Jun 16, 2026 | Active, Featured Initiatives, Historic Preservation, Parks and Environment
West Potomac Park is a recreational haven for thousands of D.C. residents. In 1897, Congress mandated that the land “be forever held and used as a park for the recreation and pleasure of the people.” The park has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the East and West Potomac Parks Historic District since 1973…
May 29, 2026 | Active, Featured Initiatives, Historic Preservation
Completed in 1971, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, designed by architect Edward Durell Stone, and landscape architect Ed Stone, Jr., with Sasaki, Walker and Associates, and Lester Collins, is an iconic architectural treasure that serves both as the...
May 28, 2026 | Historic Preservation, News
Given the critical importance and national significance of the White House and its setting to the character of the Nation’s Capital, the Committee of 100 has a strong interest in planning and development relating to the White House and its surroundings, which include...
Mar 22, 2024 | Active, Historic Preservation
The west campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital covers more than 176 acres on a high plateau in southeast Washington, overlooking the confluence of…
Jan 19, 2024 | Active, Historic Preservation
The functions of the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) are defined in the DC Historic Preservation Act of 1978 and the regulations of the DC Historic Preservation Office. Among the primary duties of the HPRB are the designation of historic landmarks and...
Oct 26, 2023 | Active, Historic Preservation
An historic district is a formally designated group of buildings, structures, sites, and spaces that relate to one for historical, architectural, and/or cultural reasons. DC has over 30 residential DC historic districts that are included in the DC Inventory of...
