Historic Preservation Office
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Historic Preservation Office, from most recent to least.
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 »
Historic Board Weighs In on Proposed Scottish Rite Residential Development
Nena Perry-Brown | December 3rd 2018
The much-debated development proposed for behind the Scottish Rite temple on 16th Street is not yet out of the weeds. ... read »
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 »
The Plans for the $70,000 Triangle in Adams Morgan
Nena Perry-Brown | July 16th 2018
A couple of months ago, we reported on a triangular piece of land hitting the market in Adams Morgan. Now, plans for that plot are coming to the... read »
A Look at the 58 Townhouses Planned for Walter Reed
Nena Perry-Brown | July 12th 2018
Details are emerging for another suite of planned townhouses on the Walter Reed campus. ... read »
HPO: Proceed With Caution in Historic Designation of Kingman Park
Nena Perry-Brown | January 16th 2018
In light of the controversial application to create a Kingman Park historic district, the Historic Preservation Office staff recommends the Board... read »
Town Center Buildings at Walter Reed Get Key Approval
Nena Perry-Brown | August 3rd 2017
This afternoon, the HPRB unanimously approved the concept design for the tripartite town center portion of the Walter Reed campus redevelopment. ... read »
Flagship Apple Store for Carnegie Library Receives Key Approval
Nena Perry-Brown | June 29th 2017
This morning, the HPRB granted approval for a plan to restore and retrofit the Carnegie Library to accommodate a flagship Apple Store. ... read »
HPO Recommends Approval of Barrel House Apartments in Logan Circle
Nena Perry-Brown | January 23rd 2017 | 1 Comment
The Historic Preservation Office is recommending that the Historic Preservation Review Board approve the concept for the planned redevelopment of the... read »
Most Controversial Redevelopment of the Year: SunTrust Plaza
Nena Perry-Brown | December 19th 2016 | 3 Comments
While neighborhood dissension is an inevitable component of the DC-area development boom, perhaps the most actively debated project in the pipeline... read »
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Ripe for Investment Right About Now
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