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Walking Tour of
St. Elizabeths West Campus
DCPL and the General Services Administration (GSA) hold monthly two-hour walking tours of
St. Elizabeths West Campus that are open to the public. The campus, where construction began in 1852, is a National Historic Landmark.
The next scheduled tour is:
September 19, 2009
10:00 am- 12:00 pm
Reservations are Required, for security reasons no walk-ons can be accepted.
Space is Limited to 70 Participants
Please email rsvp@dcpreservation.org to register.
Citywide Preservation Conference:
Meeting Preservation Challenges
Join DCPL for a conference focused on preservation issues facing communities across the city.
Friday, September 25th
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Lectures and Panel Discussions
and
Saturday, September 26th
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Workshops, Walking and Bus Tours
Carnegie Institute of Science
16th & P Streets, NW
Metro: Red Line
Click Here for Conference Information and Registration.
Sponsored in part by the DC Historic Preservation Office, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Humanities Council of Washington, DC
Annual Membership Meeting
Join DCPL for its Annual Membership Meeting at the recently renovated historic St. John's Church on Lafayette Square, 1525 H Street, NW.
Friday, September 25th
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Metro: Farragut West or Farragut North
Free to members
Non-Members $50 (includes one-year individual membership)
RSVP to rsvp@dcpreservation.org
Sponsored by:
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August 2009
Picnic on the Potomac
On August 15th, DCPL was joined by over 100 members and friends at its Picnic on the Potomac at the Washington Canoe Club (WCC), 3700 Water Street, NW.
 Reed MacMillan was the lucky raffle winner of the kayak generously donated by Mr. Sandy Murdock.
Founded in 1904, WCC tradition holds that the clubhouse was built by the members, using salvaged timbers and lumber from burned barns.
Today, WCC faces reassessment of the public land they lease from the National Park Service that increases their yearly rent from $5,000 to $180,000. WCC does not however appear to be the only target of this practice, as NPS is reassessing it's leased public land system-wide.
DCPL will continue to work with WCC to determine their options moving forward.
A special thank you to Colonial Parking and Monarc Construction for their sponsorship of this event.
 
Click here to see additional photo's of the Picnic at DCPL's flickr page.
Demolition by Neglect Case Sees Promising Future
On August 18th, DCPL's Executive Director Rebecca Miller joined leadership from the Dupont Circle Conservancy (DCC) and staff from the Office of the Mayor, Councilmember Jack Evans' office and Michael Beidler of the DC Historic Preservation Office (HPO) to learn that the deteriorating house located at 1841 16th Street, NW, was under contract to Potomac Construction Group with a plan to convert the property into three condominums.
Neighbors and preservationists became concerned about this 1890's corner property in the 16th Street Historic District in June 2008, when two interior walls collapsed and tenants and adjacent residents were evacuated for fear of imminent collapse.
Through agressive advocacy by DCPL, DCC, and HPO, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) agreed to issue permits for the building's stabilization in lieu of demolition.
Monarc Construction has completed the initial stabilization and will be working with Potomac Construction Group on the exterior rehabilitation of the property.
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