The Cleveland Park Historical Society, through its Preservation Task Force and the Architectural Review Committee (ARC), is actively monitoring and participating in discussions on the Eaton School expansion. The ARC and Board of Directors will review the proposal when it is more fully developed. Preserving the traditional historic aspects of the Eaton structure must be a core principle of any expansion. As the project progresses, CPHS will stay engaged in the process and discussions to ensure that city and school officials respect the preservation dynamics while accommodating careful growth consistent with scale and historic context.
Did you know there were sheep living at the corner of 36th and Ordway as recently as the 1950s? From the Washington Post, Jan. 23, 1953:
"Mary Louise (foreground), a Southdown ewe, gazes unashamedly at the camera after her return home yesterday by Police Pvts. James R. Parris and Norman Tepper. Owner Robert E. Mathers of 3501 36th st. nw, accompanied by Homer, a ram, keeps a firm hold on her chain. Mary Louise took off for a bit of city life and went sashaying in front of a parked squad car at 35th and Newark sts. nw. The squad car shepherds lassoed her near the National Cathedral."
Love it!
Great story !
I can’t believe the police had to be involved lol
The neighborhood nickname for that house was "the shepherds cottage (before the additions) I thought, because it looked like a rural cottage. But I guess there was some truth to the neighborhood fantasy.
Our neighbor's dog would walk herself down to the Woodley Super Market to get a bone from the butcher. She would bring it back up the hill to their house and the store put it on their bill.
Washingtoniana's elf is showing how easy house history research is. Did you know Washingtoniana is currently in temporary quarters just up the road at 4340 Connecticut? Very convenient for Cleveland Park! Follow their FB page for more elf research tips and see www.dclibrary.org/wash for information about their hours.Looking up building permits is so easy, even Elf can do it!
