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SUMMARY:DCPL Member Meeting
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE
URL:https://dcpreservation.org/event/dcpl-member-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T190000
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SUMMARY:Public Meeting: Brookland Public Education Project
DESCRIPTION:Please plan to join DCPL for this online event! Historic preservation consultant and architectural historian Heather McMahon will present her initial findings related to DCPL’s Brookland Community Public Education Project. Once completed\, this project will provide important documentation of Brookland’s historic commercial corridor along 12th Street NE. \nBrookland’s 12th Street NE commercial corridor largely developed in the second quarter of the 20th century\, and the two-block study area between Otis and Monroe streets is lined with small-scale\, vernacular commercial buildings and rowhouses. Since 2019\, several older buildings have been lost to mid-rise\, residential\, infill development\, and the entire corridor is prime for redevelopment. This documentation\, which highlights small and legacy businesses along Brookland’s 12th Street\, is partly informed by oral histories\, and will highlight the important overlap between historic preservation and public history. Once the project is completed during summer 2026\, this information\, including oral histories\, will be available to the public via an ArcGIS Story Map. \nFollowing the presentation\, Heather will answer questions and ask for feedback on the project. This project is part of a Section 106 review process and a resulting memorandum of agreement from December 2024. If you have questions related to the Section 106 process\, please contact Zachary Burt (zach@dcpreservation.org). \nThis event is free and open to the public! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://dcpreservation.org/event/public-meeting-brookland-public-education-project/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T130000
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour: Legacy Businesses of DC's Chinatown
DESCRIPTION:Let’s talk about landmarks and family-owned legacy businesses! Join the DC Preservation League and Save Chinatown Solidarity Network for a tour of DC’s Chinatown. \nThis tour will visit small businesses\, serving the District with fresh noodles\, authentic traditional Chinese medicine\, and staple produce and goods. Hear directly from the community\, learn their history\, and find ways to support the neighborhood’s preservation in this guided tour. \nThis tour is $15 for anyone who would like to attend. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://dcpreservation.org/event/walking-tour-legacy-businesses-of-dcs-chinatown/
LOCATION:Chinatown DC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T120000
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SUMMARY:2026 Historic Preservation 101/201 Seminar for Realtors & Appraisers
DESCRIPTION:DC Real Estate Agents and Appraisers can earn three continuing education credits in one of these free\, three-hour\, in-person courses focused on historic preservation in the District of Columbia. \n**Please note these courses run at the same time and you may only register for one.** \nJoin DCPL at the MLK Jr. Memorial Library (901 G Street NW) on Friday\, May 8th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. HP 101 will provide an overview of historic preservation and architectural styles in the District. HP 201 will explore related topics\, like the benefits of designating a property and how to do so. \nPlease note all participants are required to take 101 before 201. \nFree to all! \nREGISTER HERE\nContact Kelli at the DC Preservation League with any questions: kelli@dcpreservation.org | (202) 783-5144
URL:https://dcpreservation.org/event/2026-historic-preservation-101-201-seminar-for-realtors-appraisers/
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library\, 901 G St. NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20001
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T203000
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SUMMARY:Panel: Yes\, In Your Backyard: How Accessory Dwelling Units are Compatible in Historic Districts
DESCRIPTION:A virtual presentation hosted by the Cleveland Park Historical Society and DC Preservation League \nJoin us for a Zoom presentation exploring how Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)\, including basement apartments\, backyard cottages\, and garage conversions\, can be thoughtfully integrated into historic districts. This program will focus on the idea that preservation and change can work together to support a more inclusive and sustainable city. \nArchitect Ileana Schinder will begin by defining what qualifies as an ADU and explaining the different types homeowners might consider. Drawing on her expertise navigating zoning and working with the Historic Preservation Office (HPO)\, she will walk through the process of designing and gaining approval for ADUs. \nTodd Jones of the Historic Preservation Office at the DC Office of Planning will provide an overview of the common ways that ADUs appear in historic districts\, how preservation guidelines apply\, and how HPO evaluates proposals to ensure compatibility with existing historic resources. \nWhether you’re a homeowner considering an