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  • Projects
    • 250: Building America in CCDC
    • Black Land Loss: Chevy Chase DC in the Arc of American History
    • Historic District Campaign (2004-2008)
    • Lafayette-Pointer Project
    • Historic House Plaques Unify Community
  • Oral Histories
    • Eighty, Meet 18: Seniors Talk, Youth Listen, and a Valuable Collection is Born
    • Oral History Archive: Local Memories
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    • HOUStories: People, Places & Streets of Chevy Chase DC
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  • Projects
    • 250: Building America in CCDC
    • Black Land Loss: Chevy Chase DC in the Arc of American History
    • Historic District Campaign (2004-2008)
    • Lafayette-Pointer Project
    • Historic House Plaques Unify Community
  • Oral Histories
    • Eighty, Meet 18: Seniors Talk, Youth Listen, and a Valuable Collection is Born
    • Oral History Archive: Local Memories
  • House Histories
    • HOUStories: People, Places & Streets of Chevy Chase DC
  • Archives
  • About
  • Support HCCDC

Archives for June 2020

Historic Chevy Chase DC: A Chronicle and Assessment of a Citizens Initiative

HCCDC President Carl Lankowski's look back over 30 years of modern local history starts with a quote from one of the organization's founders. "Historic Chevy Chase DC was founded as a way to document the historic significance of the Chevy Chase DC neighborhood, a community comprised of a variety of architectural styles, neighborhoods, and cultures, bringing together both the east and west sides of Connecticut Avenue as a community of historical interest." -- William West Hopper

Read moreHistoric Chevy Chase DC: A Chronicle and Assessment of a Citizens Initiative

A Backyard Castle on Livingston Street NW

Alley walkers know the place -- a medieval-looking “castle” behind a house in the 3900 block of Livingston Street NW. With its thick stone walls, slate roof and solid red door with iron fastenings, it could be in Germany atop a walled fortress touching the clouds.

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Chris Myers Asch and George Derek Musgrove on “Race and Reform: Police Brutality in DC,” a June 16 Webinar

Listen to the recording of an insightful conversation held online with professors Chris Myers Asch and George Derek Musgrove, co-authors of Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in …

Read moreChris Myers Asch and George Derek Musgrove on “Race and Reform: Police Brutality in DC,” a June 16 Webinar

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