Program Support

The unique heritage of Anacostia, DC’s original suburb, and the chosen community of Frederick Douglass, is endangered by decades-long disinvestment and the tensions between the need for economic investment and the risk of displacing long-time residents. The L'Enfant Trust's historic preservation rehabilitation projects will be sold to moderate-income buyers, targeting teachers, nurses and government employees. This will provide much-needed housing to residents that serve the community, and who are priced out of the District’s expensive housing market but have the income security to invest in homeownership.

Thank you for your support of The L’Enfant Trust’s Historic Properties Redevelopment Program and our efforts to support community revitalization, neighborhood re-investment, and equitable development in Anacostia. We look forward to continuing our historic preservation rehabilitation work, with help from supporters like you and Anacostia’s committed residents, to help Anacostia maintain its place among Washington’s treasured historic neighborhoods.