ADU\, a preservation advocate\, or interested in how DC can grow thoughtfully\, this conversation will offer valuable guidance and a fresh perspective on how we can say “yes” to both history and housing. \nREGISTER HERE\n \nIleana Schinder is an architect in Washington\, DC. She graduated with a Bachelor’s in Architecture from Universidad Nacional de Cordoba (Argentina\, 2000) and an M.A. in Communications from the American University (Washington DC\, 2006). \nInspired to become an architect at the age of four by playing with Legos on the floor\, she remains motivated to design houses of all sizes 40 years later. Since opening her architecture studio in 2014\, with creativity and innovation\, she has designed additional dwelling units that create new spaces for clients and their families to thrive. \nAs part of her efforts to educate the public on housing issues\, Ileana has also written in blogs and held sessions to inspire and promote innovative models of home. Ileana is the author of “Housing for Humans: A Book to Imagine\, Create and Design a New Housing Model in America” (Panoma Press\, 2021). \nIleana was born and raised in Argentina. She lives in Washington\, DC\, with her family and her dog\, Colette. \n \nTodd Jones has worked at the DC Historic Preservation Office since 2020\, where he has conducted project reviews\, historical research\, and preservation planning. He previously worked as a historical researcher and as a Historic Preservation Specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the New England region. He is originally from Connecticut and earned a master’s degree in public history from Central Connecticut State University.
URL:https://dcpreservation.org/event/adu-panel/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T190000
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SUMMARY:Public Meeting: Housing Black Washington Multiple Property Document
DESCRIPTION:Please join the DC Historic Preservation Office\, the DC Preservation League\, and Architectural Historian Heather McMahon for this public presentation about the Housing Black Washington Multiple Property Document. This project is funded by an Underrepresented Communities Grant from the National Park Service. \nThis study looks closely at the places Black Washingtonians have called home over time. It especially explores housing considered “affordable\,” meaning it was intended for working-class residents\, since African Americans have always made up a significant portion of the District of Columbia’s working class since racial restrictions kept many in lower-wage\, blue-collar or service-sector jobs. Since the District of Columbia’s founding\, housing for African Americans had often been relegated to rear yards\, back alleys\, isolated neighborhoods\, and undesirable locations. Their homes were hidden although their work was salient: Black Washingtonians helped build the White House\, the U.S. Capitol\, Washington’s grand avenues\, and national monuments. \nThis meeting is free to attend! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://dcpreservation.org/event/public-meeting-housing/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: Georgetown University: An Architectural History
DESCRIPTION:Spanning the university’s genesis in 1789 through to today\, the new book\, Georgetown University: An Architectural History\, provides the reader with a close look at over fifty campus buildings. \nThis book presentation will explore the Georgetown University campus over time with highlights of its historical and modern architecture\, from the Old North building (1795) to its twenty-first-century development. With modern photographs as well as historical images drawn from the university archives\, we will discuss the background of Georgetown’s buildings. The talk will highlight multiple periods in the university’s history including its entanglement with slavery\, the presidencies of Patrick Healy\, SJ and W. Coleman Nevils\, SJ as well as its mid-twentieth century and later university leadership. \nThe Georgetown campus includes architecture by leading historical and contemporary designers such as John Smithmeyer and Paul Pelz\, Emile Perrot\, John Carl Warnecke\, Hugh Hardy\, Hugh Newell Jacobsen\, and Robert A.M. Stern Architects. The buildings exemplify a host of architectural styles including Federal\, Romanesque and Gothic Revival\, International Style\, Brutalist and Postmodern. Changes in the university landscape and connections to broader trends in American campus development will be highlighted. Lastly\, we will also discuss the book’s curriculum connected development. \nYou can buy the book here or on Amazon. \nThis book talk is free to attend! \nREGISTER HERE\n \nStephanie Rufino is an architectural and art historian and has published on the decoration and architecture of both the Washington National Cathedral and historic American banks from the 1920s. Dr. Rufino holds a PhD in American art and architectural history from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. She graduated cum laude from Smith College and also earned a master’s degree in art history. Dr. Rufino taught architectural history at Georgetown for over a decade\, where she also served in multiple university leadership roles. She currently serves as Director of Undergraduate Design Programs and Associate Professor at Wentworth’s School of Architecture & Design in Boston.
