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Res 13: City seeks proposals
Update on Reservation 13: City seeks proposals for downsized development project. The Deputy Mayor’s Office for Economic Development (DMPED) has issued a Request for Expressions of Interest for development of Parcels F-1 and G-1 on Reservation 13. Responses are due...
HPRB Testimony Nov 2012
CHRS Submited Statements on Three Preservation Issues: Spingarn High School Nominated as a DC Historic Site Spingarn 11-29-2012 The Virgina Avenue CSX Tunnel CSX Tunnel comments 11-19-2012 Union Station Main Hall Union Stn
Tips for Home Maintenance – Preservation Café
The featured speaker for the November 2012 Preservation Café was Cliff Kornegay, owner of Capitol Hill Home Inspections. Cliff has been involved in the construction and home improvement trades for over ten years and is certified in historic real estate by the National...
Preservation Cafe – October 17, 2012
A Haunted Evening Enjoyed at October Preservation Café By Amanda Molson Capitol Hill-based author Tim Krepp was the featured speaker at October’s Preservation Café. Tim shared selections from his fascinating new book, Capitol Hill Haunts, just in time for...
1310 E Capitol – demo denied
Mayor's Agent denies request for demolition. Preservationists are applauding a District of Columbia decision to save a 104 year old carriage house near Lincoln Park which had been neglected by owners for many years. For more information: HPO decision 1310 E...
Status of 11th Street Bridge Project (10/12)
October 18, 2012 -- Latest developments • New ramp from 11th Street SE to Southbound I-295 Now Open. • New entrance onto the westbound Southeast Freeway from 11th Street, SE is expected to open in late fall 2012. • Illegal shortcut from 17th Street & Barney Circle...
Preservation Cafe: Wicked Capitol Hill
Author Robert Pohl Featured at May 2012 Preservation Café Robert Pohl, Capitol resident and author of Wicked Capitol Hill: An Unruly History of Behaving Badly, shared excerpts from his new book at the May 16th Preservation Café. Published by The History Press,...
House & Garden Brochures online
Fifty-five House and Garden Brochure are on-line thanks to Members Scott Knight and Aneta Large. Click Here. If you have material relating to the 1958 - 1962 House Tours please let us know.
Stewardship of Historic Union Station
Coalition of Preservation Groups Calls for Thoughtful Stewardship of Historic Union Station CHRS -- along with the DC Preservation League, the Committee of 100 on the Federal City, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation -- has released a report highlighting...
Hine School Letter to Zoning Commission
CHRS submits letter to the Zoning Commission concerning the Stanton-Eastbank application for the development of the Hine Site. Hine Letter June 14 2012.