Case 24-03

A nomination for the proposed Chevy Chase, DC Historic District was submitted on October 16, 2023 in FY 2024 by the Chevy Chase DC Conservancy to the DC Historic Preservation Office and accepted as “complete” on November 17, 2023.

The proposed historic district includes the following Square and Lot Numbers and the following addresses:  

Squares 1746-1750 and 1857-1860, all lots; Square 1863, Lots 1 and 47; Square 1870, Lots 15, 31-33 and 825; and public Reservations 335, 335A, 434 and 468,including the present street addresses: 5400 through 5600 blocks 39th Street NW; 5400 and 5500 blocks, odd numbers, 41st Street NW; 5500 through 5700 blocks Belt Road NW; all addresses on Chevy Chase Circle NW; 5410 through 5824, even numbers, and 5863 Chevy Chase Parkway NW; 5402 through 5408, even numbers, and 5410 through 5720 Connecticut Avenue NW; 3700 through 3900 blocks Legation Street NW; 3700 through 3900 blocks Livingston Street NW; 3700 through 3900 blocks McKinley Street NW; 3735 through 3945, odd numbers, Military Road NW; 3700 through 4000 blocks Morrison Street NW; 3700 through 3900 blocks Northampton Street NW; 3700 through 3900 blocks Oliver Street NW; 3630 Quesada Street NW; 5601 through 5949 Western Avenue NW; and Reservations 335, 335A, 434 and 468.

The principal purposes of designation are: the recognition of the historic or architectural importance of a property; and its protection through the future review, by the Historic Preservation Office and/or the Historic Preservation Review Board, of proposed subdivisions and permit applications for construction, alteration and demolition.  

When the Board’s calendar permits, it will consider the application in accordance with the Historic Landmark and Historic District Protection Act of 1978, and with the criteria set forth in Title 10C, D.C. Municipal Regulations, Chapter 2, to determine whether the properties merit designation.  Historic district applications are typically scheduled for hearing some months after receipt, to allow plenty of time for discussion and comment.