and assigned it Case No.17-05. (Emerald Street HD nomination)