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The L’Enfant Trust routinely offers internships to undergraduate and graduate students, or community members, passionate about Historic Preservation, Urban Planning, Real Estate, Architecture, or related fields. Meet our 2025 summer intern, Anastasia Hearn! Tell us about yourself and your academic background. I grew up in Columbia, Maryland, and I have 3 younger siblings. I got…

May is National Preservation Month! This year’s Preservation Month theme, “The Power of Place,” shines a light on the big and small ways historic preservation revitalizes communities through vibrant downtowns, jobs, affordable housing, increased property values, climate-friendly options, and civic pride. Read our interview below with Jared Powell, President of the Historic Anacostia Block Association, on his…

We are excited to announce Nakita Reed has joined The L’Enfant Trust’s Board of Trustees. Nakita Reed is a Senior Associate at Quinn Evans and an award-winning architect with experience in the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings, with a focus on sustainable strategies in design and construction. “I am thrilled to welcome Nakita…

The L’Enfant Trust (Trust) is pleased to announce the organization received a $75,000 grant from The 1772 Foundation. The grant for 2025 will support the Trust’s Historic Property Redevelopment Program’s (HPRP) continued rehabilitation of historic 1220 Maple View Place, SE (Big Green) into multi-unit workforce housing. Big Green is located in Anacostia, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Washington,…

The L’Enfant Trust (Trust) is pleased to announce the organization was awarded a $100,000 grant from The 1772 Foundation for 2023. The grant will support general construction planning costs associated with the Trust’s upcoming rehabilitation of 1220 Maple View Place, SE (Big Green) for workforce housing. The Trust’s Historic Properties Redevelopment Program (HPRP) would not be possible…

The L’Enfant Trust (Trust) is pleased to announce the organization was awarded a $65,000 grant from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Housing Affordability Planning Program (HAPP) to support the Trust’s rehabilitation of historic 1220 Maple View Place, SE (Big Green) into multi-unit affordable housing. HAPP awards small, flexible grants of up to $75,000 to area local governments…

This year’s Preservation Month theme of “People Saving Places” is a national high-five to everyone doing the great work of saving places—in ways big and small—and inspiring others to do the same. Read our interview below with Imania Price, Historic Preservation Specialist at the DC Office of Planning. Imania is the lead project reviewer for the Anacostia Historic District and…

In March, The L’Enfant Trust hosted two nights of “Community Voices: Historic Preservation in Anacostia,” an interactive playback theater performance and community event with Verbal Gymnastics Playback Theatre Company. Verbal Gymnastics captures the narratives of residents in rapidly changing communities “East of the River” in Washington, DC using innovative forms of theater/storytelling to foster meaningful discussions…