In anticipation of the 60th anniversary of the Capitol Hill House and Garden Tour, the Society is sponsoring a photo contest – “The Capitol Hill Home”.
You know it when you see it. The quintessential Capitol Hill home. For me, it’s the bay-front Victorian. Arched windows, of course. Tall double door front entry. Iron steps. Hairpin fence out front. Muted complimentary paint treatment on the brick window trim.
Emerald Street architectural detail
However, it’s often not the house itself but some almost hidden feature of the house or garden that defines the whole structure. The contributing thing that steals the show: the iron front steps, brick detail over the front door, the painted transom window, or the rusted fountain in the yard.
Walk down any Capitol Hill street and – if you pay attention – you can find these gems at house after house. A small, round window overlooking an alleyway; an old corbel architectural adornment has no structural function but defines the home nonetheless; the wide front porch with a swing hanging from chains.
We’d like to hear how you define “The Capitol Hill Home.” Even better, show us – take a photo of what you think makes a home a Capitol Hill home.
Email the photo to us at photo2017@chrs.org. Be sure to include your name and address, email address, and the address of the property in the photo.
The winning image will be awarded two complementary passes to the 2017 CHRS Mother’s Day House & Garden Tour and be prominently displayed on the CHRS website. Entries due by February 10, 2017.
In submitting your photo to the CHRS 2016 House Tour photo contest, you agree that it will become the sole and exclusive property of CHRS, which may reproduce, modify, and digitize and adapt the photograph.