Posts by thelenfanttrust
ANC 8A Supports B21-0837
Advisory Neighborhood Commission 8A that represents neighborhoods East of the River, including Historic Anacostia, unanimously supported B21-0837, the “Historic Preservation of Derelict District Properties Act of 2016” at its October 4, 2016 meeting. To read ANC 8A’s letter to DC Council’s Committee on Housing and Community Development, click here.
Read MoreAnacostia: The Extreme Makeover Edition: A Legislative Fix for Blighted City Properties in Ward 8
DC Council to Hold Hearing on Donating 4 Historic Houses in Anacostia
Washington’s ABC7 reports on the proposed bill that would allow the DC government to give four blighted houses it owns in Anacostia to The L’Enfant Trust. Read/listen here.
Read MoreAnacostia Residents Fed Up
The L’Enfant Trust’s Historic Properties Redevelopment Program featured on WAMU. The community speaks out and seeks a solution with the Trust. Read/listen here.
Read MoreNonprofit seeks to revitalize Anacostia one blighted house at a time
1772 Foundation Grant Recipient!
2016 AWARDEE – $100,000 FROM THE 1772 FOUNDATION With this generous award in hand, and the Trust’s completion of its first two rehabilitation projects we invite our city’s agencies – who own or control deteriorating properties in historic Anacostia – to join us in taking action to reclaim these historic assets and to honor the…
Read MoreDC’s First Historic Properties Redevelopment Program
The Alliance Review By Lauren Oswalt McHale
Read MoreThe Trust Receives 2015 Preservation Award
The L’Enfant Trust’s Historic Properties Redevelopment Program Receives 2015 Preservation Award (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – On Wednesday, May 6th, the D.C. Office of Planning’s (OP) Historic Preservation Office and the DC Preservation League presented the winners of the Annual District of Columbia Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution…
Read MoreRescue Mission: A Crumbling Anacostia Home Brought Back to Life
With the area seeing a spike in demand from homebuyers, here’s how one organization saved a historical home. By Marisa M. Kashino
Read MoreThe Trust Receives 2009 Vision Award
The Committee of 100 on the Federal City awarded The L’Enfant Trust with the 2009 Vision Award. To Learn more about the Committee, please visit their site >
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