Of Preservation and Protest
Preservation and protest go hand-in-hand. We preservationists are not unfamiliar to it. We even welcome it. When crises and issues arise we are often the first to be like “BRING. […]
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At Year’s End
As this year comes to a close, I will catch you up on a few things. First, my thesis is off to the bindery! I am so excited to be done […]
How to Save Ugly Buildings
How to Save Ugly Buildings The folks over at the National Trust’s PreservationNation blog put together this slideshow with some tips and tools about it! Mark Twain once called this […]
Out There: Lock Keeper’s House
Built in 1835, the Lock Keeper’s House near the Mall at 17th & Constitution is a remnant from when a canal ran through downtown DC. It is maintained by the […]
Operation HP Plan: The Story So Far…
It all started as my grad school Preservation Planning class project: Create a historic preservation plan. We could choose where. As in anywhere. I could have gone for somewhere that […]
Out There: Mass Avenue
I always notice this little Queen Anne in Capitol Hill during my evening commute. Probably because I also notice its lime green neighbor…
Out There: Woodridge Bungalows, DC
I’ve always loved the bungalow homes in DC’s Woodridge neighborhood. I would love a home like this.
Out There: Calvary Baptist, DC
This is Calvary Baptist Church on H St. NW, designed by Adolph Cluss. The spire is a fiberglass reconstruction of the original 1866 cast-iron one that fell off during a […]
Research Right Now: Capitol Hill Near Union Station
I’ve been super-busy working on a report for my Preservation Technology class. I have been researching an 1893 rowhouse built by architect B. Stanley Simmons as an investment property for […]
Field Trip: Arts & Industries Building
I went on a hard hat tour of one of my favorite structures, the Smithsonian Arts & Industries Building, with the DC Preservation League this summer… With its distinctive polychrome […]
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