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Comprehensive Plan Comments 2017
The Comprehensive Plan, the city's most important land-use law, is amended every 10 years, and 2017 is the start of the amendment cycle. The Comprehensive Plan guides growth and change in the District. Zoning changes and development decisions are required to be...
CHRS Accepting Donations – 1511 A St. NE Case
Neighbors on the 1500 block of A Street NE, are fighting against an excessively large building that a developer wants to build on their block. 1511 A St. NE, a 1920s porch-front house, was formerly zoned commercial (C-2A) and is now zoned RF-1 (the zoning for Capitol...
What Secrets Lie Beneath the Shotgun House?
Dr. Ruth Trocolli, the DC Historic Preservation Office’s District Archaeologist, was the guest speaker at the June 21, 2017 membership meeting. event photos Presentation slides (12.5MB) Dr. Trocolli directed the excavation of the site at 1229 E St. SE, a pre-civil war...
Emerald Street NE Historic District
Residents of Emerald Street, NE (13th/14th/E/F streets) sought a historic district to protect their street. ANC 6A sponsored the application, which CHRS supported. After much hard work by the residents, the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) approved the new...
House Tour 2017 – Photos
Photos were taken by Beth Purcell, Nick Alberti and Kerry Mullins.
House & Garden Tour – 2017
Saturday, May 13, 2017 from 4 to 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 14, 2017 from noon- 5 p.m. Photos Read More
Terrace Court Walking Tour
A walking tour of Terrace Court NE was included in the 2017 House and Garden Tour. The court is inside the block bounded by 2nd, 3rd, A and East Capitol Streets NE and includes eight alley dwellings constructed in 1889. Terrace Ct Handout
Ironwork on the Capitol Dome – Preservation Cafe
Seth Baum with Historical Arts and Casting, Inc. was the May 2017 Preservation Café speaker. The presentation focused on the firm’s work in the recent restoration/reconstruction of the Capitol Dome. Cast iron first appeared in a Shropshire, England bridge built in...
Pennsylvania & Potomac Avenues SE Intersection Improvement
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) invites you to attend an informational meeting about the Pennsylvania Avenue SE and Potomac Avenue SE intersection improvement project, Thursday, June 1, 2017, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. , at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania...
Village Voices – Point Me to the River
Village Voices: It`s Summer. Point me to the River! Monday, June 5, 2017, 7-8 p.m. at the NE Branch Library, 330 7th St. NE. The Anacostia River has long been seen as a toxic wasteland. However, recent citizen, government and non profit efforts show what will and...