Comments on: D.C.’s Historic Districts and the Architecture of Gentrification

By: Denise Johnson

Denise Johnson — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:17:30 +0000

By the way, you should be able to get historic district maps and lots of other information about the Historic Preservation Review Board cases on the Historic Preservation Office website.

Go to http://www.planning.dc.gov and click on the link for Historic Preservaiton.

By: CalArch

CalArch — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:54:43 +0000

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By: Matthew Gilmore

Matthew Gilmore — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:54:27 +0000

Actually 43 historic districts, now.
See: http://www.h-net.org/~dclist/histdist.html
for maps of each.

I’m not sure “ever-expanding” is correct interpretation of recent events. Brookland and Armesleigh Park both rejected historic district designation. Washington Heights was recently designated, and a small area near Mount Vernon Square. Lanier Heights (the residential area north of Adams Morgan) is being surveyed.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:09:04 +0000

Steve, do you have any examples in mind? While I agree with your comment in some cases, differences in mass and setback apply less in dense urban settings such as the neighborhoods I describe here. In many cases I think the setbacks required by suburban zoning codes actually impede a pedestrian character.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:18:40 +0000

Tasteful modern architecture should respect neighboring building stock. Developers today tend to max our their footprint. This disrupts the clean lines laid out by Victorian and Deco developers of old and makes the new structures look offensive. Developers should follow the neighboring offsets from sidewalk to facade. Variety is good if done tastefully.

By: Mari

Mari — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:27:27 +0000

Variety is the spice of urban life!