Proposed Kingman Park HD Staff Report with Historic Context
HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW BOARD STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Historic Designation Case No. 16-19 Kingman Park Historic District All properties within a boundary formed by East Capitol Street, 19th Street, Maryland Avenue and M Street NE and the Anacostia River, including the following squares, parcels and reservations: Squares 1118, 1119, 1120, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1134, 1139, 4458, 4459, 4460, 4461, 4462, 4463, 4464, 4477, 4478, 4480, 4481, 4483, 4483E, 4484, 4486, 4495, 4506, 4514, 4515, 4516, 4517, 4518, 4522, 4523, 4525, 4526, 4527, 4528; 4549, 4550, 4558 and 4559; all lots in Parcels 149 and 160; Lot 10 in Parcel 162; and Reservations 343F and 343G Meeting Dates: January 25 and April 26, 2018 Applicant: Kingman Park Civic Association Affected Advisory Neighborhood Commissions: 5D, 6A and 7D On January 25, 2018, the Historic Preservation Review Board took up the application for the designation of a Kingman Park Historic District. The applicant, the Kingman Park Civic Association, presented the case. The Historic Preservation Office gave its report which included a series of recommendations, including reducing the extent of the district.1 The ANC and other members of the community presented testimony. At the conclusion of testimony, HPRB asked that additional research be undertaken to support the nomination and the proposed boundaries. Since that meeting, HPO has conducted additional research and analysis on the physical and social history of Kingman Park and developed a written narrative report detailing this history. At the request of the Board, particular attention has been paid to the history of businesses along Benning Road; to the evolution of racial demographics of the neighborhood; and to the buildings and architecture of Kingman Park.
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