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Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia
2129 Wyoming Avenue, NW
Thursday, November 10, 2016
6:30 – 8:30pm

6:30pm Program | Reception to Follow

Join us for the Annual Membership Meeting & Reception on November 10th!

Free to Members
Non Members – $55.00 (Fee includes one-year individual membership)

Space is limited! Registration is required.

Click here to register for the 2016 Annual Membership Meeting.

Sponsored in Part By:

Energy Efficiency and Old Homes
Saturday, September 24, 2016
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Cleveland Park Congregational Church
3400 Lowell Street, NW

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Speakers are Nakita Reed, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, GGP, a managing member of ENCORE Sustainable Design, working to combine historic preservation with energy efficiency and sustainable design; and John Sandor, an architectural historian and expert in the repair and replacement of windows in historic buildings.

This is a FREE event open to the public.

Click Here to let us know you are coming!

In Partnership With
Cleveland Park Historical Society

Saturday, September 17, 2016
Begins at the Tivoli Theater
On the corner of 14th Street, NW and Park Road
10:00am – 3:30pm

Tour the unique works of John J. Earley, the native Washingtonian who created polychrome concrete mosaics in the early twentieth century when decorative concrete construction was in it’s infancy. This guided bus tour by Sally Berk and Patricia Cunnif will include John Earley’s own residence in Mount Pleasant, the library at Catholic University, and the Franciscan Monastery in Brookland, where lunch will be served, and more.

Limited Spots Available! Registration Required!

Tickets:
Tickets include lunch
$45 for DCPL Members
$55 for Non-members

Extensive walking will be required when not on the bus. Please wear appropriate footwear.

CLICK HERE to register.

The NPS, in partnership with preservation professionals and DC Public Schools, will host a youth summit October 7 – 10, 2016.

The DC Youth Summit wants to bring you into a conversation about citizenship, civil rights, and historic preservation. Tour places that matter in the history of the fight for equal rights and earn community service hours. Work with National Park Service staff and historic preservation professionals to improve the ways that these stories are told to the public and in classrooms.

In a three and a half day program, student participants will visit local sites related to the struggle for abolition, women’s suffrage, and continuing issues of protest. At the end of the summit, they will share their experiences and present recommendations for how these places can be made more relevant and engaging to students.

If you have an interest in history, preservation, and leadership, register now!

Click Here for more information and how to register.

To mark the DC Preservation League’s 45th Anniversary, the organization will honor individuals, corporations, and projects that have made a catalytic contribution to the city’s civic and cultural legacy.

We are pleased to announce the following award recipients to be honored at the 45th Anniversary Celebration on May 14, 2016.

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Legacy Award

Mr. David Bonderman will receive a Legacy Award for his authorship of and advocacy for the Historic Landmark and Historic District Protection Act of 1978 and its catalytic contribution to the preservation of historic resources in the District of Columbia.

 

 

1718 Connecticut Avenue, NW

1718 Connecticut Avenue, NW, will receive an award as a significant early example of compatible infill development in the Dupont Circle Historic District in a post modern idiom.

Awardees: David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc., David Bonderman, Mel Garbow, Sigal Construction Corporation, James Cutts, Vincent Lee-Thorp

 

 

Art Deco Society of Washington and Richard Striner, PhD.

The Art Deco Society of Washington and Richard Striner, PhD., will receive an award for their important contributions to preservation efforts in Washington, DC.

Awardees: Art Deco Society of Washington, Richard Striner, PhD.

 

 

The Greyhound Bus Terminal

The Greyhound Bus Terminal will receive an award as an important early example of the adaptive reuse of an under appreciated historic structure that was incorporated into a market driven development.

Awardees: Keyes Condon Florance Architects (now SmithgroupJJR); Tadjer-Cohen-Edelson; Shefferman & Biggleson;
Vitetta Group/Studio Four; Wiles, Dailey, Pronske

 

 

Capitol Hill Restoration Society

The Capitol Hill Restoration Society will receive an award for its advocacy, education, community outreach efforts and for its early and sustained contributions to preservation efforts in Washington, DC.

Awardees: Capitol Hill Restoration Society

 

 

 

The Mather Building

The Mather Building will receive an award as an example of effective public-private partnership and adaptive reuse that served as a model for projects that integrate multiple uses including office, residential, and arts functions in historic buildings.

Awardees: Cunningham | Quill Architects, PN Hoffman, Gilford Corporation, Ehlert/Bryan, Inc., Summit Engineers, The Eddy Group, Inc., EHT Traceries, Frazier Associates, Best & Joslin, Ferguson Engineering, CORE architecture + design

 

 

O Street Market

O Street Market will receive an award for historic preservation and planning for the integration of the historic market building in a large mixed-use program that also included the reopening of a portion of 8th Street, NW; the project has served as a catalyst for significant enhancement of the Shaw Historic District.

Awardees: Shalom Baranes Associates, Roadside Development, Clark Construction, Tadjer-Cohen-Edelson, Girard Engineering, Cecconi Simone, Wiles Mensch Corporation

 

R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center

The R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center will receive as award as an example of the adaptive reuse of a non-contributing building in a historic district intended to serve as a catalyst in an under-served community.

