Historic Chevy Chase DC
HCCDC’s effort in 2004-2008 to establish an historic district in Chevy Chase DC failed to win popular support. But the neighborhood history collected in the withdrawn application and the 950-house inventory, even a decade later, are valuable resources for history buffs — or for future advocates for a historic district.
Historic Chevy Chase DC, an all-volunteer community organization, voted on March 27 against supporting a controversial Historic District application raised by a newly formed neighborhood group called the Chevy Chase …
Following a controversial proposal to build a duplex building in a neighborhood zoned for single family homes (see The Battle of 38th St) HCCDC undertook an effort to mount a …
Presentation to D.C. Preservation League: Lessons Learned
The online volunteer-driven nonprofit organization, Greater Greater Washington, recently published an article titled, “What’s a Historic District Anyway?” that we thought you might enjoy. The article, written by Nick Sementelli, …
This link to the DC Preservation League’s Historic Districts’ Coalition provides important information about these districts.