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Landmark Nomination Workshop
Learn about the DC Inventory of Historic Sites and National Register nomination forms and the meaning of historic and architectural significance, how to research buildings, structures, objects, and neighborhoods and what goes into making a defensible case for nominating a landmark or historic district. The discussions will include Washington's diverse historic resources and architectural styles. Presenters include architectural historian Kim Williams and preservation activist and DCPL Board Member Peter Sefton.
Sponsored by the Humanities Council of Washington in collaboration with the DC Historic Preservation Office
Saturday, October 13th
10:00 am - 2:30pm
Free to the Public
Historical Society of Washington
801 K Street, NW
Mount Vernon Square Metro
Spacing is limited; RSVP by October 9th to lcrawford@wdchumanities.org or call 202.291.6366
Walking Tour of DC's Newest Historic District - Foxhall Village
Fall is the perfect time for a walking tour of the newly designated Foxhall Village Historic District. Remarkably intact, the 29-acre historic district features the city's most extensive collection of Tudor Revival architecture. Inspired by a builder's tour of England, this 1920's era neighborhood is unlike any other in Washington.
Saturday October 27th
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
$10 for DCPL members
$15 for non-members
Meet at Greenwich Parkway Circle
Space is limited so reserve your place today by emailing rsvp@dcpreservation.org or calling 202.783.5144.
Save the Date!!
DCPL's Annual Meeting at the
North Hall of Eastern Market
Wednesday, November 14th
6:30 to 8:30 pm
Free to Members
$50 Non-Members (Includes One Year Membership)
More information to follow!
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September 2007
Mayor's Awards for
Excellence in Historic Preservation
Join the Honorable Adrian M. Fenty, the DC Office of Planning (OP), the DC Historic Preservation Office (HPO), and the DC Preservation League (DCPL), Washington's citywide non-profit historic preservation organization at a reception and ceremony to celebrate the 2007 Mayor's Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation on Tuesday, October 9th at 6:30 pm. The event will take place at the revitalized Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street, NE.
The Art Moderne Atlas Theater was designed by nationally prominent theater architect John Zink. Opened in 1938, the building's movie house and shops were the impetus for considerable growth along H Street, NE, a historically important commercial corridor. The theater closed in 1970, a casualty of the 1968 riots that devastated a number of downtown retail thoroughfares. In 1999, a nomination submitted by DCPL was the basis for the Historic Preservation Review Board's designation of the building as a DC Landmark.
This event is free to the public but reservations are required. Please reserve your place today by emailing rsvp@dcpreservation.org. Please be sure to include your name, phone number and the name(s) of any guest(s).
Valet Parking: $10
Free Shuttle Provided from Union Station
DCPL would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of the Mayor's Awards.
Preservation in the News
New Rowhouse Rooflines Raising Eyebrows in D.C. (Washington Post, September 25,2007)
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