Intent: Traceries executed a full building preservation plan for the public spaces of 2540 Massachusetts Avenue, NW. This included a comprehensive history of the building and context within the two historic districts the building lies, full preservation zoning of the building, treatment recommendations, and preferred contractors, products, guidelines, and guidance for future work. Client: Condominium… Read more »
Projects
Carnegie Library
Intent: Dedicated in 1903 as the Central Public Library for the District of Columbia, the Carnegie Library was financed by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Designed in 1899 by New York architecture firm Ackerman & Ross, the library was among the first Beaux-Arts style civic buildings in the District of Columbia, predating the McMillan Commission’s vision for a Neoclassical… Read more »
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library
Intent: Designed by famed Modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library is a striking example of the International Style in contrast to the Beaux Arts architecture typical of downtown D.C. In June 2007, with EHT Traceries as preservation consultants, MLK Library was listed in the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites and National… Read more »
Smithsonian Master Plan
Intent: EHT Traceries has been retained to provide historic preservation consulting services to aid in the creation of a Master Plan for The Smithsonian Institution South Mall Campus. The master plan will improve the visitor experience and strengthen physical and programmatic connections among existing facilities. Included within the project scope are the Smithsonian Institution “Castle,” the Arts and Industries… Read more »
Watergate Hotel
Intent: The Watergate Hotel was constructed in 1966 as part of the Watergate Complex which later gained international fame following the 1970s political scandal that resulted in the impeachment of President Richard Nixon. Beginning in 2010, EHT Traceries provided the owner with comprehensive consulting services that led to the approval of the Federal Historic Preservation… Read more »
Fells Point Recreation Pier
Intent: Constructed in 1914, the Fells Point Recreation Pier is a historic mixed-use facility which, for over seventy-five years, served as a recreational destination for the residents of Baltimore, and as a commercial maritime facility. EHT Traceries completed a State and Federal Historic Preservation Tax Certification Application to obtain historic tax credits to convert the… Read more »
Loew’s Kings Theatre
Intent: EHT Traceries prepared a National Register Nomination and Historic Preservation Certification Application for the Loew’s Kings Theatre, constructed between 1928 and 1929, in pursuit of state and federal rehabilitation tax credits. EHT Traceries completed extensive research at local and national repositories and assisted the architects in the development of design solutions that would preserve… Read more »
Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company Keg House
Intent: EHT Traceries completed a Historic Preservation Certification Application for the Keg House, constructed in 1937, in pursuit of state and federal rehabilitation tax credits to transform from the vacant industrial building associated with the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company into a retail development, centered around a food market and local vendors. EHT Traceries completed extensive… Read more »
St. Elizabeths Hospital, CT Campus
Intent: The Government Hospital for the Insane, established in 1852 and officially renamed St. Elizabeths Hospital in 1916, was the federal government’s first hospital designed to care for the nation’s mentally ill. The Continuing Treatment (CT) Campus was constructed on the east campus between 1933 and 1943. EHT Traceries, Inc., is working to complete a… Read more »
10 Light Street
Intent: EHT Traceries provided the owner with comprehensive consulting services that have led to the approval of the Maryland State and Federal Historic Preservation Tax Certification Applications for the building. The historic office building, originally the Baltimore Trust Company Building and constructed in 1929, was rehabilitated to function as an apartment building in the unique… Read more »