Historic Preservation in Washington, DC DC Historic Districts 55 Historic District (28 Neighborhoods) Anacostia Blagden Alley/Naylor Ct Capitol Hill Cleveland Park Dupont Circle Foggy Bottom Fourteenth Street Foxhall Village Georgetown Grant Circle Grant Road Kalorama Triangle LeDroit Park Logan Circle Massachusetts Avenue Mount Pleasant Mount Vernon Square Mount Vernon Triangle Shaw Sheridan-Kalorama Sixteenth Street Strivers Section Takoma Park U Street Woodley Park Benefits of Designation: Educates Residents and Visitors about City’s History

Meridian Hill Historic District: The City’s First Embassy Row

U Street Historic District: The City’s Pre-eminent African American Community and a City within a City Benefits of Designation: Contributes to or Reclaims a Sense of Community

Grant Road Historic District: Surviving Civil War-era Rural Road in the Village of Tenleytown Benefits of Designation: Contributes to or Reclaims a Sense of Community

Snow’s Court, 1890 Foggy Bottom Historic District Benefits of Designation Saves and Restores Historic Buildings Benefits of Designation: Saves and Restores Historic Buildings

Le Diplomate Restaurant

1601 14th Street NW in 14th Street Historic District 1924 Automobile Showroom-cum-dry cleaners Benefits of Designation: Recycles Old Buildings for New Uses

Dorsch’s Bakery, 1915-1922 U Street Historic District 2014 Office and Retail Space Benefits of Designation: Recycles Old Buildings for New Uses

Stables-cum-café, residence, art and yoga studio Blagden Alley/Naylor Court and Dupont Circle Benefits of Designation: May Provide Financial Benefits

Rehabilitation Tax Credit Project The Syphax School Benefits of Designation May Provide Financial Benefits

Homeowner Grant Program, 1420 W Street SE, Anacostia Historic District Benefits of Designation Allows for Community Involvement

Chapman Garage and Stable Building 1912 Renovation and addition to apartments Benefits of Designation Allows for Community Involvement

Park View Field House Renovation Facilitated by ANC

2014 Benefits of Designation: Ensures Compatible Alterations and New Construction Benefits of Designation: Prevents Incompatible Alterations/New Construction

1833 1st Street NW 26 P Street NE Historic Preservation Review-What?

Over-the-Counter Review HPRB Review • Interior Work • Substantial Demolition • Windows and Doors • New Construction • In-Kind replacement • Additions greater than 500 sf • Fences • Roof additions • Rear decks, patios, sheds and • Major alterations, major repairs site features (not visible from street) • Garage door, parking pads • Underground work • Skylights, solar panels, (not visible from street) Historic District Designation Process • Conduct research and compile information on the history and architecture of the neighborhood • Conduct outreach and educate community about historic district designation Historic District Designation Process • Prepare and submit Historic District Application to the D.C. Historic Preservation Office for review and hearing before HPRB • Consult with HPO to develop Design Guidelines