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| See the new House
and Garden Brochure.
Click Here. Also, Eighteen House Tour brochures are now available on line with more to come, thanks to the efforts of Anita Large and Scott Knight. |
| Slate of CHRS
Board for 2012-13 (click
here) |
| 55th Annual House
& Garden Tour Thanks to all of the advertisers, contributors, home owners and volunteers who supported the this year's House and Garden Tour. And a particular thank you to those commercial establishments who sold tickets for the Tour: Appalachian Springs (Union Station) Art & Soul (225 Pennsylvania Ave. SE) Coldwell Banker (605 Pennsylvania Ave.SE) Riverby Books (417 East Capitol SE) Groovy DC ( 323 Seventh Street SE) Prudential Carruthers (216 Seventh Street SE) Hill’s Kitchen (713 D Street SE) Homebody (715 Eighth Street SE) The Tour brochure is located here |
| The
removal of historic stained glass windowns at the old
Epworth Church at 700
A
Street
NE has
been
protested by CHRS. The CHRS letter may be found
here. The Historic Preservation Review Board staff report is here. NEW! A Hearing has been set for Friday May 18 at 10am. More information here. |
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Can you water your new
street
tree this
year? |
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Proposals
for
development
of
Reservation
13
(also
known
as
DC
General campus or Hill
East Waterfront) |
| For
the 11th Street Bridge Project Winter newsletter click here |
| Capitol
Hill’s “Big Dig” - The Virginia
Avenue Tunnel (Note: this article has been edited for space, click here for full article). To see CHRS Jan 18th letter to USDOT/FHA. Click Here. To see the concepts, as well as the November 30 meeting transcript and comments submitted to date, go to http://www.virginiaavenuetunnel.com/project-resources/ Comments can be submitted at http://www.virginiaavenuetunnel.com/contact/ and/or by sending them to the FHWA-DC, DDOT, and CSX contacts listed in the December 2011 edition of CHRS News on page 10. Check the CHRS website, CHRS News, and www.virginiaavenuetunnel.com for developments, information, and public meetings regarding this project. |
| M Street SE-SW
Transportation Study The M Street, SE/SW Waterfront Transportation Study will identify current and future transportation issues and mitigation strategies along the M Street SE/SW Corridor and Southwest/Southeast Waterfront sections of theDistrict of Columbia. Link to survey which should be completed by Tuesday, January 31 at 5pm: Click here. |
| Beyond the
Boundaries call for
Capitol Hill information. Click
here for details. |
| HINE SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT See the new Stanton-Eastbanc website by clicking here. Note: Historical information about this project is on our Hine School Page. It is listed in the left column of this page under Community Issues. <---------- |
| Articles
in
the
Newsletter
concerning
the
H
Street
overpass: CHRS Statement re the H Street Overpass and Height Measurement CHRS Statement re proposed zoning changes to Union Station North |
| Meg
Maguire has shared her presentation on
the trolley issues in a Power Point presentation
called A
Streetcar Named...
Desire? Use the Arrow Keys to page through the presentation. (See CHRS position on overhead wires below) |
| CHRS
adopts policy in support of trolleys
in the District of Columbia utilizing power
sources other than
overhead wires To see the complete motion in support click here |
| CHRS
2011-2012 Board of
Directors |
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| Reminder: Support the Capitol Hill Restoration Society through your CFC Donation. CHRS is now a member of the CFC Campaign! If you are a federal employee, please remember CHRS in this year's donation. Our CFC number is 50747. |
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CHRS CHRS Office: 420 Tenth Street SE (B) Telephone: 202-543-0425 CHRS E-mail addresses CHRS Brochurre
Most members who have joined CHRS during the past year have provided e-mail addresses, but we don't have e-mail addresses for many of our longer-term members. To provide your address, please send an e-mail to CAPHRS@aol.com with a subject line of “e-mail address” (no need to include the quote marks). We will only send e-mails when we have something significant to say. NOTE: If you received an e-mail announcement concerning the January membership meeting, we have your e-mail address! WE WILL NEVER SHARE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS! Elliott Street, NE: A History in Three Parts Now online with additional images and maps, PLUS an online walking tour. Beyond
the
Boundaries: Architectural Surveys of Capitol Hill
EHT
Traceries and CHRS
Capitiol Hill Northeast Survey Text ------- Images Capitol Hill Southeast Survey Text -------- Images 11th Street Bridge Project Update: October 27 2010 Presentation |
| Database of Historic Building Permits, in Capitol Hill |
