DC Historic Preservation Office Hosts Public Meeting on 5-Year Plan

Photo by DCPL

No jokes about Soviet or North Korean five-year plans, please! DC's Historic Preservation Office is asking for public input on its next five year plan for historic preservation in the nation's capital. You can read the draft of the 20008-2012 goals for historic preservation from this link. Here's the invitation to attend the planning meeting:

Historic Preservation Planning Meeting

Tuesday, September 13, 5:00-7:00 pm

Sumner School, 17th and M Streets, NW (3rd Floor Auditorium) 

Join the DC Historic Preservation Office for a public meeting focused on the preparation of the city's five year Historic Preservation Plan. This plan, last updated in 2007, outlines broad policies and specific goals for historic preservation activities in the District of Columbia.

The purpose of the meeting is to obtain public input on the state of the preservation movement in the District of Columbia. Feedback and opinions are being sought on the following:

• How well are we taking care of our cultural resources? 
• What are some of the successes and failures of preservation in the past five years? 
• What conditions economic, financial, social, political are supporting or presenting challenges to preservation? 
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of DC's preservation programs and partners? 

For further information, including a first draft of the plan the 2008-2012 plan, please see the HPO website.

Bruce Yarnall
Historic Preservation Office/DC Office of Planning
1100 4th Street SW Suite E650
Washington, DC 20024
(202) 442-8835

Tour a DC Historic Church and Nominate Other Endangered Landmarks

The DC Preservation League is conducting a tour of the historic Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. This significant property was on DCPL's 2010 Most Endangered Places in Washington list, as well as the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 2010-11 Most Endangered List. 

The tour will highlight the church's rich history -- from the laying of the cornerstone in 1881 to the recent and ongoing preservation and restoration efforts.  Here are the tour details.

What:  Guided tour of the National Cathedral of African Methodism

Where:  Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1518 M Street, NW
When:  March 5, 2011, 10:00AM - 12:00PM
How:  Click here to reserve your place. $15 for DCPL Members, $25 for Non-Members.  Limited Space is Available.

Nominations for Threatened Historic Places Close on February 21

Whether or not you can attend the tour, you can help save other threatened historic landmarks in Washington by nominating them to be protected under DC's historic preservation law.

 The DC Preservation League (DCPL), the District of Columbia's only citywide nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting the historic and built environment, is accepting nominations for its annual list of Most Endangered Places in Washington for 2011.

Click on the nomination form to help save your favorite local treasure.

Nominations must be submitted no later than Monday, February 21, 2011.  Selections will be announced in May 2011.

Detailed descriptions of each site listed in past years including information about the threats motivating their inclusion on these lists can be found at http://www.dcpreservation.org/ .

What DC Historic Sites Need to Be Preserved? DCPL Wants to Know

The DC Preservation League (DCPL), the District of Columbia's only citywide nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting the historic and built environment, is accepting nominations for its annual list of Most Endangered Places in Washington for 2011. 

This list, issued annually since 1996, has included historic buildings and places such as the west campus of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, McMillan Reservoir, Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Library and the Joseph Taylor Arms Mansion (Chancery of the Democratic Republic of the Congo). The list of Most Endangered Places in Washington is chosen by the DCPL Board of Trustees based on nominations submitted by concerned individuals, communities and organizations. Nominations are assessed based on the severity of the threat to the resource in question, whether through demolition, neglect, or inappropriate alteration. The list can
include buildings, parks or other landscaped areas, or even vistas and other aspects of the city's unique planned history. All Most Endangered Places selected are located in the District of Columbia.

Detailed descriptions of each site listed in past years including information about the threats motivating their inclusion on these lists can be found on the DCPL website. 

Nomination form can be found at here and must be postmarked no later than Monday, February 21, 2011. Selections will be announced in May 2011.

Nominate your local treasure!









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