Capitol Hill Restoration Society

CHRS Newsletter June 2011

Table of Contents (click on article name to see full article)

_________________________________________________

General Information

July 4th Parade

Calling all marchers! CHRS has registered to take part in the Capitol Hill 4th of July parade again this year. Marchers will meet at the intersection of 8th and I Streets, SE at 9:30 am on Monday, July 4th. The parade will begin at 10 am and last for about an hour, ending at the Eastern Market Metro Plaza. We’ll be carrying our banner, tossing Mardi Gras beads, and hope to have two classic cars in our lineup. If you would like to join the fun, email Elizabeth Nelson, elizabeth_knits@yahoo.com , with “4th of July” as the subject line. The more the merrier!

George Washington’s Garden Reopens at Mount Vernon

If you’d rather look at a garden than dig in the dirt, George Washington’s Upper Garden at Mount Vernon has been restored and is now open to visitors. As reported in The National Gardener, a publication of the National Gardening Association, the Upper Garden received one of the most extensive and intensive studies of an 18th century garden that has been conducted to date in this country. “ …The picture that emerges suggests that George Washington’s 1799 garden incorporated large beds, bordered by wide straight paths that moved the visitor through the garden in a predetermined way.” It is thought that the geometric layout was probably designed to show off the greenhouse and large beds integrated with flowers, trees and vegetables. For more information on visiting Mount Vernon, check www.mountvernon.org.

Upcoming Preservation Cafes

The May Preservation Café concludes the 2011 spring season, and Preservation Cafés are not scheduled for June, July, and August. CHRS greatly appreciates the hospitality of Ebenezer’s Coffee House at 2nd and F Streets, NE, and the use of the community room. The Preservation Café series will begin again on September 21 with a topic to be announced. If you have an idea for a topic you’d like to know more about, please contact the Historic Preservation Committee through the CHRS Office, 543-0425; CapHRS@aol.com

NEW MEMBERS

Victoria Cardone & Martin Reiser
Cindy Cota & Ed Hertwig
Beth Houser
Phillip & Jane Ross

PATRONS

Craig Dean & Donna Murasky

SPONSORS

Roger Haley & Mary Hannon-Haley
John & Kathy Montgomery
Peter & Constance Robinson

SILVER SPONSORS

Robert Mackey & Melissa Merz (new members)

Charles & Susan Parsons (new members)

Home

Board & Committees

CHRS Projects