DC PRESERVATION LEAGUE ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR MOST ENDANGERED PLACES-- Deadline: February 6, 2009

Eastern Market current conditions
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Quinn Evans Architects photo of construction on DC's Eastern Market, post-fire.
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In preparing for an interview the other day, I was thinking how going to a historic theater such as the Uptown Theater in Cleveland Park is historic preservation. So is shopping in your neighborhood commercial district, and buying from a locally owned and operated business. Or shopping in a public market like Eastern Market, or at a store like Litteri's in the Florida Market wholesale and retail food district... etc.

Which makes the DC Preservation League's efforts within the city important, necessary, and too often under-appreciated.

From email:

The DC Preservation League (DCPL), the District of Columbia ’s only citywide nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting the historic and built environment, is accepting nominations for its annual list of Most Endangered Places in Washington . Nomination forms can be found on our website and must be postmarked no later than Friday, February 6, 2009. Selections will be announced in May 2009.

This list, issued annually since 1996, has included historic buildings and landscapes such as the west campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital , McMillan Reservoir, Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Library and the Joseph Taylor Arms Mansion (Chancery of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ).

The list of Most Endangered Places in Washington is chosen by the Board of Trustees of the DCPL based on nominations submitted by concerned individuals and organizations. Nominations are assessed based on the severity of the threat to the resource in question, whether through demolition, neglect, or inappropriate alteration. The list can include buildings, parks or other landscaped areas, or even vistas and other aspects of the city's unique planned history. All Most Endangered Places selected are located in the District of Columbia.

Detailed descriptions of each site listed in past years including information about the threats motivating their inclusion on these lists can be found on our website

DCPL invites volunteers, civic associations, District government, and other groups to partner with the League in preserving and protecting these endangered places. For more information, contact DCPL at 202.783.5144 or info@dcpreservation.org.