WE ARE PLEASED TO BE OFFERING BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OPTIONS FOR THIS EVENT! PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS TO JOIN EITHER VENUE.
Washington’s alleys, hidden from public view, were both residential communities and vital commercial and industrial spaces variously used over the decades. Kim Prothro Williams, architectural historian and author of Historic Alleyways of Washington, DC: A History will reveal how these spaces and their buildings emerged and evolved through time. The illustrated presentation will highlight Progressive-era campaigns to eliminate alleys and their alley dwellings and the parallel trend of free-market re-purposing of obsolete building types for new uses.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kim Prothro Williams is an architectural historian who has been researching and writing about historic places and communities in and around DC for the past 30 years. For the past 15 years, Kim has served as the National Register Coordinator at the D.C. Historic Preservation Office where her primary focus is to research, evaluate and document properties for listing in the National Register. In that process, she has studied a diverse range of buildings and communities and has developed a particular interest in the history of planning and the evolution of place. She enjoys discovering physical remnants of the past that reveal the transformation of their environments and contribute to telling the stories behind the making of place. Kim is the published author of many neighborhood history and heritage trail brochures, websites, blog posts and articles dealing with the built environment and is the author of several books. In addition to her newest publication, Hidden Alleyways of Washington, DC: A History, she has authored, or co-authored, or edited: Lost Farms and Estates of Washington, DC (The History Press, 2018), A Pride of Place: Rural Residences of Fauquier County, Virginia (University of Virginia Press, 2003), and Chevy Chase: A Home Suburb for the Nation’s Capital (Maryland Historical Trust, 1998).
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 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.
