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CHRS Walking Tour – North Lincoln Park (east)
On September 27, 2015, CHRS presented a reprise of a 2007 tour of North Lincoln Park covering the 200 block of 14th Place NE, 1400 block of C Street NE, 200 block of 14th Street NE, Ames Place NE, 100 block 15th Street NE , and 1500 block of A Street NE. Topics...
Value of Preservation – Membership Meeting
"A Great Neighborhood and an Historic One - What is the Relationship?" John Sandor, President of the DC Preservation League, will be the featured speaker at a Membership Meeting, Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 7 p.m. at the Northeast Neighborhood Library, 330 7th St....
Overbeck Lecture: Duke Ellington’s Washington
On Monday, September 21, at 7:30 p.m., the Overbeck History Project kicks off its new lecture season in a new venue - Hill Center's Lincoln room - with an exploration of Duke Ellington's Washington.Washington proudly hails Duke Ellington as a native son, but what was...
Zoning Committee Agenda 9/10/15
The CHRS Zoning Committee will consider the following cases on September 10, 2015. The meeting will be held in the first floor conference room at 420 10th Street, SE. The meeting will start at 7:30 pm. The meeting is open to the public. Questions should be sent to...
DDOE Wildlife Action Plan Comments
CHRS urges DOEE to make the Wildlife Action Plan goals a priority for entire DC government.The Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS) commends the DC Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) for its revision of the 2005 Wildlife Action Plan (WAP). The new...
CHRS Walking Tour – North Lincoln Park (north)
On Sunday, September 13, 2015, Beth Purcell gave a walking tour of the North Lincoln Park area. The tour, co-sponsored by the North Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association (NLPNA), covered the 200 and 300 blocks of 14th Street, 200 and 300 blocks of Tennessee Avenue,...
Barracks Row Fall Festival 2015
CHRS staffed a booth at this annual celebration of this Capitol Hill business district, September 26, 2015. We offered children's activities and met our neighbors to share our mission.
Capitol Hill July 4th Parade – 2015
CHRS fielded a contingent in the July 4, 2015 parade on Capitol Hill. CHRS members, Gary Barnhart and Alia Khan, provided a truck to haul the Mardis Gras beads that we tossed into the crowd.
ZC 14-11 Final “Pop ups” TA
New zoning regulations (ZC 14-11) to address "pop ups" were released June 26, 2015.