Historic House Plaques

How It All Started
Back in 1995, Mary Rowse, a resident on Morrison Street NW and a then-member of Historic Chevy Chase DC, got the idea to purchase a bronze historic house plaque from Erie Landmark Company. It was widely admired, and other individual homeowners followed suit over the next few years. Then, in 2007, to mark the centennial of the community’s 1907 founding, the Chevy Chase Citizens’ Association and Historic Chevy Chase DC organized a group order. Since then, more than 280 homeowners have purchased these beautiful commemorative plaques that display community pride as well as some historically significant architecture. Thanks are due to the dedicated coordination of two Chevy Chase DC residents who manage it all — Evelyn Wrin and Jordan Benderly.

About the Plaque Design
While most homes in Chevy Chase DC were built between 1907 and 1940, there is no specific age of home or particular background required to order a house plaque. While they follow a similar design, there is some flexibility in what you wish to celebrate about your home.

Historic House Plaque dated 1909

Each has “Chevy Chase, DC, Est. 1907” along the bottom panel and the construction year in the center. Other information is tailored to an individual home, such as the builder’s or the architect’s name, or if the house was originally a catalog home. We can help you locate this basic information for use on your plaque.

The Cost of a Plaque
We have continued to order from the Erie Landmark Company as these plaques are beautifully custom made. They are oval in shape and are bronze with a black finish. Plaques measure 8 inches by 12 inches. The basic cost is $363, less a 15% group discount of $54.45, bringing the cost to $308.55. Shipping costs depend on the number of plaques shipped together from the foundry. Shipping for a single plaque is currently $28.

How to Order a House Plaque for Your Chevy Chase DC Home

To order a plaque for your home, or for more information, contact Evelyn Wrin at (202) 244-5744 or by email at evbobwrin@verizon.net; or Jordan Benderly at (202) 905-4920 or by email at jordan@longandfoster.com.

Here are the addresses of most of the houses in Chevy Chase DC with plaques, followed by images of dozens of them, giving you an idea of what other homeowners have featured on theirs.

5464 30th Pl.3805 Ingomar3506 McKinley3220 Morrison3765 Northampton
5432 32nd St.3922 Ingomar3705 McKinley3661 Morrison3103 Oliver
5600 32nd St.3717 Jenifer3722 McKinley3700 Morrison3111 Oliver
5801 33rd St.3718 Jenifer3730 McKinley3702 Morrison3428 Oliver
6411 33rd St.3723 Jenifer3741 McKinley3703 Morrison3726 Oliver
5001 38th3729 Jenifer3743 McKinley3704 Morrison3730 Oliver
5207 38th St.3731 Jenifer3745 McKinley3705 Morrison3735 Oliver
5501 39th St.3902 Jocelyn3770 McKinley3706 Morrison3750 Oliver
5313 38th St.3903 Jocelyn3913 McKinley3707 Morrison3515 Patterson
6411 Barnaby3904 Jocelyn3700 Military3708 Morrison3630 Patterson
5326 Broad Branch3620 Kanawha3702 Military3715 Morrison5302 Reno
5507 Chevy Chase3645 Kanawha3705 Military3723 Morrison3521 Rittenhouse
5509 Chevy Chase3736 Kanawha3740 Military5327 Nebraska3616 Rittenhouse
5511 Chevy Chase3753 Kanawha3814 Military5461 Nebraska3369 Runnymede
5700 Chevy Chase4115 Legation3816 Military5359 Nevada3393 Stephenson
5810 Chevy Chase3513 Livingston3915 Military5415 Nevada3364 Tennyson 
5812 Chevy Chase3713 Livingston3928 Military5534 Nevada3300 Upland
5824 Chevy Chase3719 Livingston3939 Military3125 Northampton6001 Utah
3807 Gramercy3830 Livingston4110 Military3210 Northampton6240 Utah
3808 Huntington3916 Livingston3206 Morrison3214 Northampton5601 Western
3907 Huntington3935 Livingston3212 Morrison3759 Northampton7071 Western