Report of the Architectural Review Committee (ARC)
Monday, September 11, 2023
ARC Members attending: Christine Hobbs, Phil Eagleburger, Ron Ngiam, Anne Weir, David Kay, Danny Ince, Ana Evans, Stefan
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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.
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!
Historic House Markers
CPHS offers bronze historic house markers for houses in the Cleveland Park Historic District. For more information and to see if your house is eligible, please click here.
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.
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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
Vintage postcard of the Broadmoor, at Connecticut Avenue and Porter Street NW in Cleveland Park, a luxury apartment building designed in an eclectic style by noted DC architect Joseph Abel, who specialized in apartment buildings. Completed in 1928, it features a rough "clinkered" brick finish and some hints of Art Deco.
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Self-Guided History Walk
Download the map here.
