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Federal-American National Bank
615 14th Street, NW
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Upcoming Events |
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Walking Tour of Gallaudet University
Join DCPL for a private tour, conducted in sign language with voice translation, of the historic Gallaudet campus designed by Olmsted & Vaux.
Saturday, September 13th
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
$10 Members; $20 Non-Members
Space is limited; Reservations required. Email rsvp@dcpreservation.org or call the office at 202.783.5144.
Annual Membership Meeting
Federal-American Bank Building (future home of the Armenian Genocide Museum of America).
Thursday, September 18th
615 14th Street, NW
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Free to Members; Non-Members $50 (Includes one-year membership.)
Reservations are required. Email rsvp@dcpreservation.org or call the office at 202.783.5144.
Walking Tour of Southwest DC
Join us for a DC Modern walking tour: "Renewal at Risk." See how Southwest DC was controversially transformed into a "model" modernist urban renewal community in the 1950's and 1960's. The tour is being held in conjunction with DOCOMOMO's 10th Anniversary day of tours.
Saturday, October 4th
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
$10 Members; $20 Non-Members
Space is limited; Reservations required. Email rsvp@dcpreservation.org or call the office at 202.783.5144.
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DCPL in the News |
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A Modern Savings Plan
By: Douglas Fruehling
The Washington Business Journal, Punch-List Friday, August 15, 2008
Interested in Volunteering?
Call the office or send an email. Click here to learn more about DCPL committees.
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August 2008
DCPL Annual Membership Meeting
Join DCPL for our Annual Membership Meeting at the Federal-American Bank Building, designed in 1925 by Alfred C. Bossom in association with Jules Henri De Sibour. This building is noted for its elevated two-story banking floor, which is one of only twelve landmarked interiors in the city.
The architecture firm of Martinez + Johnson Architecture, the exhibition design firm of Gallagher & Associates, and the project management firm of Regan Associates, LLC, have been hired by the Armenian Assembly of America to convert the site into the Armenian Genocide Museum of America. The projected opening is in 2010.
Click here to view the complete invitation.
DCPL would like to thank the sponsors of this event
Gallagher & Associates
Martinez + Johnson Architecture
Regan Associates, LLC
Fall Program Schedule Announced
A busy fall season is in store for DCPL with several programs planned including walking tours, the Annual Membership Meeting, the Mayor’s Awards for Historic Preservation, and three new DC Modern events.
For more information about our upcoming events, watch for the next edition of our print newsletter, the DC Preservation Advocate, or view our online calendar.
Government Affairs
Among local current legislative issues that could have a direct impact upon the preservation community is a bill presented by DC Councilmember Marion Barry that would exempt properties owned by religious institutions from historic designation. In the upcoming edition of the DC Preservation Advocate, DCPL outlines its position against this bill. The full text of the proposed legislation can be viewed here.
Landmarks
DCPL presented a letter of support at the July 24th Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) hearing for the local landmark designation of the Washington Hilton Hotel at 1919 Conntecticut Avenue NW. The modernist hotel was erected in 1965 and was designed by William B. Tabler, FAIA. The HPRB voted in favor of the nomination 5-2.
New Staff Member
We are pleased to announce that Seth Tinkham has joined the DCPL staff, part-time, as a program assistant. Seth had been working over the summer as an intern. Seth is from Alexandria and received his B.A. from Connecticut College and his M.A. from Ruprecht-Karls Universitat Heidelberg. Seth's graduate thesis concerned historic preservation and Brutalist architecture. He will be actively involved with DC Modern as well as other programs. Welcome Seth!
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