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Virtual House Tour #6: 521 2nd St. SE
Home Owners: Bert Kubli and Mark McElreath ★ 521 2nd Street, SE VIRTUAL TOUR ★ Tour Highlights: ★ Staircase Bert built from scratch ★ Clever storage solutions crafted by Bert - pt. 1 ★ Clever storage solutions crafted by Bert - pt. 2 ★ Watercolor of the owners by...
Virtual House Tour #5: 707 E. Capitol St. SE
Home Owners: Connie & Bob Faltynek ★ 707 E. Capitol Street, SE VIRTUAL TOUR ★ Tour Highlights: ★ Many of the rugs were purchased from Muzaffer Biber, whose family has run a carpet business for generations at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. The rug in...
Virtual Tour #4: 137 D Street, SE
Home Owners: Betsy & Mike Rutkowski ★ 137 D Street, SE VIRTUAL TOUR ★ Tour Highlights: ★ Marble fireplace mantle imported from France and the Mulberry transferware collection in the living room ★ Antique armoire in second floor hall ★ Hidden laundry...
Virtual House Tour #2: 24 9th Street, NE
Home Owners: Sandy Rowland and Tim Hauser ★ 24 9th Street, NE VIRTUAL TOUR ★ Tour Highlights: ★ Spectacular rug collection, several from Weschlers Auctioneers and Appraisers ★ Skylights in upstairs hallway and bathroom ★ The main front and rear bedrooms have their...
Virtual House Tour #1: 102 13th Street, NE
Home Owners: Cathi & Phil Smith ★ 102 13th Street, NE VIRTUAL TOUR ★ Tour Highlights: ★ Phil built all of the upper glass-front kitchen cabinets and the butler pantry. ★ The speaking tube, a Victorian communication device still in use today (on the...
What I Love About My House
New additions! In anticipation of our first-ever Virtual House and Garden Tour, we are collecting mini cell phone videos (< 2 min) of neighbors talking about some feature of their home that they think would be of particular interest or that they're particularly...
Public Squares & Parks – Preservation Cafe
Whose Land is it Anyway? The Public Squares and Parks of Capitol Hill On Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 6:30 pm, Justine Bello, an Architectural Conservator, will discuss this important topic at our first-ever virtual Preservation Cafe. Our Capitol Hill...
Virtual House Tour #3: 630 E Street, NE
Home Owner: Patrick Crowley ★ 630 E Street NE VIRTUAL TOUR ★ Tour Highlights: ★ Faux finishes on living room, dining room and master bath walls, powder room ceiling, and on doors throughout the house ★ Kitchen light fixture constructed of water pipes and...
Scavenger Hunt 2020
Since this scavenger hunt was originally published, in May 2020, several items have disappeared. We've left their pictures in place to acknowledge the amusement they provided but have noted their absence. As we become aware of others, we'll update. Below are pictures...
Capitol Hill July 4th Parade 2020
Sadly, an in-person parade was not possible this year. But our good neighbors, Naval Lodge No. 4 and the Jeanne, Phil Meg Team at Compass Realty, weren't about to let lapse one of our cherished community traditions - the Capitol Hill 4th of July Parade. They solicited...