People. Buildings. Community.
Our mission is to preserve and revitalize Washington D.C.’s neighborhoods through programs that connect residents to their collective history, protect the city’s architectural heritage, and reactivate neglected properties within their communities.
Historic Properties Redevelopment Program
The L’Enfant Trust’s Historic Properties Redevelopment Program is D.C.’s first nonprofit real estate developer that focuses on the rehabilitation of distressed historic buildings and community revitalization.
Conservation Easements
A Conservation Easement is an important preservation tool that protects a historic property from demolition, neglect, and insensitive alterations, and ensures that the property maintains its historic character in perpetuity.
Technical Preservation
The L’Enfant Trust maintains a full-time, professional staff and educational resources to assist you with caring for or learning about a historic structure.
We bring vacant, neglected properties back to use.
Help preserve community, history, and affordable homeownership in Historic Anacostia.
Latest Announcements
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Historic Preservation Specialist SUPERVISOR: President STATUS: Full-time; Monday-Friday from 9am to 5pm. SALARY: Salaried POSITION SUMMARY Manage the conservation easement…
Sales Guidelines for Four Historic Anacostia Properties
To comply with our Disposition Agreement with DC Department of Housing and Community Development, The L’Enfant Trust will use the…
A Peek Inside Each of the Four Historic Anacostia Houses
Last week we had our first site visit with Cunningham Quill Architects to evaluate existing conditions at each of the…
The L’Enfant Trust Acquires Four Historic Anacostia Properties
Press Release March 14, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The L’Enfant Trust (the Trust) announced today it acquired four properties in…