Home About In the News Business Member Directory Join Calendar Newsletter DC's Most Endangered DC's Historic Districts Historic Site Inventory Contact		Calendar of Events Fortress of Finance: A History of the U.S. Treasury Buildling Lecture by Pamela Scott, Architectural Historian Thursday, February 9, 2012 The National Trust for Historic Preservation 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, NW 6:30pm Light Refreshments, 7:00pm Lecture The apparently "unified" exterior of the U.S. Treasury Building belies that it was created by five major Greek Revival architects and was built over four decades. Robert Mills won the 1836 competition and each of his successors - Thomas U. Walter, Ammi B. Young, Isaiah Rogers, and Alfred B. Mullett changed the design of his predecessor. All of the architects faced similar problems to varying degrees: politically motivated congressional investigations; labor unrest; and timely delivery of materials. Each explored how emerging technologies could be applied to facilitate the rapid and orderly construction of the largest federal building of its time. At the same time, each architect expressed his individual interpretation of America's foray into the revival of Greek architecture. Characteristic exterior and interior features associated with each of the architects and the draftsman J. Goldsborough Bruff will be clarified. Because the text of Fortress of Finance was cut by twenty percent, the lecture will also include a longer discussion of the construction of Mullett's Cash Room than appears in the book Pamela Scott is currently an independent scholar. Ms. Scott recently completed a major history of the U.S. Treasury Building, 1798-2005 titled Fortress of Finance, published in June 2010. Reservations are not required. $10.00 for Latrobe Chapter members, student members (full time) free with ID, $18.00 for non-members. For general information, please see the Latrobe Chapter website at www.Latroabechaptersah.org, or contact Christine Henry at (202)-744-8123 or christine.rae.henry@gmail.com.   Walking Tours of St. Elizabeths West Campus Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:00-11:30AM Metro: Congress Heights or Anacostia (Green Line) DCPL and GSA hold monthly walking tours of St. Elizabeths West Campus that are free and open to the public. The campus, where construction began in 1852, is a National Historic Landmark. Tours of the St. Elizabeths campus are being offered on a limited basis depending on the course of construction activity. Tours will include an historical overview of the site, access to the point, and exterior views of the Center Building and Borrows Cottage. Reservations are required. No walk-ons permitted. Click here to register.   Windows Restoration Workshop with Duffy Hofman, "The Old House Doctor" Saturday, March 24, 2012 Second Chance 1700 Ridgely Street, Baltimore MD 21230 9:00AM - 4:00PM Home owners, contractors, architects, and anyone who loves their old house is invited to join Baltimore Heritage and Duffy Hoffman, "The Old House Doctor," at Second Chance on March 24 for a one-day wood window rehabilitation workshop. Attendees will learn how to repair and preserve deteriorating and damaged wood building components and how to appropriately restore and weatherize historic wood windows. RSVP then pay online today! Click here for more information and RSVP Today! $20.00 per person, payable online. Space is limited so please register before March 17, 2012.

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