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timely information on special projects, landmark
applications and activities. It will also from
time to time include information on programs sponsored
by other organizations dedicated to historic preservation.
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Art On Call
As you walk around Tenleytown, look for the eleven refurbished police and fire call boxes depicting elements of local history.
The Tenleytown Historical Society (THS) provided historical consultant services to the Tenleytown Neighbors Association (TNA) for TNA's segment of the citywide Art-on-Call project. The Art-on-Call project is sponsored by Cultural Tourism, DC. |
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TENLEYTOWN HERITAGE TRAIL
JUDITH HELM - NOVEMBER 11, 2010
SPECIAL TENLEYTOWN HERITAGE TRIAL PRE-LAUNCH EVENT
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Judith Beck Helm, author of Tenleytown, DC: Country Village into City Neighborhood, will talk about her book, first published in 1981. Ms. Helm has provided the basis and inspiration for our ongoing research. She will be signing copies of her book, which will be available for sale, before and after the talk.
Time: 7 – 7:30 p.m. Book purchase and signing
7:30 p.m. Talk followed by questions
Place: Knights of Columbus Hall, 5034 Wisconsin Avenue, NW (3rd floor)
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Metro: Red line/Friendship Heights
R.S,V,P. tenleytownhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com
TENLEYTOWN HERITAGE TRAIL LAUNCH – NOVEMBER 13, 2010
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Time: 1 p.m. Launch ceremony
Place: Fort Reno Park (bandstand)
Chesapeake Street, NW opposite Woodrow
Wilson High School
Metro: Red line/Tenleytown – exit on east side of
Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Masters of Ceremonies: Chris Gordon, WRC/NBC4
Rebecca Sheir, WAMU
Remarks: Mary Cheh, Councilmember, Ward 3
Music provided by students of Middle C
1 – 4 p.m. Short tours of different parts of the trail will
be led by local historians following the
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Open Houses: Tenleytown Firehouse, Engine 20, 4300 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Sanctuary, St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, Albemarle & 42nd Streets,
NW, Katzen Art Center, American University, Ward Circle
The Tenleytown Heritage Trail is a project of Cultural Tourism DC in collaboration with the District Department of Transportation. Tenleytown Historical Society and Tenleytown Neighbors Association are cosponsors of the Trail with Cultural Tourism DC. The Tenleytown Heritage Trail Working Group comprised of members of these organizations and the wider community planned the trail.
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2010 District of Columbia Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation
Diane Tamayo, President of The Methodist Cemetery Association, and John Schwartz, widower of the late Audrey Schwartz, former president, will be recognized for their extraordinary commitment to restoring and maintaining the Cemetery, an important historic Tenleytown site. The Cemetery is listed in the DC Inventory of Historic Sites and the National Register of Historic Places. Tenleytown Historical Society submitted the nomination. The awards ceremony will be held on November 4th. |
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Garden Club of America Entrance Markers
In 1932-33, as part of the George Washington Bicentennial celebration, The Garden Club of America erected pairs of stone markers at six entrances to the city. The pair at Wisconsin and Western Avenues at Friendship Heights is still in place. During construction on the site, the marker on the northwest corner was removed for safekeeping. The site’s developer, Boston Properties, cleaned the marker and recently reinstalled it with a protective fence and planting. The Friendship Heights markers and the other extant markers were added to the DC Inventory of Historic Sites in 2008.
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