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Trust President Lauren McHale Appointed to Historic Preservation Review Board
February 5, 2026 — The L’Enfant Trust (Trust) is pleased to announce that Trust President & CEO Lauren McHale has been appointed as an architectural historian member to the District of Columbia’s Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB). Ms. McHale testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole on December 22, 2025, and her nomination…
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2025 Year-in-Review: Five Highlights from the Trust
Thank you to our network of supporters and donors. In 2025, your partnership helped fuel five major accomplishments: 1. Creating Affordable Homeownership in Historic Anacostia. This year, the Trust continued to make headway on the rehabilitation of 1220 Maple View Place SE (“Big Green”) into multi‐unit affordable housing. Critical shoring, stabilization, and dismantling work was…
Read MoreTrust Receives FY 2026 CAH General Operating Support Grant
We’re thrilled to announce that The L’Enfant Trust has been awarded a DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) General Operating Support grant for FY 2026. This funding will help sustain the core operating costs of our Historic Properties Redevelopment Program in Historic Anacostia and our conservation easement program. We are grateful to CAH…
Read MoreTrust Hosts ICAA’s New Heights Student Program in Historic Anacostia
On Tuesday, Sept. 30, The L’Enfant Trust (Trust) welcomed students from the Washington Latin Public Charter School to Historic Anacostia through the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art’s New Heights program. Their visit included: A guided tour of Frederick Douglass’ home, Cedar Hill. Cedar Hill is a National Historic Site operated by the U.S. National…
Read More2010 14th Street
2010 14th Street, SE, built in 1912, is a two-story Cottage-style home on Old Market House Square that retains original porch elements, spindle work, and a gable ventilator. Once long vacant and deteriorated, it was fully rehabilitated by The L’Enfant Trust’s Historic Properties Redevelopment Program.
Read More1518 W Street, SE
1518 W Street, SE, built by H.A. Linger of the Anacostia Building Association, is a Queen Anne-style home originally constructed for the area’s working-class residents, including early occupant and builder Alfred Kaufman. It retains its original wood siding, trim, and restored windows with custom storm fittings.
Read More1347 Maple View Place, SE
1347 Maple View Place, SE is a two-story Queen Anne–style home in the Anacostia Historic District, built between 1887 and 1894 with a direct view of the U.S. Capitol. Its distinctive features include a cross-gable roof with a covered porch, original reeded siding, decorative window trim, a front bay window, and a louvered ventilator.
Read More1648 U Street, SE
Originally built in 1908, 1648 U Street, SE is a contributing property in DC’s Historic Anacostia District. The property was once home to decorated Spanish-American War, the Boxer Rebellion in China, and the Philippine Insurrection veteran John Edge. Throughout the 1970s, veterans were given special preference to rent the property. The rear half of the…
Read More1326 Valley Place, SE
1326 Valley Place, SE, built in 1885 by Henry A. Griswold, is a Cottage-style home originally intended for Anacostia’s working-class residents. Its earliest known occupants were a Navy Yard carpenter, a railroad stenographer, and two teachers. The dwelling retains much of its original siding and architectural detail along the front gable roof. The rear half…
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