Awardees: Cunningham | Quill Architects, GCS, Inc., Wiles Mensch Corporation, Silman, Setty & Associates, Landscape Architect Bureau, ECS Envelope & Environmental, Polysonics Corporation, Sustainable Design Consulting

 

Roosevelt High School

Roosevelt High School will receive an award as an example of the exemplary and catalytic rehabilitation of many of DC’s historic public school buildings. The project resulted in the creation of a 21st century academic facility that retains the historic character of a treasured community resource.

Awardees: Perkins Eastman DC, Atlantic Refinishing & Restoration, Worchester Eisenbrandt, Inc., AV Smoot, Roman Mosaic & Tile Company, Heller Electric, Hayes & Howe, Department of General Services, Gilbane Building Company, Smoot Construction, EHT Traceries

 

Warner Theatre

The Warner Theatre Block (including the new office construction to the east) will receive an award for the catalytic effect of the restoration of the landmark Warner Theatre on the city’s cultural life and the development of the adjacent E Street, NW, block that served as an early and guiding example for contextual new construction.

Awardees: Shalom Baranes Associates, Tadjer-Cohen-Edelson, GHT, Sacha Morgan Studio, EHT Traceries, Marshall-KMK Acoustics, LTD.

 

John A. Wilson Building

The District Building (John A. Wilson Building) will receive an award for the catalytic impact of the District of Columbia Government acknowledging its civic responsibility for publicly owned historic properties and re-establishing the seat of government on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.

Awardees: Shalom Baranes Associates, Washington Development Group, DC Government, Clark Construction, K.C.E. Structural Engineers, R.G. Vanderweil Engineers, Oehrlein and Associates, Kendal Heaton Associates

 

Awards Selection Jury

Special thank you to our Awards Selection Jury. 
Marcel Acosta
Benjamin Forgey
Thomas Luebke, FAIA
David Maloney
Howard Berger
Rebecca Miller

Shrine of the Sacred Heart
3211 Sacred Heart Way, NW
When: Saturday, March 19 @ 2PM-4PM

Supported in part by the DC Preservation League’s Preservation Initiatives Grant, the Shrine of the Sacred Heart has worked with a specialized contractor to develop gentle processes to clean the efflorescence and grime that stain the John Earley mosaic concrete interior of the church. The processes were selected with little potential for the overcleaning that could damage mosaic concrete, so that we can undertake a volunteer campaign to clean the church. On Saturday, March 19 Shrine of the Sacred Heart will hold a workshop, from 2 pm to approximately 4 pm, training parishioners and others interested in the processes. Trained volunteers will then proceed to address staining inside the church. Those with a passion for Earley’s work, or those interested in lower-cost ways to manage cleaning  projects are welcome to join us. The event will take place at the church starting at 2pm.

 

Landmark Partner   Capstone Partner   Keystone Partner Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP Blank Rome LLP Bonstra|Haresign Architects Clark Construction Group, LLC Eric Colbert & Associates, P.C. Friedman-French Foundation/Emanuel J. Friedman Philanthropies GCS | Sigal Gould Property Company KCE Structural Engineers, P.C. Peter Fillat Architects Property Group Partners Quinn Evans Architects Trump Hotels The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Winmar Construction   Cornerstone Partners Shalom Baranes Associates Colonial Parking EastBanc, Inc. First Potomac Realty Trust Forest City Washington Robert Glennon Greenstein DeLorme & Luchs, P.C. Hartman-Cox Architects The JBG Companies PN Hoffman The Prime Rib Roadside Development SmithGroupJJR Wagner Roofing Juliet Zucker, Long & Foster Real Estate   Foundation Partners William B. Alsup, III BELL Architects Boston Properties John DeFerrari EYP Architecture and Engineering Federal City Caterers Grossberg, Yochelson, Fox & Beyda, LLP Grunley Construction Company, Inc. GTM Architects JM Zell Partners, Ltd K.C. Company Pella Windows and Doors Keast & Hood Jim Rogers & Bonnie Harkness Beau Rothschild Ruben Companies Tishman Speyer   Individual Partners Lawrence E. Aten & Carol Bickley Aten Sanders H. Berk, MD & Sally Berk Richard Busch Melissa Cohen, AIA, LEED AP Warren J. Cox Jason Laney Donald Beekman Myer, FAIA

 

Help DCPL Identify Neglected Properties

In DC, the issue of demolition through neglect affects both privately and publicly owned historic properties both within and outside of historic districts. This form of neglect and permit violations not only pose a threat to public safety but also diminish the character of our communities and the city’s historic architecture. To effectively address this issue, stronger fines, and penalties are necessary. Although the DC Council has taken steps with its current legislation, there is no problem for all those living in Kahala since the region is being well protected and preserved by the people residing there.

The Vacant Buildings Enforcement Unit (VBE), under the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), is charged with investigating and classifying vacant and blighted private buildings to help bring these properties back to a productive use. Click here to see the full 2015 list. 

Do you have an example or more information to share about a neglected or blighted property in your neighborhood? Help DCPL identify these properties and bring this issue to the attention of DC’s Mayor and City Council. Examples can be submitted anonymously through this link.