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More about the House and Garden Tour 2020
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...
RFK Stadium: From the Past to the Future – 2020 Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture
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. The winner of the 2020 Dick Wolf Prize is Nicholas Malin. His paper, "RFK Stadium: From the Past to the...
Profile of Women in Politics – Village Voices
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. Free and open to the public. Village Voices lectures...
Life in Prague During WWII – Village Voices
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. Free and open to the public. Village Voices lectures are sponsored by Capitol Hill Village....
Emerald Street Historic District Signs Installed
The signs denoting the Emerald Street Historic District (ESHD) were installed in February. Congratulations to the ESHD neighbors! photo
Perennials for the DMV – CHGC
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. capitolhillgardenclub.org
What Grows on Capitol Hill – CHGC
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. capitolhillgardenclub.org
Photo Contest 2020 – The Capitol Hill Home
In anticipation of the 63rd anniversary of the Mothers Day House and Garden Tour, the Society held a photo contest - "The Capitol Hill Home" - entries were due Sunday, March 15, 2020. Congratulations to the 2020 winners! 2019 winners 2018 winners 2017 winners You...
CHRS Response to NYT “When Historic Preservation Hurts Cities”
Response to “When Historic Preservation Hurts Cities”, Binyamin Appelbaum, New York Times, January 26, 2020, by Beth Purcell, President, Capitol Hill Restoration Society followed by a response from Nicholas A. Redding, Executive Director, Preservation Maryland: Mr....
FCC Returns Rules Allowing Small Cell Site Reviews
There now must be a review before deployment of 5G and Small Cells pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Per Joe Gibbons, ANC 2E02: "There now must be a review before deployment of 5G and...