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    • 250: Building America in CCDC
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    • Historic District Campaign (2004-2008)
    • Lafayette-Pointer Project
    • Historic House Plaques
  • 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
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The Stories Houses Tell: Windows into a Community

Walls do talk, and if you know how to navigate their language, they have a lot to say. They are witness to generations of habits and activities, and through their windows they watch history walk by, year after year. With these first four initial house histories, it is our hope at HCCDC to curate a collection of house histories done of our neighbors' homes as another way to capture local history.

Carl and Pam Lankowski in front of McKinley Street NW House Chevy Chase DC

3506 McKinley Street NW

A Centennial ‘Glocal’ History, 1919-2019 By Carl LankowskiNovember 2019 Abstract This house history is about one bungalow in Washington DC, property square No. 1996. But it also addresses the questions …

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About the Author: 3506 McKinley Street NW

Carl LankowskiCarl Lankowski left his home town of Milford, Connecticut in 1967 to become an undergraduate at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. After initial military training, he spent most …

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Photo of Flack's House

3125 Northampton Street NW

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J. Kirkpatrick Flack

About the Author: 3125 Northampton Street NW

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5417 31st Street

5417 31st St. NW

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3513 Livingston Street

3513 Livingston St. NW

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