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Bridges Of Washington By Boat
Washington’s Bridges, Monuments, and Scenery are best seen from the Potomac. Early wooden bridges were swept away by floods, set alight by steamboat sparks, and ravaged by war. The spectacular, wooden...
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Members Only Tour: Fort Lesley J. McNair
Established in 1791, Fort McNair is the third oldest U.S. Army installation in continuous use, and is nationally significant in the fields of architecture, military history, military education, and...
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Test your local DC knowledge at DC Preservation Trivia Night! Gather your team or play solo and prepare to give your brain a entertaining workout for the chance to win awesome prizes! Free to...
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Volunteer Clean Up at Glover-Archbold Park and Trolley Trestle
Join the National Park Service, the Rock Creek Conservancy and the DC Preservation League to learn more about the historic Foundry Branch Trolley Trestle, one of Washington’s Most Endangered Places,...
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Rediscovering Brutalism: Understanding D.C.’s Concrete Architecture, a...
Rediscovering Brutalism will begin with a lecture by architectural historian Michael Kubo on the evolution of brutalist design and its development within Washington, D.C. The lecture will take place...
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St. Elizabeths West Campus Walking Tour – December 2, 2017
Join the DC Preservation League in partnership with the General Services Administration and the United States Coast Guard for a walking tour of the historic west campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital, a...
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Members-Only Tour of Historic Anacostia
Members-Only Tour! Historic Anacostia was first incorporated in 1854 as Uniontown. The neighborhood was protected during the Civil War by a series of forts, which were later dismantled. Despite its...
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Tour of Historic Seneca Maryland with the Historical Society of Washington, DC
Knight Kiplinger welcomes the Historical Society and the DC Preservation League to his family home, Montevideo, for this exclusive tour. Joining us for the day is historian Garrett Peck, author of The...
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Members-Only Tour of Meridian Hill Park
Members-Only Tour! Meridian Hill Park is one of the National Park Service’s most unique parks. The 12-acre neoclassical park reminiscent of an Italian villa garden. Prior to becoming a national park,...
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2017 Annual Membership Meeting & Reception
Join the Board of Trustees and Staff of the DC Preservation League for its Annual Membership Meeting! Scottish Rite Center 2800 16th Street, NW Thursday, November 30, 2017 6:30 – 9:00pm 6:30pm...
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Annual Spring Fundraiser – Save the Date
Please Save the Date for DCPL’s Annual Spring Fundraiser! May 10, 2018 6:30 PM The post Annual Spring Fundraiser – Save the Date appeared first on DC Preservation League.
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Congressional Cemetery Walking Tour – Dog Friendly
Congressional Cemetery is a 35-acre historic, active burial ground located on Capitol Hill. Initially known as the Washington Parish Burial Ground, Congressional became the first truly national burial...
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Members Only Talk and Tee at Langston Golf Course
Despite golf’s exclusive image, the National Park Service’s public golf courses were flash points in the fight against segregation in the District of Columbia and across the Park Service. Between 1917...
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The Cotton Annex building was constructed in 1936-37 for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its Bureau of Agricultural Economics (BAE) to house offices and laboratories “dedicated...
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Annual Spring Fundraiser at the Historic Uline Arena
Join members and friends of the DC Preservation League at the Historic Uline Arena to celebrate our crucial role as the leading advocate for the preservation and protection of the irreplaceable...
View ArticleCongressional Cemetery Walking Tour – Dog Friendly
Congressional Cemetery is a 35-acre historic, active burial ground located on Capitol Hill. Initially known as the Washington Parish Burial Ground, Congressional became the first truly national burial...
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Historic Preservation 101/201
Registration is now open for Historic Preservation 101/201. The post Historic Preservation 101/201 appeared first on DC Preservation League.
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DC Trivia Night!
Test your local DC knowledge at DC Preservation Trivia Night! Gather your team or play solo and prepare to give your brain an entertaining workout for the chance to win awesome prizes–like a bar tab...
View ArticleSt. Elizabeths West Campus Walking Tour – June 9, 2018
Join the DC Preservation League in partnership with the General Services Administration and the United States Coast Guard for a walking tour of the historic west campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital, a...
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Lost Farms and Estates of Washington, D.C. Lecture and Book Signing
Join DCPL for a lecture by Kim Prothro Williams on her new book Lost Farms and Estates of Washington, DC. Washington has a rural history of agrarian landscapes and country estates. John Adlum, the...
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