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Spring 2017 Membership Meeting
The spring Membership Meeting of the Capitol Hill Restoration Society will be held immediately preceding the Dick Wolf Lecture, Friday, March 24, 2017, 6:45 p.m. at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE. The Election Committee will be announced and nominations for...
Antique or Modern – Preservation Cafe
Is that transom over your door a 1890s treasure or a 1980s addition? Can't tell your cast iron from your mild steel? And what color did people paint their houses in the 1920s, anyway? The March 15, 2017 Preservation Café featured local architectural conservator and...
Historic District Conversation
The Friends of Kingman Park Civic Association invite the public to attend an "Informational Panel on Historic Districts, Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at St. Coletta of Greater Washington, 1910 Independence Ave. SE. Representatives from the...
2017 Photo Contest Winners
In anticipation of the 60th anniversary of the Capitol Hill House and Garden Tour, the Society sponsored a photo contest – “The Capitol Hill Home”. We are pleased to announce the winners: Steve Fall, 1st place; Jane Hoffman, 2nd place; Oscar Alvarez, 3rd place; Robert...
Rescheduled: Future of Anacostia Waterfront – Public Presentation
Will be rescheduled due to inclement weather. The Committee of 100 on the Federal City and the Anacostia Waterfront Trust invite you to attend a public presentation on the future of the Anacostia River waterfront. Was scheduled for March 14; likely new date is...
Virginia Avenue Park Re-Design Meeting
CSX requested community input regarding the redesign of the Virginia Avenue Park at a meeting held at Capitol Quarter Community Center, 1000 5th St. SE, on February 4, 2017. Proposal
Village Voices – Imperial Russia
Imperial Russia, Witchcraft and Sorcery in Your Back Yard - today. Hear about demonic possession and witchcraft in Russia and persecution of practitioners in the 1850s., Tuesday, March 7, 7-8 p.m., NE Public Library, 330 7th St NE. Is it witchcraft or a faith ritual?...
Capitol Hill’s One-Block Streets
Written by Beth Purcell, this report is a starting point for residents researching their own one-block streets. Residential real estate development in Washington In the early nineteenth century, businesses and residences developed near the Capitol and the Navy Yard....
Emerald Street Historic District Nomination
Residents of Emerald Street NE (between 13th/14/E/F streets) have been working to make their street a historic district. ANC 6A sponsored the historic district nomination. The DC Historic Preservation Office has accepted the Emerald Street Historic District...
Shotgun House – Archaeology Dig in Progress
Capitol Hill residents were recently treated to a rare glimpse of the past at the site of the Shotgun House at 1229 E Street, SE. Passers-by have doubtless noticed that the Shotgun House is no longer standing. What they may not know is that it has been carefully...