Cleveland Park Historical Society
Executive Director (part-time)
Cleveland Park is a National Register Historic District in Washington, D.C. The neighborhood developed as a “streetcar suburb” of
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Cleveland Park is a National Register 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.
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!
Oral Histories
Read the first fruits of our new oral history project, as well as interviews with Cleveland Park residents from other projects.
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Design Guidelines
CPHS is in the process of developing design guidelines for the Cleveland Park Historic District. Read the draft guidelines and consult the DC Historic Preservation Office’s guidelines on additions, windows, doors, and more. Read More
Gerard Pain (1938-2012), an icon of the era of fine French dining in Washington, opened L'Escargot on Connecticut Avenue in Cleveland Park around 1973. The bistro-style restaurant replaced Pouget's, an earlier French eatery. Pain later opened La Chaumiere in Georgetown.
When we were poor this was our celebratory place😍
First Time Offered: 3033 Ordway Street NW at $32,500 - Ghosts of DC
Sigh. How does looking at this advertisement make you feel? This was printed on Leap Day, February 29th, 1948. Source: Washington PostAh, FB nostalgia pages - where the concept of inflation will never sink in.