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ANC Roundup: 2012 Edition
In just over two year’s time, several pockets of Georgetown will have made significant changes from today. That was the theme of last night’s ANC meeting. The Future. Which is an odd theme for a historic district, but there you go.
The heart of last night’s meeting revolved around three projects that will probably seem to take an eternity to finish, but once done will hopefully be great additions to the neighborhood. These are the trolley tracks on O and P, and the conversion of two historic buildings into residential units: the Hurt Home and the Georgetown Post Office. Continue reading
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ANC Preview: When It Rains It Pours
While the ground may still be soaked with Saturday’s rain, ANC watchers know that we’ve been under a severe drought of boring ANC agendas since at least March.
Well there are rain clouds on the horizon.
The agenda for next week’s ANC meeting was released and among all the normal boring stuff it’s got three fascinating items on the menu. Check them out after the jump: Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo of zombie lurch by M.V. Jantzen
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Fatal fire on O St. The Post mentioned it, but neighbor Carol Joynt and Fox have more info.
- NBC digs a little more into the business-side of the cupcake bubble.
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A Survey of the Historic School Buildings in Georgetown: the Lancaster School
Today for his survey of historic school buildings in Georgetown, GM sets his sights on the Lancaster School.
The Lancaster School
3126 O St.
Built: Cornerstone laid June, 1811, school opened November 18, 1811
Architect: Unknown
Current Use: Private Residence
Brief History:
The Lancaster school is both a proper name and a descriptive term. A “Lancasterian” school is a school that follows the principals of John Lancaster, who promoted a system of public education based on the one room school house model. In fact, the Lancaster School in Georgetown was the very first public school open to girls and African-Americans in the District. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- DDOT planning to refurbish O and P streets (where the streetcar tracks are) next year. Will that mean a decision on the tracks?
- Staying on the transportation theme: 30th St. bridge over the canal closes today for reconstruction. It’ll be closed for roughly one year.
Photo by Flickr user roger@elaws used under Creative Commons.
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