Fourteenth Biennial Symposium
Cohosted by the Latrobe Chapter SAH &
D.C. Preservation League
Registration is now open! Please see below for full details and registration options.
Visit our main Symposium page for full list of speakers and paper titles.
Registration
Registration fees are listed below and include optional tours on Sunday, April 7. Full meals (breakfast, boxed lunch, and afternoon coffee/tea) on Saturday are included. Please select your lunch preference at time of registration. Tour registration is now closed.
Non-Member: $70
DCPL/SAH Latrobe Member: $50
Students: $20
If you are unsure of your current membership status for either organization, please contact info@latrobechaptersah.org or info@dcpreservation.org.
If you would prefer to send payment via check, please email us directly at info@latrobechaptersah.org (do not use the link above).
Transit
Surface parking is available at Mullen Library and McMahon Hall, both a short walking distance from the Crough Center. Please note you may be required to pay for metered parking and/or register your vehicle with CUA. Street parking is very limited in the vicinity of the campus. The Brookland-CUA Metro station (red line) is also located a short walk from the venue.
Attendees will be responsible for their own transportation to and from both tour venues on Sunday. Please note that parking may be limited at each location. We will reach out to registrants in advance of the tours to specify exact meeting times and locations.
Happy Hour
Join us for no-host happy hour at Brookland Pint following Saturday’s program!
Tour Information
USDA Whitten Building
Through the latter half of the 19th century, the USDA established its physical presence on the western end of the Mall, with a collection of Victorian-era brick and wood buildings, grouped in an informal plan. By the turn of the century, the department had outgrown its existing facilities and sought a Congressional appropriation to build a combined laboratory and administrative building. This new edifice (now the Whitten Building) would begin the transformation of the department's complex into a highly formal composition of classical style buildings and would set the standard for the large federal buildings of the early part of the 20th century
The tour will reveal the vestiges of the Victorian and Olmsted-designed landscapes on the Mall, explore the ongoing People’s Garden Master Plan, and visit the monumental interiors and roof deck (with panoramic Mall views!)
Peirce Mill
Peirce Mill was built on Rock Creek in 1829 at the behest of Isaac Peirce. Using the moving water as a power source, the mill ground corn, wheat, and rye. Succeeding generations further developed the mill, sawmill, orchard, and tree nursery. In 1890, an act of Congress incorporated the mill and 350 acres of the property into Rock Creek Park. The mill operated until the turbine's shaft broke in 1897. At the turn of the century, park managers went to work improving the site, improving roads and bridges and adding a new dam that provided a nice aesthetic for picnickers. NPS restored the mill and grounds to their historic layout by 1936.
Peirce Mill re-opened as an operating mill in 2011 with the help of a not-for-profit group "The Friends of Peirce Mill." Visitors will have an opportunity to see and hear what life in the mill was like during its 1800s hey-day and learn about ongoing restoration projects, including getting the mill restored to the point that it could once again grind corn.