Learn about newly uncovered
evidence of the History of Slavery at the Holt House in Adams Morgan.
That
research, in part, inspired the creation of the Chronology on the History of
Slavery and Racism. See
http://innercity.org/holt/slavechron.html
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 25 6-7 p.m.
Join
the Holt House Preservation Task Force of the Kalorama Citizens Association for
a one-hour sunset walk around Holt House, located on the grounds of the
National Zoo overlooking Walter Pierce Park in Adams Morgan. Learn about this
early 1800s house, its condition and the preservation process, as well as about
its links to 19th-century industry along Rock Creek and to the
history of slavery in the nation’s capital. MEET: west side of Walter Pierce
Park, by picnic tables under the trees, entrance off 1900 block of Calvert St.
NW, (east end of Duke Ellington Bridge/ Metro Bus turn around, & Mama
Ayeshas). FREE. No Reservations required. Rain or Shine. Information:
202.232.6113
Built
in the early 1800s, Holt House is a rare example of the Classical Revival style
in Washington and, since 1973, has been Listed on the National Register of
Historic Places. Under the stewardship of the National Zoo since 1890, and used
as administrative offices until the 1980s, the house has been vacant and
boarded up for over a dozen years.
Its
severely deteriorated condition caused the D.C. Preservation League to include
Holt House for three years in a row on its list of the Ten Most Endangered
Places of Washington. In 2000, the Kalorama Citizens Association (KCA) formed
the Holt House Preservation Task Force (HHPTF) to help save Holt House by
raising public awareness through community outreach and by building an alliance
of other community groups and city organizations that support the restoration
of the property. One of the HHPTF goals for 2001 is to persuade the Smithsonian,
as custodian of this historic property, to recognize the preservation of Holt
House as a priority.
For
more information, contact:
Wanda
Bubriski, 232-6113, wbubriski@yahoo.com,
or, Barbara Bates, 244-2090, bbates9@juno.com
Eddie Becker ebecker@cni.org