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Most Endangered Places
2003

Old Engine Company 6
Rutherford B. Hayes School
911-919 New Jersey Ave., SE
Carter G. Woodson House
Woodlawn Cemetery
Martin Luther King, Jr. Pub. Library
Anne Archbold Hall
St. Elizabeths
DC World War I Memorial
Uline Arena/Washington Coliseum
Corcoran Hunting Lodge
Capitol Park
Western Telegraph Company

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SW REDEVELOPMENT – CAPITOL PARK

SOUTHWEST DC

HISTORY
In 1952, architect Chloetheil Woodard Smith designed a plan with architect Louis Justement that she called a “ bold conceptual scheme that called for the modern renewal of this quadrant” that included a neighborhood of high-rise apartments and townhouses. Landscape architect Dan U. Kiley, helped bridge the two types of Capitol Park buildings with a park like setting.

WHAT IS THE THREAT?
Currently threatened by demolition and private development, residents are concerned about protecting the quality of life of Southwest Waterfront and Capitol Park by maintaining the character of living in an urban park-like setting.

DCPL'S RESPONSE
DCPL would like to establish a template for the future that encourages development that complies with design intentions, character and context of the original plans and protect the green space and urban park settings.

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