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Profs & Pints DC: Unbuilt Washington—The City That Never Was
May 2, 2024
•Profs and Pints DC presents: “Unbuilt Washington—The City That Never Was,” with Martin Moeller, adjunct lecturer at the University of Miami, editor of ArchitectureDC magazine, and author of the fourth, […]
Ciné-Concert: The Blood of a Poet
January 23, 2024
•New score performed live by Matthew Nolan and Erik Friedlander The Blood of a Poet (Le Sang d’un Poète), the first part of Jean Cocteau’s Orphic Trilogy, is considered one […]
The History and Architecture of Georgetown and Washington DC
August 16, 2023
•Georgetown was founded in 1751, predating the establishment of the federal district by 40 years, and remained a separate municipality until 1871. Many of the country’s founding fathers met in […]
Profs & Pints DC: Unbuilt Washington—The City That Never Was
June 26, 2023
•Profs and Pints DC presents: “Unbuilt Washington—The City That Never Was,” with Martin Moeller, adjunct lecturer at the University of Miami, editor of ArchitectureDC magazine, and author of the fourth, […]
90th Georgetown House Tour Has Thunderous Conclusion
April 24, 2023
•The hot tea, homemade crustless cucumber, olive, tuna and chicken-salad sandwiches and lemon, orange and chocolate cakes were greeted with special joy by dozens of somewhat bedraggled participants of all […]
Real Estate: Office-to-Residential Conversion at 2715 M St. NW
January 23, 2023
•A proposal is on deck for converting an office and retail building located at 2715 M St. NW into a residential building. The location, on the outskirts of Georgetown, currently […]
Georgetown House Tour Draws Record Crowds on a Perfect Day
April 25, 2022
•It was a beautiful sunny, slightly breezy spring day in the 70s with blossoms in the gardens, as people of all ages stood patiently in sometimes long lines waiting to […]
Tudor Place, Historic Gem, Fully Reopens March 4
March 3, 2022
•Strolling up 31st Street towards Dumbarton Oaks, you may pass by another historic Georgetown gem without realizing it. Between Q and R Streets, glance over toward 32nd Street and you’ll see […]
The Taft Mansion Finds Its Proper Stewards
January 12, 2022
•Almost two years ago, The Georgetowner published a short history of the neighborhood’s most expensive crumbling property, the Taft Mansion at 1688 31st NW which was once owned by Senator Robert […]
Brownies: Be the Architect
September 17, 2021
•What does it mean to be an Architect? An Inventor? Explore the history of Tudor Place’s architecture, put your own inventing skills to the test and earn your Inventor Badge! […]