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The row house is Washington’s most common building form, housing the city’s broad middle class.  This presentation will look at the row house through two lenses: what it is and how it has been perceived.  This analysis presents typical floor plans that characterize the speculative row houses of DC, stretching from the 18th century to the present, making the row house an exceedingly popular building type.  But row houses were not always seen as desirable.  After they fell into disrepute in the early 20th century, developers employed a variety of strategies both to deny that they were row houses and to make them palatable to modern audiences.  Today row houses have regained the prestige they once had and they remain a smart choice for an environmentally conscious single-family house.

 About the Speaker

Alison K. (Kim) Hoagland is the author of The Row House in Washington, DC: A History (University of Virginia Press, 2023).  She was the Senior Architectural Historian for the Historic American Buildings Survey of the National Park Service, and then taught History and Historic Preservation at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI, where she is now Professor Emerita.  She has written five other books on various aspects of the vernacular architecture of the U.S.  She received her B.A. in American Civilization from Brown University and her M.A. in American Studies with a concentration in Historic Preservation from George Washington University.

IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE

The lecture will take place at The First Congregational United Church of Christ, Second Floor, 945 G Street NW, Washington, DC. Reservations are not required. $10.00 for Latrobe Chapter members, student members (full time) free with ID, $15.00 for non-members. Doors will open at 6:30 pm for socialization and refreshments; lecture and brief annual meeting will begin at 7:00 pm.

VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE

Virtual attendance is free but advance registration is required to participate. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the lecture. Virtual lecture will begin at 7:00 PM. Please note that this event will not be recorded. TO REGISTER VIA ZOOM, CLICK HERE.