September Membership Meeting
The next CHRS Membership Meeting will be held Thursday, September 11, 2025, at Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital (921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE). Details coming soon. Member will vote to approve the...
View ArticleHilloween 2025
On Friday, October 31. form 4:30-6:30 pm, CHRS will host a children’s activity table at Hilloween, an annual free street party outside of Eastern Market. We’ll have beads to string, CHRS...
View ArticleArt Walk 2025 – Event
Local artists and artisans will display their work in their own micro-galleries, in home-studios, on porches or in yards. Saturday and Sunday, September 13-14, 2025 from noon- 4 pm. Most will have...
View ArticleThe 80 Year Struggle to Build National Guard Armory – Overbeck Lecture
How the vacant land between East Capitol Street and Independence Avenue west of the Anacostia River became a center of civic and military activity is a history worth telling. Jack Jones, historic...
View ArticleCHRS Supports Progressive Development at RFK Campus Site
Contact: Angie Schmidt (202) 714-4502 Washington, DC, Feb. 17, 2025 – The Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS) today issued a statement of support for progressive development at the RFK Campus...
View Article“Broken City” – Does Upzoning Produce More Affordable Housing? – Committee of...
“Broken City– Does Upzoning Produce More Affordable Housing?” a conversation presented by the Committee of 100 will take place at 6:30 pm, Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at United Church of Christ 945 G St....
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How the Carry-Didden Family Left Their Mark On Capitol Hill and Beyond –...
Amanda Diddon Edwards Amanda Didden Edwards will present an Overbook Lecture, “How the Carry-Didden Family Left Their Mark On Capitol Hill and Beyond,” Monday, March 31, 202, 7 pm, at Hill Center at...
View ArticleCHRS Board Meeting 2/12 is virtual
The meeting scheduled for 6 pm at the NE Branch Library on February 12, 2025 will be held virtually instead, due to inclement weather. For meeting details and link, contact caphrs420@gmail.com.
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Historic Congressional Cemetery: A Vision through the Centuries – Overbeck...
Jackie Spainhour will present an Overbook Lecture, “Historic Congressional Cemetery: A Vision through the Centuries,” Monday, December 16, 2024, 7 pm, at Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921...
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House Expo Photos 2024
Many thanks to the exhibitors at House Expo 2024! Abay Iron & Metal Works Advanced Solar Breakthrough Renovation Chuck Burger, Coldwell Banker Real Estate Chemstrip Refinishing Capitol Hill...
View ArticleDC Water and Sewer Infrastructure – Preservation Cafe
CHRS Board Member, Joanna Kendig, will present a virtual Preservation Café, DC Water and Sewer Infrastructure, Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 6:30 pm Our CHRS Preservation Cafés are free to both CHRS members...
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Antique Mantels with Modern Sensibilities – Preservation Cafe
Molly Acorn, Founder & Creator, Mantel House DC, will present “Antique Mantels with Modern Sensibilities” at a virtual Preservation Café, Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at 6:30 pm. Molly Acorn is an...
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Celebrating Eastern Market for 150 Years – Preservation Cafe
Eastern Market ca 1983 Robert Pohl, local historian, author, and tour guide, will present “Celebrating Eastern Market for 150 Years” at an in-person Preservation Café, Thursday, March 20, 2023. The...
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Guided Walking Tours – April 2023
Duvall Ct. SE We’re offering guided outdoor walking tours on April 1 & 2, 2023. Tickets will soon be available through Eventbrite. Tour Menu: Cluss Ct. SE Our Industrial Past (industrial and...
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Our Industrial Past Tour – April 2023
It’s increasingly difficult to picture, but Capitol Hill was once home to many industrial and commercial operations including manufacturing, beer brewing, coal yards, and other now-vanished businesses....
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Notable People Tour – April 2023
Notable People with Angie Schmidt, May 2021 Notable People of Capitol Hill: Visit the homes of some of the many fascinating politicians, activists, artists, writers, and others who, from the early...
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SE Alleys Walking Tour – April 2023
Capitol Hill has many hidden alleys and charming one-block streets with a past mix of residential and industrial uses and some of our most diverse populations. Explore these unique communities, their...
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SE Alleys of Capitol Hill – October 2022
Undine Nash in Cluss Ct. – SE Alleys of Capitol Hill Capitol Hill has many hidden alleys and charming one-block streets with a past mix of residential and industrial uses and some of our most diverse...
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High Life & Low Points – October 2022
631 Constitution Ave. NE stable High Life and Low Points – This tour features the alleys north of East Capitol St. and west of 7th St. NE – The lifestyles, occupations, and shenanigans of the...
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Story Behind Our Schools – Preservation Cafe
Kimberly Springle, Executive Director, Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives, and Jen Harris, Executive Director, The Story of Our Schools will present a virtual Preservation Cafe, The Story Behind...
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