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February 2019
Members-Only Tour: Mary McLeod Bethune Council House
Members of DC Preservation League are invited to join us on Saturday, February 9th, 2019 for a National Park Service ranger-led tour of the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House, a National Historic Site. The house has been closed for two years in order to install a fire suppression and security system in the house. This tour ... Read more
Find out more »March 2019
Members-Only Tour: Hillwood Mansion and Bomb Shelter
Members of DC Preservation League can join us on Saturday, March 9th, 2019 for a special guided tour of the Hillwood Estate's Mansion and Bomb Shelter. Tickets cost $15, and include a 60-minute docent-led tour of the mansion, followed by 15-minutes in the rarely-toured bomb shelter, where we will be led by Estella Chung, Hillwood's Director ... Read more
Find out more »St. Elizabeths West Campus Walking Tour – March 16, 2019
Join the DC Preservation League in partnership with the General Services Administration and the United States Coast Guard for a walking tour of the historic west campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital, a National Historic Landmark. Tours of St. Elizabeths campus are being offered on a limited basis depending on the course of construction activity and ... Read more
Find out more »April 2019
2019 Congressional Cemetery Walking Tour – Dog Friendly
Join us for our second annual tour of Congressional Cemetery! Congressional Cemetery is a 35-acre historic, active burial ground located on Capitol Hill. Initially known as the Washington Parish Burial Ground, Congressional became the first truly national burial ground as Congress bought sites, buried noted civil servants, and funded the infrastructure. Among the 67,000 burials ... Read more
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