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ARC Report for May 2022

May 11, 2022

Monday, May 9, 2022

ARC Members attending:   Christine Hobbs, Ron Ngiam, Phil Eagleburger, Ana Evan, Danny Ince, Anne Weir, and David Kay. Also attending were Bonnie LePard, President, Cleveland Park Historical Society and Camilla Carpenter, Executive Director, Cleveland Park Historical Society.

This meeting was held via ZOOM.

3019 Rodman Street, N.W.
Agent: Alan Field, Saltbox Design

3019 Rodman Street, N.W., a semi-detached house located on the north side of Rodman Street, was built in 1925 and is a contributing structure in the Cleveland Park Historic District.  The proposal includes the construction of a two-story rear addition and screened porch.  The existing sleeping porches and rear deck will be removed.  The second floor rear addition will extend 10 feet beyond the duplex neighbor and the proposed first floor screened porch extends slightly more than 15 feet beyond the neighbor.  (This will necessitate a request to the Board of Zoning Adjustment [BZA] and is not included in the ARC review.) Materials include ipe siding and stucco detail. There will be no changes to the front of the house or to the rear garage.  Aluminum-clad windows will be used in the addition. Although a west elevation was not shown, it was reported that the wall facing the neighbor will be brick.

The ARC has no objection to the proposal as presented.
The motion passed 7-0.

3522 Quebec Street, N.W.
Agent:  Eric Teran/Eustilus Architecture

3522 Quebec Street, N.W., a bungalow built in 1924, is located on the south side of Quebec Street. It is a contributing structure in the Historic District.  The proposal includes the construction of a two-story plus basement addition.  The dimensions of the proposed addition, which is flush with the existing house, are 24 x 27 feet and will require the removal of a small rear addition and of the existing garage.  There will be no changes made to the front of the house.  The materials appear to match the existing house, however, the windows in the proposed addition have not been fully developed and it is not clear from the drawings whether there will be changes to the windows in the existing house. 

While constructing an addition to this house is certainly possible, the size and scale of the proposal overwhelms the existing house, its yard, and the neighboring bungalow.  A smaller addition should be designed, one that differentiates itself from the original house with the use of an indentation or hyphen.  The proposed windows should also be articulated.

The ARC would like to review a revised proposal for this house.
The motion passed 7-0.

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The Sea Fare restaurant opened in 1945 at 3524 Connecticut Ave NW in Cleveland Park. Created by combining two 1920s storefronts into one building, the Sea Fare was another example of a small business that had been “renovized” by adding a shiny pale-green Vitrolite façade, framed in black, to make for a modern, streamlined look. The mirror-like Vitrolite became an enduring landmark on upper Connecticut Avenue, sometimes attracting unwelcome attention from passersby. In 1953, the Sea Fare’s owner commented to the Washington Post about gangs of young “hoodlums” that would frequent the neighborhood, claiming they would “daily preen themselves in the glassy surfaces of the tile covering the front of his restaurant. 'They all have long wavy hair—they call it duck-tails,’ he said, ‘and wear blue jeans and T-shirts or sweat shirts.’” Two years later, the Sea Fare closed and was replaced by the Peking Palace restaurant, which soon became the Yenching Palace, a landmark Chinese restaurant for many decades. The storefront is now vacant. ... See MoreSee Less

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I do not remember this. Oh, I see it becoming Peking Palace that I do remember.

This explains so much! I always wondered at exterior of Yenching Palace as it seemed out of character/style.

Absolutely loved Peking Palace as a kids. My mother’s cousin lived on Connecticut Ave and we passed by almost every week!

Yenching Palace had the most amazing, diverse and abundant brunch on Sundays!!

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The Winter 2022 edition of Voices is now available for download: tinyurl.com/46t7h7xy ... See MoreSee Less

The Winter 2022 edition of Voices is now available for download: https://tinyurl.com/46t7h7xy
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1936, John J. Zink. 3426 Connecticut Ave. NW
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What is its current status?

Spent a lot of time there growing up in the 60’s and early 70’s

It was listed on the National Register last month. We are uncertain as to future plans for this landmark. The seating area has been cleared out, but the lobby and stairwells are still intact.

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