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CAPITOL HILL RESTORATION SOCIETY 61st Annual May 12-13, 2018 Mother’s Day Weekend PLATINUM SPONSOR GOLD SPONSORS Washington’s Oldest Bank SILVER SPONSORS As Washington’s premier community bank, we’re proud to support Capitol Hill Restoration Society House and Garden Tour 316 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20003 202-546-8000 5228 44th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20015 202-966-2688 2505 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201 571-982-5460 www.NationalCapitalBank.com EastA Capitol St SE St Library Ct SE LIBRARY OF LIBRARY OF UNITED STATES CONGRESS CONGRESS Browns Ct SE CAPITOL CHRS 61st Annual Independence Ave SE 10th St SE Pennsylvania Ave SE LONGWORTH CANNON BUILDING BUILDING LIBRARY OF CONGRESS North Carolina Ave SE C St SE C St SE 2nd St SE 3rd St SE CAPITOL Pennsylvania Ave SE SPIRIT OF SOUTH Seward Sq May 12-13, 2018 JUSTICE PARK Mother’s Day D St SE Weekend 1st St SE FOLGER PARK D St SE Ivy St EASTERN 4th St SE 5th St SE 6th St SE Canal St SE MARKET PROVIDENCE North Carolina Ave SE PARK New Jersey Ave SE 7th St SE 8th St SE 9th St SE South Capitol St E St SE MARION PARK E St SE Duddington Place SE South Carolina Ave SE Virginia Ave SE F St SE G St SE I-395 GARFIELD PARK TOURCONTENTS LOCATIONS TOUR HEADQUARTERSTOUR LOCATIONS HOURS President’s 425 New Jersey Welcome Avenue . SE . American . 1 Legion Hall425 New Jersey AvenueSaturday, SE . May . .12 . 4-7 PM 8 Kenneth Nash Post 8 Sunday, May 13 1-5 PM Thank 437 New You Jersey . Avenue . SE . 3 437 New Jersey Avenue SE . 9 224 D Street SE CHRS Duddington People Place . SE . .(outdoor . tour). 4 Duddington Place SEGUIDED . .OUTDOOR . MINI-TOUR. 11 Ticket sales, will-call pickup, GUIDED OUTDOOR MINI-TOUR Duddington Place SE CHRS Capitol Events Hill Sport . & . .Health . and complementary7 refreshments Join315 G CHRSStreet . SE . (tour/free . gift). available30 during tour Capitol hours. Hill Sport & HealthSaturday 5 PM Sunday 2 PM, 4 PM 319 D Street SE 315 G Street SE . 12 319 D Street SE . 17 HOURS 325 D Street SE SPECIAL OFFERS VISITOR GUIDELINES 327 4th Street SE 325 D Street SE . 18 Saturday, May 12 4-7 PM Tortilla Coast Begin the tour at any location. 327 4th Street SE . 19 Brent Elementary School Garden 400 First Street SE Sunday, May 13 1-5 PM No indoor photography or 301 North Carolina Avenue SE American Legion Hall, Kenneth H . Nash Post 8 Present ticket for 10% off food 0pen containers. Tour 310 4thHeadquarters Street SE purchase through May224 31, D 2018Street SE . 21 Homeowners may request American Legion Hall, Kenneth H . Nash Post(one time8 use). TOUR HEADQUARTERS 123 6th Street SE removal of shoes. 224 D Street SE Brent Elementary School Garden 518 6th Street SE Bullfeathers Children 5 and over must have Ticket sales, will-call pickup, and complementary 410 First Street SE301 North Carolina Avenuea ticket; SE . children . without . 21 647 South Carolina Avenue SE refreshments during tour hours. Present ticket for free 310 drink 4th Street SE . .tickets . must. be . .carried. 23 Southeast Library Garden (up to $8) with food purchase Guided Outdoor Mini-Tour 123 6th Street SE . .Persons . w . .ith . mobility issues24 403 7th Street SE through May 31, 2018 (one time may find the tour difficult Duddington Place SE use). Closed Sundays. 518 6th Street SE . .to . .navigate. 27 Saturday 5 PM 647 South Carolina Avenue SE . 28 Sunday 2 PM, 4 PM Southeast Public Library Garden TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW $35 ADVANCE $40 TOUR WEEKEND403 | 7th TICKET Street SALES SE &. .INFORMATION . AT. .CHRS.ORG . .29 cover image © Joseph Harrison Snyder COLDWELL BANKER Supporting the Capitol Hill Restoration Society and our Capitol Hill Community for over 40 years Realtor,® Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Capitol Hill 605 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20003-4308 tel 202.547.3525 · fax 202.547.8462 coldwellbanker.com PRESIDENT’S WELCOME Welcome to the Capitol Hill Restoration Society’s 2018 House & Garden Tour— we’re so glad you’ve come! Thank you for taking part in this Capitol Hill tradition, our signature project and a major source of funding for our other programs and activities . For NELSON ELIZABETH COURTESY IMAGE more information on what CHRS does, please see page 7 . If you are visiting, we invite you to enjoy the hospitality of our neighborhoods and our grand Victorian-era homes, monumental views and tree-lined streets in the shadow of the Capitol . If you live on The Hill, you are already familiar with the rich history, diverse cultures, walkability Visitors take a break on the 2017 House & Garden Tour. and family-friendly climate that make this a close-knit community . CHRS believes that Capitol hospitality; the house captains who ensure a safe Hill should be a good place to live, work, and raise and enjoyable visit for our