Anacostia Historic District Commercial Corridor Design Guidelines
Anacostia Historic District Commercial Corridor Design Guidelines
The Office of Planning's Historic Preservation Office is inviting community feedback on the proposed design guidelines for the Anacostia Historic District Commercial Corridor.
The purpose of the Anacostia Historic District Commercial Corridor Design Guidelines is to provide commercial property owners, stakeholders, and resident with design standards and recommendations for commercial properties when evaluating or planning construction projects along the Historic Anacostia Commercial corridor.
We invite community members to share feedback on the draft design guidelines for the Anacostia Historic District commercial corridor until Friday, August 30th.
Click image below to view the draft document
For additional information, click here to view the powerpoint presentation about the Anacostia Historic District Commercial Corridor Design Guidelines.
As next steps, the Office of Planning (OP) will consolidate comments from the community, revise accordingly, and present the final document to the Historic Preservation Review Board September meeting.
If you would like to submit feedback, please take the survey form below.
About the Project:
Anacostia is one of first designated historic districts in Washington D.C. Established in 1978, the Anacostia Historic District owes its designation to the dedicated efforts of local community groups and residents committed to preserving the area's historical and cultural heritage. That same community spirit is evident through its ongoing support for Anacostia's arts and cultural initiatives along the Anacosita Historic District commercial corridor.
The Anacostia Historic Commercial Corridor stretches from the base of the 11th Street Bridge to Howard Road, extending down Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue to Marion Barry Avenue (formerly Good Hope Road, SE) and reaching the bottom of Minnesota Avenue.
The Anacostia Historic Distric Commercial Corridor Design Guidelines aim to assist property owners, tenants, residents, and developers in identifying the defining features of Anacostia's historic character and provides a framework for guiding the design of new construction additions and alterations along the Anacostia Historic District commercial corridor.
Learn about commercial/retail preservation principles for residents, property owners, tenants, businesses, and community members to consider when acquiring a building permit in the Anacostia Historic District through the DC Historic Preservation Office.
We encourage you to review the design guidelines and share your feedback on how we can improve them.
Contact Us:
Imania Price, Historic Preservationist, Project Manager
Email: historic.preservation@dc.gov
We look forward to hearing from you!