Cleveland Park is a National Register Historic District in Washington, D.C. The neighborhood developed as a “streetcar suburb” of Washington from the 1890s and contains a remarkable variety of architecture as well as designed and natural landscapes from the 18th to 20th centuries.
Cleveland Park became a National Register Historic District in 1987. Download the nomination here (text) and here (pictures). The DC Historic Preservation Office’s brochure about Cleveland Park gives an excellent overview of Cleveland Park’s history.
The Cleveland Park Historical Society (CPHS) is the neighborhood’s historic preservation and local history organization, working to preserve our legacy of architectural and landscape design. Everyone is welcome to become a member!
Comprehensive Plan Update and the Uptown
On May 18th, the DC Council passed the Comprehensive Plan. See the Council’s press release here.
The fate of the Uptown Theater remains uncertain. The Historic Preservation Office has put our co-sponsored landmark application on hold at the request of the owner. Please contact your ANC commissioner to ask what they are doing to preserve this “crown jewel” of our neighborhood.
DC’s 2025 Historic Preservation Plan
Interested in learning about the city’s plans and priorities for historic preservation over the next five years?
The Cleveland Park Historical Society recently hosted a presentation on the 2025 DC Historic Preservation Plan. David Maloney, State Historic Preservation Officer in the DC Office of Planning, shared the presentation and answered questions.
The event was recorded and may be seen here.
In addition, the Office of Planning is seeking your input via a survey on DC historic preservation. To take the survey, click on 2025 Historic Preservation Survey.
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Powerful poster art by long-time Cleveland Park resident Lou Stovall will be featured at this terrific exhibition. Check It out!𝘞𝘏𝘈𝘛’𝘚 𝘎𝘖𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘈𝘙𝘖𝘜𝘕𝘋 𝘓𝘰𝘶 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘭 & 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳, 1967-1976 will be on view at HEMPHILL June 12 - July 17.
Lloyd McNeill and Lou Stovall collaborated on this poster advertisement for Howard University in 1968.
Lloyd McNeill, Lou Stovall
Towards a Black University Conference
1968
multiple color silk screen on paper
23”x 35"
Powerful... Lou Stovall is a fabulous artist!