Mayor Adrian M. Fenty is the 451st preservationist
at
DCPL 35th Anniversary Celebration

The Willard InterContinental Hotel
Thursday, January 25, 2007

Jim Dinegar, President & CEO, Greater Washington Board of Trade, Rebecca Miller, Executive Director , DCPL, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty

Four Hundred and Fifty friends of the DC Preservation League (DCPL) gathered to celebrate 35 years of preservation activism at a sold-out fundraising dinner on Thursday, January 25, 2007 at the historic Willard InterContinental Hotel. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty delivered the keynote address and declared himself to be the "451st preservationist in the room" as he acknowledged the vital role of historic preservation in the life of the nation's capital.

In addition to the Mayor, the program included remarks by Rebecca A. Miller, Executive Director, Edwin L. Fountain, President of the the Board of Trustees, Representative Brad Miller (D-NC), co-chair of the Congressional Historic Preservation Caucus, David J. Brown, Executive Vice President, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Alison Owings, who in 1971 founded Don't Tear It Down, the predecessor of DCPL.

The event drew preservation activists, developers, architects, bankers and builders from across the metro area to acknowledge the role historic preservation and DCPL play in shaping the character of Washington's neighborhoods and its historic downtown.

Robert Aubry Davis, a native Washingtonian and television and radio personality, served as Master of Ceremonies. DCPL would like to acknowledge XM Radio and Mr. Davis for their support.

DCPL President Edwin Fountain presents Mayor Adrian M. Fenty with historic images of the District Building.

DCPL would like to acknowledge the contributions of these generous Benefactors and Patrons supporting the 35th Anniversary. For a complete list of event sponsors, please Click Here.

Benefactors
($10,000)

Patrons
($5,000)