The House History Man

Friday, July 19, 2019

U Street in the 1900s: 1901 Vermont Avenue

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Moving into the U Street neighborhood in 1992 was interesting.  I took many photographs of abandoned houses and buildings that had promis...
Monday, June 24, 2019

U Street in the 1990s: 1301 T Street Then and Now

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We continue to locate some images I took in the U Street neighborhood when I moved there in 1992 - and how it has changed! Pictured he...
Tuesday, May 14, 2019

U Street in the 1990s: 1901 11th Street Then & Now

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We are preparing to donate some images I took in the early 1990s of the U Street neighborhood to the Washingtoniana Division, so I though...
Saturday, December 29, 2018

Discovering a "Carriage House" That Was Built as a Prominent Artist Studio in Dupont Circle.

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Most people assume that an old brick structure in the alley on their rear lot is simply a carriage house.  Most are indeed, but its always a...
Monday, November 12, 2018

330 T Street, NW, Part Deux

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        A few months ago, we brought you the story of one of the owners of 330 T Street, NW, in LeDroit Park, the prominent African-America...
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I have an educational background in Historic Preservation, having attended both Roger Williams and Cornell Universities. After a five year stint as a civilian in the Air Force running a very cool historic preservation grant program, I formed my own business in 1995 researching and writing up house histories in Washington, DC. I renovated the house at 1800 Vermont Ave, NW, and had it designated a National Historic Landmark before I listed the entire neighborhood as a historic district. I headed up Dupont Main Streets beginning in 2008 (remember the recession?), and began as the President of Historic Congressional Cemetery in 2012. My husband and I and our two cats live on Capitol Hill near the cemetery when we are not living aboard our Beneteau 473 sailboat in Baltimore during the extended sailing season.
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