URL:https://dcpreservation.org/event/book-talk-georgetown-university/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T190000
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SUMMARY:Public Meeting: Black Women Suffrage Movement in Washington\, DC (1848-1973)
DESCRIPTION:In 2020\, the DC Preservation League partnered with the DC State Historic Preservation Office to implement grant funding from the National Park Service to produce a context study on Women’s Suffrage in Washington\, DC. \nAdding on to that project\, in 2022\, DCPL received a competitive grant from the National Park Service to underwrite development of a Historic Context Statement on the Black Women’s Suffrage Movement in Washington\, DC. \nThis June\, join researchers Dr. Portia Hopkins and Dr. Synatra Smith to learn more about their findings for the Black Women’s Suffrage Movement in Washington\, DC (1848-1973) Historic Context Study. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Your feedback and questions are welcome and encouraged at this presentation! \nREGISTER HERE\nPhoto Credit: Ida B. Wells and the Alpha Suffrage Club marching in the Women’s Suffrage Parade in Washington\, DC on March 3\, 1913. Photo from the Chicago Daily Tribune\, March 5\, 1913.
URL:https://dcpreservation.org/event/public-meeting-black-women-suffrage-movement-in-washington-dc-1848-1973/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260626T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260626T110000
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour: Founding Fathers Madison and Monroe
DESCRIPTION:Join DCPL for this exciting tour offered in partnership with Washington Walks! \nDiscover an overlooked aspect of DC’s Foggy Bottom neighborhood: a collection of Federal era mansions hiding in plain sight that were homes to men such as Founding Fathers James Madison and James Monroe. \nIn the early 1800s wealthy\, influential politicians and officials built substantial residences in Foggy Bottom\, lending an elite presence to the area located immediately west of the White House. The walking tour will include stops at: \n\nThe Octagon (1799)\, one of the oldest\, most historically important homes in Washington\, and a former residence of President Madison.\nRinggold-Carroll House\, built in 1825\, and known today as the DACOR-Bacon House\, an organization for foreign affairs professionals.\nMaxwell Woodhull House\, built in 1854 and current home of the Textile Museum.\nAnd more!\n\nAn Exclusive Interior Tour of the James Monroe House \nThe walk will conclude at the Arts Club of Washington\, built in 1802\, and from 1811 to 1817 home to future U.S. president James Monroe. Participants will receive an interior tour of the mansion and hear about how this important historic building transitioned from being a family residence to housing the oldest nonprofit arts organization in the nation’s capital. \nTickets for this event are $35 per person. Refunds for cancellations will only be considered 7 or more days in advance. Administrative fees may apply. \nREGISTER HERE\nPhoto Credit: Arts Club of Washington (2017 I Street NW); Image courtesy of Historic American Buildings Survey\, Library of Congress.
URL:https://dcpreservation.org/event/walking-tour-founding-fathers-madison-and-monroe/
LOCATION:Foggy Bottom\, Washington\, DC\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T110000
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour: LGBTQIA+ History in Washington\, DC
DESCRIPTION:This tour\, presented by the DC Preservation League and the DC Office of Planning\, will visit several LGBTQ+ historic sites in the Dupont Circle neighborhood — long seen as the historic center of DC’s queer community. \nThis history is local\, but by nature of being in the nation’s capital\, ties into larger stories of the queer community and the American experience. \nJoin us to celebrate pride and learn more about the resilience\, tenacity\, diversity\, and joy of the queer community in Washington\, DC. \nTickets for this event are $15 per person. Refunds for cancellations will only be considered 7 or more days in advance. Administrative fees may apply. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://dcpreservation.org/event/walking-tour-lgbtqia-history-in-washington-dc/
LOCATION:Dupont Circle
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