tour goers; the 300+ families . For this reason, since our founding in 1955, house docents, history writers and other volunteers we have worked continuously to defend and protect who staffed every aspect of the tour; the local Capitol Hill’s community, history, and architecture . merchants who served as ticket sales outlets; the Each year the tour features a different part of many advertisers featured in this brochure; and the Capitol Hill . This year the spotlight is on the area generous corporate and individual sponsors and between the Capitol South and Eastern Market Metro contributors without whom this stations, with all the properties within easy walking tour would not be possible . distance of each other. In addition to the many fine On the last page of the brochure, you will find homes, you are invited to enjoy an outdoor mini-tour membership information . If you are not already a of historic Duddington Place (note the times listed member, I hope you will be inspired to join us . If on the Contents page) and refreshments and rest you love Capitol Hill and its historic character, then facilities both Saturday and Sunday at the American CHRS is an organization worthy of your support . Legion Hall, Kenneth Nash Post 8 . We hope you get And now…time’s a wastin’—the house captains lots of ideas for remodeling, redecorating, and art are expecting you . Enjoy the tour! collecting . Or simply enjoy the lovely homes, fragrant gardens and the company of others who share your appreciation for beautiful spaces . On behalf of CHRS, I want to extend a sincere thank-you, most especially, to all the homeowners Elizabeth Nelson featured on this year’s tour for their tremendous CHRS President CHRS 61ST ANNUAL HOUSE & GARDEN TOUR 1 Schneider’s is one of the finest Wine and Spirits shops in the country. Family owned and operated since 1949, now in our fourth generation. Our selection, service and prices are second to none. We were named “Best Liquor Store” and/or “Best Wine Selection” for the last NINE years in a row by the Washington City Paper. We are consistently rated Best Wine Shop by Washingtonian Magazine. 300 Massachusetts Ave. NE Listed in the Wall Street Journal Washington, DC 20002 as one of the most enjoyable places 202-543-9300 to shop for wines nationwide. www.cellar.com Proud To Support Capitol Hill Restoration Society THANK YOU The House & Garden Tour would not TICKET OUTLETS be possible without the assistance and Berkshire Hathaway Eastern Market Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage generosity of our sponsors, supporters, East City Books ticket outlets, and individual donors. Frager’s Garden Center Frager’s Paint Store Groovy DC Cards & Gifts SPONSORS Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital PLATINUM Hill’s Kitchen Kashmir at Union Station The Rob and Brent Group, Labyrinth Games & Puzzles TTR Sotheby’s International Realty GOLD INDIVIDUAL DONORS Gary + Michael Real Estate Team, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Benefactors Lyle Schauer National Capital Bank Muriel D . Wolf, MD, in memory of Dick Wolf The Smith Team, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services PenFed Realty Sponsors Mia Grosjean SILVER Michael Hardiman & May Al Najjar Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Kathryn Powers Hill Rag Contributors Mike & Judith Canning Schneider’s on Capitol Hill Louise Eagle Supporters Earl & Toby Godfrey About the Artist Joseph Harrison Snyder’s painting of Monica Sullivan’s home at 148 F Street SE, with SPECIAL THANKS dog Ginny on the front stoop, American Legion Hall, Kenneth H . Nash Post 8 is the featured image for this Roslyn Ashford, Budget Blinds of Bethesda year’s House and Garden and Washington, DC Tour. Joseph came to Capitol Capitol Hill Garden Club COURTESY IMAGE COURTESY Hill in the late 1980s as an architect and has been selling his paintings at Eastern Market Frager’s Garden Center since 2002. He can be found every weekend at the market or at: Andrew Lightman josephharrisonsnyder.com. Solar Energy World CHRS 61ST ANNUAL HOUSE & GARDEN TOUR 3 CHRS PEOPLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOUSE TOUR TEAM Elizabeth Nelson, President Planning Monte Edwards, First Vice President Michelle Carroll (chair), Janet Quigley, Nina Tristani, Patrick Lally, Second Vice President Maria Strylowski, Christine Cronenwett, and Adam Apton, Treasurer Susan Antos . Susan Oursler, Secretary Writers Susan Burgerman, At Large Susan Antos, Susan Bergerman, Michelle Carroll, Michelle Carroll, At Large Beth Hague, Joanna Kendig, Elizabeth Nelson, Steve Kehoe, At Large Beth Purcell, Janet Quigley Hilary Russell, Angie Schmidt, Nina Tristani, and Kelly Vielmo . Joanna Kendig, At Large Tina May, At Large Publicity Maygene Daniels Janet Quigley, At Large Lisa Dale Jones, At Large Editing Nancy Metzger COMMITTEE CHAIRS Graphic Design Jean Kohanek Budget and Administration, Susan