By Marci Hilt
The Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS) will hold its free 2024 House Expo in Eastern Market’s North Hall (225 7th St., SE) on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
This is the perfect opportunity for homeowners to meet local contractors. The expo will feature a wide range of home service exhibitors and representatives of city agencies. If you have been thinking about a project for your home you might find qualified experts at the Expo to do the work. There will also be experts in real estate, finance, insurance and property management.
Many of the homes on Capitol Hill are 19th and 20th century houses. Exhibitors work in the fields of architecture, brick and stone masonry, construction, electrical services, iron work, house painting, house research and history, and antique salvage tile, to name a few. DC’s Department of Energy and Environment and Fire and EMS Department are also exhibitors.
In addition, CHRS will be giving free insider tours of Eastern Market.
CHRS is a civic organization formed in 1955. Its earliest efforts included pressuring Congress to spare the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument along Constitution Avenue, then known as the Alva Belmont House, from being razed as part of the Dirksen Senate Office Building construction. The group was among advocates who successfully pushed to keep East Capitol Street from being leveled to become a secondary National Mall in the late 1950s.
For more information about the House Expo, visit www.chrs.org/house-expo-2024.