The DC Preservation League invites you to attend the 2021 District of Columbia Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation. This year's event is hosted by the Daughters of the American Revolution with grant funding from Humanities DC. Tuesday, February 15th | DAR Constitution Hall 7:00 pm Awards Ceremony Reception to Follow   Click here to ... Read more

Photo courtesy of  cox graae + spack architects The DC Preservation League invites you to join us on Thursday, February 24th at Noon for a virtual program about the historic Duke Ellington School of the Arts! Originally built as Western High School in 1898, this hilltop landmark found in Georgetown was one of DC’s first buildings designed specifically for high school ... Read more

The DC Preservation League invites you to an event celebrating Elizabeth Keckly's Washington! Elizabeth Keckly was a seamstress, businesswoman, philanthropist, and author. Born enslaved in 1818, Keckly eventually moved to Washington, DC in 1860 with her son after purchasing their freedom a few years prior. Her dressmaking business gained a number of prominent clients with ... Read more

Join the DC Preservation League on Thursday, March 10th at 12:00pm EST for a virtual talk with authors and DCPL Trustees John DeFerrari and Douglas Peter Sefton about their recent publication, Sixteenth Street NW: Washington, DC's Avenue of Ambitions! Sixteenth Street NW in DC has been called the Avenue of the Presidents, Executive Avenue, and the Avenue of ... Read more