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Friday May 3: Housing Symposium at Hill Center
CHRS is pleased to be a sponsor of "Addressing the Future: Housing Options on Capitol Hill" presented by Capitol Hill Village. Join Sharon Ambrose, architects, financial experts and others who will address options for independent living. Admission free. Details: CHV...
Restoring Historic Iron Work – Preservation Cafe
Fred Mashack, owner of Fred Mashack Ironworks, was the presenter at the March 2013 Preservation Café. An architectural ironwork specialist and a Capitol Hill resident, Mr. Mashack is celebrating 40 years in business this year, having operated in the District since...
May 11-12: Capitol Hill House and Garden Tour
Join us for our 56th annual tour on Mothers Day Weekend. "In the Shadow of the Capitol: Old Traditions, New Beginnings". 12 remarkable homes on a walkable 1.2 mile route through one of Capitol Hill's oldest neighborhoods, between First, Third, C and South Carolina,...
CSX Tunnel
CHRS 106 Comments on the Virginia Avenue Tunnel Project, November 19, 2012 To view slides from the November 30 2011 about CSX project concepts currently under consideration click here. For CSX project FAQs click here. To read the announcement of the November 30, 2011...
Hine Redevelopment
Hine Junior High Site Note: Stanton-Eastbanc Developers have created a website for the Hine Project with links to the design, HPRB submissions, etc. Click on this address: http://www.hineschool.com/ Other documents: Letter to the Zoning Commission of January 14, 2012...
Bytes of History – by Sandy Schmidt
The web page, http://bytesofhistory.org, provides access to documents describing the social history of Washington focusing primarily on the 19th and early 20th centuries. Special emphasis is given to the men and women of the Metropolitan Police Department and the many...
Barney Circle and Southeast Boulevard Transportation Planning Study
CHRS has submitted comments to the DC Department of Transportation Concerning this study. The March 19, 2013 letter is here.
Barney Circle Study
Barney Circle and Southeast Boulevard Transportation Planning Study CHRS has submitted comments to the DC Department of Transportation Concerning this study. Letter re Barney Circle 3-19-2013
Permits 101: What You Need to Know
Representatives from DC's Historic Preservation Office in the Office of Planning and the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs made presentations at the quarterly Membership Meeting on February 27. The powerPoint presentation by DC's Historic Preservation...
Art on Call: Call Box Revitalization Project
Years ago, back at the turn of the 20th century, before telephones and cell phones were ubiquitous, there were ornamental iron boxes on poles at many street corners throughout the city. They were not only attractive, but they served a civic purpose as well. Residents...