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The Cleveland Park Historical Society (CPHS) is the neighborhood’s historic preservation and local history organization, working to preserve our legacy of architectural and landscape design. Everyone is welcome to become a member!
Cleveland Park is a National Register of Historic Places listed Historic District in Washington, D.C. The neighborhood developed as a “streetcar suburb” of Washington from the 1890s and contains a remarkable variety of architecture as well as designed and natural landscapes from the 18th to 20th centuries.
Cleveland Park became a National Register Historic District in 1987. Download the nomination here (text) and here (pictures). You can also find this development history of the commercial corridor. The DC Historic Preservation Office’s brochure about Cleveland Park gives an excellent overview of Cleveland Park’s history.
Cleveland Park: A Guide to Architectural Styles & Building Types
In 1987, the Cleveland Park Historical Society produced the publication Cleveland Park: A Guide to Architectural Styles & Building Types. Noted Washington architect, John (“Wieb”) Wiebenson, provided drawings of composite houses illustrating Cleveland Park’s various historic building styles and types. We are pleased to be able to provide it now in digital format and it is now available to view or download here.
Historic House Markers
CPHS offers bronze historic house markers for contributing buildings in the Cleveland Park Historic District —those built before 1941 — and those individually landmarked. To order a marker, download the form here.
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Art Deco Walking Tour of Connecticut Avenue. Another fun and informative walk!
Co-sponsored by the Art Deco Society of Washington (ADWS) and the Cleveland Park Historical Society, the walk on Nov. 11 with over 35 attendees was a great success!
The walk started at Tilden
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CPHS Design Guidelines for the Historic Commercial Corridor Are Now Posted on HPO’s Website
CHPS’s Design Guidelines for Cleveland Park’s Historic Commercial Corridor were reviewed and commented on during an informational presentation at the October 26, 2023 Historic Preservation Review
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The fall 2023 issue of Voices, the newsletter of the Cleveland Park Historical Society, is now available on our website: www.clevelandparkhistoricalsociety.org.
Voices is published twice a year. Past issues are also available for download.
Join or renew your CPHS membership for 2024 today! Everyone is welcome to join CPHS!
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Art Deco Walking Tour of Connecticut Avenue. Another fun and informative walk!
Co-sponsored by the Art Deco Society of Washington (ADWS) and the Cleveland Park Historical Society, the walk on Nov. 11 with over 35 attendees was a great success!
The walk started at Tilden Gardens with an introductory talk by Steve Knight, ADSW president, and included stops at Sedgwick Gardens Apartments (they wouldn't even let us in to see the lobby!), the Broadmoor, Uptown Theater, Post Office, Klingle Valley Bridge, Woodley Park Towers, and ended with a tour of the Kennedy-Warren apartment building.
Stayed tuned for our upcoming walks and other events in 2024!
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Springland Farm: Most Important US Vineyard (September 16 and 17, WalkTown Tours 2023)
As part of WalkTown Tours 2023 (Events DC and Cultural Tourism DC), Chuck Ludlam is again leading a tour of the Springland Farm, arguably the most important vineyard in the history of the US. Springland Farm is located at Tilden/Springland Lane (immediately north of the Cleveland Park Historic District). Signs-ups are open. This tour sells out.
Two Tours: The tour is offered twice: Saturday, September 16 and Sunday, September 17. Both 10:00-12:00.
To sign up for this tour go to: www.eventbrite.com/e/springland-farm-americas-most-important-vineyard-2-tickets-695547179337?aff=...
First-come, first-served. If you sign up and can’t make it, please cancel your reservation so that others can sign up.
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September 16-24 WalkingTown DC is DC’s best public tour program, featuring guided walking tours in neighborhoods throughout the District. More Ways to See DC WalkingTown DC Every September, Washingt...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Self-Guided History Walk
Download the map here.
