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Garden Party for CHRS Members
Dessert and coffee party for CHRS members at Hill Center - Wednesday, September 22, 6:30 pm. [photos] The weather was not suitable for the hoped-for garden setting. But Hill Center graciously brought the festivities indoors to the lovely Lincoln Room. Members...
Installing Windows in Capitol Hill Homes – Preservation Cafe
The presentation by Paul DonVito of Architectural Window Corporation, originally scheduled for Wednesday, September 29, 2020, 6:30 pm - has been postponed. Additional details about the content of this presentation will be posted here as soon as they are available. A...
Guided Walking Tours – September 2021
We were pleased to offer two fan-favorites from the Mother's Day Tour of Tours - plus two new tours, requested by attendees - on September 11 and 12, 2021. Ticket sales through EventBrite ended September 8 at 3 pm. Additional tours are scheduled for November. Photos...
Architecture on Capitol Hill – September 2021
On Capitol Hill, a wide range of architectural styles and features are on display. Learn about the changing tastes and practical decisions that informed the builders' choices. This tour was developed by CHRS President and Chair of the CHRS Historic Preservation...
Hollywood on The Hill – Tour September 2021
Mike Canning, a member of the Washington Area Film Critics Association, has reviewed movies for the Hill Rag newspaper in DC for over 25 years, writing often on the depiction of Washington in American feature films. This led to a commission by the Friends of Southeast...
Notable People – Tour September 2021
Notable People of Capitol Hill: Visit the homes of some of the many fascinating politicians, activists, artists, writers, and others who, from the early 19th-century to contemporary times, have made Capitol Hill their home. Curious to know where that famous Washington...
Independence! – Eastern Market Main Street
Our friends at Eastern Market Main Street (EMMS) are hosting "Independence!," one-of-a-kind walking and beverage-tasting tour, July 3 from 2-5 pm, celebrating the reopening of DC businesses and capturing the July 4th spirit. Guests can taste signature libations from...
Capitol Hill July 4th Parade 2021
Photos: Live and In-Person! Back to normal only better! It felt great to have an in-person 4th of July Parade on Capitol Hill. In addition to our traditional Mardi Gras beads, we passed out pencils with the CHRS logo. Bob Andretta drove his hot, red 1989 Jaguar XJ-S...
Alleys of Capitol Hill – September 2021
Capitol Hill has many hidden alleys and charming one-block streets with a past mix of residential and industrial uses. Explore these unique communities, their houses and history, their ups and downs, who lived there in the past and who lives there now. Gessford Ct.,...
Researching Oral Histories – Community Forum
Bernadette McMahon and Brian Kraft presented "Voices from our past – Researching oral histories of Capitol Hill" Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The Overbeck Oral History Project has interviewed more than 200 Capitol Hill residents about their lives and posted the interviews...