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Historic Preservation

Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Historic Preservation, from most recent to least.

Scottish Rite Development Gets Key Approval As Extension of Landmark Boundaries Are Denied

Scottish Rite Development Gets Key Approval As Extension of Landmark Boundaries Are Denied

Nena Perry-Brown | May 24th 2019

A recently-formed neighborhood association had attempted to nullify possibility of development there by seeking extension of the landmark boundaries.... read»

$25,000 For Renovations: DC Offers Grants for Historic Home Repairs

$25,000 For Renovations: DC Offers Grants for Historic Home Repairs

Nena Perry-Brown | May 3rd 2019

The recent designations of neighborhoods as historic districts in DC has come with an added benefit: grants for home repairs.... read»

450 Units, 156 Hotel Rooms and a Public Park: The Plans  for a Prime Howard University Site

450 Units, 156 Hotel Rooms and a Public Park: The Plans for a Prime Howard University Site

Nena Perry-Brown | April 2nd 2019

Howard University has selected a team to redevelop a pair of historic buildings it owns off Georgia Avenue.... read»

Landmark-Filled Judiciary Square Gets Historic District Application

Landmark-Filled Judiciary Square Gets Historic District Application

Nena Perry-Brown | February 20th 2019

The DC Preservation League applied last week to have the 18-acre swath of downtown designated a historic district.... read»

Call Your Mother Bagels are Coming to Takoma

Call Your Mother Bagels are Coming to Takoma

Nena Perry-Brown | November 28th 2018

A year ago, we learned that the historic Takoma Theatre would house an outpost of Children's National Medical Center. Now, we know the other tenants.... read»

The Plan to Replace Uptown Theater Sign Moves Forward, But It Won't Look Much Different

The Plan to Replace Uptown Theater Sign Moves Forward, But It Won't Look Much Different

Nena Perry-Brown | July 24th 2018

AMC looks to replace the landmark sign in kind and add their name to the marquee.... read»

A Museum Dedicated to Words: Ground Breaks on Planet Word Redevelopment at the Franklin School

A Museum Dedicated to Words: Ground Breaks on Planet Word Redevelopment at the Franklin School

Nena Perry-Brown | June 5th 2018

The first language arts museum is expected to open in late 2019.... read»

15 Acres of Residences Off North Capitol: The Vision for the Armed Forces Retirement Home

15 Acres of Residences Off North Capitol: The Vision for the Armed Forces Retirement Home

Nena Perry-Brown | May 25th 2018

Eighty acres of the Armed Forces Retirement Home campus are being put up for mixed-use redevelopment. Here's what it will encompass.... read»

A 24-Hour DC Marketplace? Developers Vie to Redevelop Historic Howard University Properties

A 24-Hour DC Marketplace? Developers Vie to Redevelop Historic Howard University Properties

Nena Perry-Brown | May 22nd 2018

Howard University has selected several development teams for their long-dormant and -stalled Town Center properties on Georgia Avenue.... read»

HPRB Moves the Georgetown Heating Plant Development Forward

HPRB Moves the Georgetown Heating Plant Development Forward

Nena Perry-Brown | April 27th 2018

The development still has a long road ahead to get full approval, though.... read»

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