Howard Theater Tour: A Theater of the People

Saturday, December  3, 2011

602 T Street, NW

10:00AM - 12:00PM & 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Metro Station: Shaw

Join DCPL and the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company for a construction tour of one of Washington's most historic entertainment venues. Built in 1910, the Beaux-Arts Howard Theatre, designed by J. Edward Storck, showcased many of the early and mid-twentieth century's great black musical artists such as Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald. Vacant for nearly 30 years, it was listed as one of Washington's Most Endangered Places in 1999. Years of advocacy and fundraising by the Howard Theatre Restoration, Inc. will result in the building's return to use in early 2012.

Limited Space Available!

No Photography allowed on this tour.

$15 for DCPL Members

$25 for Non-Members

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10:00am-12:00pm SOLD OUT

12:00pm-2:00pm Available

Walking Tours of St. Elizabeths West Campus

Saturday, December 17, 2011

10:00-11:30AM

Metro: Congress Heights or Anacostia (Green Line)

DCPL and GSA hold monthly walking tours of St. Elizabeths West Campus that are free and open to the public. The campus, where construction began in 1852, is a National Historic Landmark.

Tours of the St. Elizabeths campus are being offered on a limited basis depending on the course of construction activity. Tours will include an historical overview of the site, access to the point, and exterior views of the Center Building and Borrows Cottage.

Reservations are required. No walk-ons permitted.

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