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DCPL 35th Anniversary Celebration
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Willard InterContinental Hotel
1401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Details to follow.
Interested in being a sponsor of the 35th? Click here for more details.
Other Events
Tuesday, November 14
THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL MALL
Lecture by Peter Penczer, Independent Scholar
6:30 P.M. – reception; 7:00 P.M. – lecture
The American Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Avenue, N.W., boardroom, second floor
Peter Penczer introduces his book, The Washington National Mall, the first general history of one of America's most important urban parks. Penczer will trace the history of the Mall in a lecture illustrated with more than 100 photographs, most never before published. The book, self-published in full color, is due spring 2007. The lecture will focus on the Mall's three lives. For most of the nineteenth century, it was little more than a pasture. Then, in the 1870s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed the landscaping in a naturalistic style inspired by Andrew Jackson Downing's 1851 plan for the Mall. For sixty years the Mall was filled with ornate Victorian buildings, winding paths, and heavy vegetation. That was swept aside in the 1930s in favor of the classical landscaping envisioned by the McMillan Plan of 1902.
PETER PENCZER, the author of Washington, D.C., Past and Present, is an independent scholar.
$10.00 for SAH Latrobe Chapter members and full-time students (with ID), $17.00 for non-members. Reservations are not required.
DCPL Member of the Month
 Name: Rhonda Sincavage
Profession: Policy Analyst, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Neighborhood: Southwest
DCPL member since 2000
Rhonda has been a
member of and volunteer for DCPL for six years and has volunteered on the Education Committee, and with the DC Modern planning committee. She
has a background in planning and was previously the Vice President of Preservation Action, DCPL's new office mate.
In 2005, Rhonda purchased a condo in the Syphax School, developed by Manna. The building, designed in 1900 by Marsh and Peter and constructed in 1901 by D.F. Mockabee, is a DC Landmark. The school was named for William Syphax, who served as the first black trustee of the colored schools of Washington and Georgetown.
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October 2006
DCPL Annual Meeting
Join the DC Preservation League and Tenacity Group, LLC for DCPL's Annual Membership Meeting at the Second National Bank of Washington, 1331 G Street, NW. Built in 1928 and designed by Appleton P. Clark, this mid-block building has been vacant for years and is one of only a few remaining historic buildings in the do wntown awaiting rehabilitation. Original Artwork(left) by Michael Berman
FREE TO MEMBERS; non-members $50 (includes a one-year membership) Join now.
Reservations required; RSVP to rsvp@dcpreservation.org
Mayor's Awards for Historic Preservation
 On October 24th, Mayor Anthony A. Williams presented awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation sponsored by the DC Office of Planning/Historic Preservation Office, the DC Preservation League and the DC Economic Partnership at the Stephen Decatur House. Award winners include:
Stewardship:
C. Dudley Brown - for his 30 years of service as a trustee, advocate, and volunteer for the Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery.
Community Involvement:
Tregaron Landscape Agreement - for this landmark document that will permit preservation of the historic landscape at Tregaron. Friends of Tregaron, Tregaron Limited Partnership, and the Washington International School.
Dupont Circle Historic Call Box Restoration Project - for the successful Call Box Artists project in Dupont Circle.
Public Education:
Deanwood Citizen's Association History Committee - for its unique approach to researching, writing and publishing a community history brochure.
The Adolph Cluss Exhibition Project - for exemplary education efforts bringing to the forefront the life and work of this German-born architect who designed many of the monumental 19th century buildings of Washington, DC.
Historic Preservation Restoration/Rehabilitation:
The Mi Casa/This Old House Project (1134 6th Street, NW) - This Old House, Mi Casa, the DC Home Again Initiative, WETA, and AMAR Group LLC. Award Recipients pictured above.
Dunbar Theater/Southern Aid Society Building - for rehabilitating this corner landmark building in the Shaw Historic District from a burnt-out shell with half of the roof missing, into twelve apartments and retail space. Dunbar Theater, LLC, ARKTX, PC, Encon Group, Jefferson Builders.
Historic Preservation New Construction:
Lofts 14 and Lofts 14II - for incorporating old automobile-related structures at the corner of 14th and P Streets in the 14th Street Historic District into an exciting project that involves new construction. Metropolis Development, RTKL Architects, EHT Traceries.
District of Columbia Department of Transportation - for the $6 million project returning Thomas Circles' original L'Enfant design elements.
Chairman's Award:
Bruce Brennan - for his work on the Historic Preservation Amendment Act of 2006.
Photo's of the event by Greg Tinius of Tinius-Arts can be viewed at http://tinius-arts.com/DCPL-2006-10-24/ DCPL Fall Newsletter is on its way
 Inside this issue...
Updates to DC Inventory of Historic Sites
Staff changes at DC Historic Preservation Office
Historic Homeowner Grant Program
Community Outreach
Community Grant Program
Georgetown University's Proposed Boathouse
New DCPL Trustees Elected
Electronic Funds Transfer Now Available
You can make a big difference with a small commitment. Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) from your credit card turns $25 a month into a $300 tax-deductible annual gift that makes DCPL's advocacy, education programming. In fact, a $300 annual contribution would pay for three landmark nomination filing fees. Sign up now!
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