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
The Rosedale Conservancy BBQ is next Sunday, June 30th:
We hope to see you at the annual Rosedale BBQ, to be held on the Rosedale grounds (corner of Newark and 36th) on June 30th from 4-7 p.m.
What Rosedale Provides: Rosedale will provide the burgers, dogs and watermelon.
What Can You Bring?: Please bring (1) drinks for your family, (2) a side dish to share with your neighbors (chips, fruit salad, brownies, etc.), and (3) a lawn blanket or chairs.
"Best Brownie" Contest: This year marks the second annual "Best Brownie" contest - with "Kid" and "Adult" divisions. Bring your best baking skills and try to take the secret prize. A plate of your best, home-baked brownies is all you need to enter.
Special Attractions: As always, we will have music from The Cleveland Park Jazz Quartet. We will also have face painting and balloon twisting, corn hole, and a variety of kid games laid out on the grounds (balls, etc.).
Other Notables: Please leave furry friends at home.
Hope to see you there!
The Rosedale Farmhouse (ca. 1794, rear section ca.1735-40), with grounds of the Rosedale Conservancy, in the Cleveland Park Historic District
That gigantic magnolia in front of the house was my favorite to climb. I could go so high yet feel completely safe. I would still climb it. It could hold adults the limbs were so big.
Rosedale! My first grownup home was in the cottage adjacent to the farmhouse.
I grew up across the street. We’d play hide-n-seek in the bushes and sled on the hills. NCS used to have their dorms there and they’d have square dancing in the fall under a large tent in the open field before the houses were built on 36th street.
I grew up down the street. We also played hide and seek in the bushes there during summer evenings.