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HISTORIC LANDMARK AND HISTORIC DISTRICT PROTECTION ACT 2010 ANNUAL REPORT HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE DC OFFICE OF PLANNING H IGHLIGHTING A YEAR OF ACCOMPLISHMENT The District of Columbia’s Historic Preservation Offi ce is pleased to report another successful year during FY 2010. Highlights of the year’s accomplishments include: Supporting Communities • Distributed $177,000 to low- and moderate-income • Helped guide compatible redevelopment through homeowners for historic building preservation under the master planning efforts at Saint Elizabeths Hospital, the Historic Homeowner Grant program Department of Homeland Security complex at Ward Circle, and Walter Reed Army Medical Center • Awarded more than $160,000 in federal preservation funds to community groups, non-profi ts, and scholars • Assisted developers using federal rehabilitation tax undertaking educational and public information credits to convert six historic apartment buildings for projects, through grants or cooperative agreements affordable housing—a total of 307 affordable units • Partnered with Cultural Tourism DC to add historic Protecting Historic Assets markers at 20 more sites on the city’s popular African American Heritage Trail, and awarded CTDC an • Completed more than 400 construction inspections, and additional $30,000 to complete the trail at 100 sites took nearly 200 compliance actions, including stop work throughout the city orders, violation notices, and citations for infraction • Partnered with the Humanities Council of Washington, • Made signifi cant progress
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