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2024 Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture – National Mall & Tidal Basin
The 2024 Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture, was held Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at the Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE. The Trust for the National Mall gave a presentation about the history of the Mall, the current challenges of its aging infrastructure and the...
House Expo Photos 2024
Many thanks to the exhibitors at House Expo 2024!
Hilloween 2024
On October 25. 2024, CHRS hosted a children’s activity table at Hilloween, an annual free street party outside of Eastern Market. We had beads to string, CHRS trick-or-treat bags, and other goodies. It was great fun to meet with our neighbors and share our mission....
House Expo 2024
Have you been thinking about undertaking a home improvement project? Or do you just have questions about your home? Help and answers were available at the Capitol Hill Restoration Society’s annual House Expo in the North Hall of Eastern Market October 26. Continue...
Guided Walking Tours – October 2024
CHRS offered three outdoor guided walking tours on Saturday and Sunday, October 19 & 20, 2024. There are three tours, which last approximately 1.5 hours and are 1.5-2 miles long. Each has a different focus: SE Alleys - October 19th at 10:30 am Capitol Hill...
Eastern High School Band – 2024
Blue & White Marching Machine WayBlue & White Marching Machine Way signs were installed following passage of legislation by the DC Council for the honorary designation of the 1300 - 1600 Blocks of A Street to recognize...
Eastern High School – Homecoming 2024
The Eastern High School Homecoming Parade will take place Friday, September 27, 2024, from 1- 2 pm. The football game begins, at the school (1700 East Capitol St. NE), at 6 pm. MPD reports that on Friday, September 27th, 2024, motorists should take into consideration...
Boathouse Row – Overbeck Lecture
"Boathouse Row: DC’s History Seen from the Anacostia, an Overbook Lecture", will be presented Monday, October 7, 2024, at Old Naval Hospital, Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, beginning at 7 pm. (Please note the earlier start time.) Washington’s historic...
Mural Tour
Capitol Hill is home to many works of art painted on the exteriors of homes and businesses. We are continuing to add murals, as we find them.Some murals are well known to the community - others may be familiar only to their immediate neighbors or have been recently...
Art Walk 2024
Local artists and artisans will display their work in their own micro-galleries, in Capitol Hill home-studios, on porches or in yards. Saturday and Sunday, September 7-8, 2024, noon-4 pm. Presented by the Capitol Hill Art League (CHAL) and co-sponsored by the Hill...