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1200 Block of 7th Street, East Side - 1950: From the Wymer Photograph Collection, The Historical Society of Washington, DC/City Museum

SMS House Tour

Shaw is much more than just the neighborhood where the new Washington Convention Center is located. Residents, businesses, and institutions have been working for years to renovate 100-plus-year-old buildings, turning one of Washington's oldest neighborhoods into the place to be in Washington, DC. Some of these outstanding architecture and interior design efforts have been recognized with feature articles in the Washington Post and Metro Weekly.

Come discover some of DC's best-kept secrets during the Shaw Main Streets' Annual House Tour. Featured properties in past House Tours include:

One of the oldest churches in the District, and its "secret garden."
Three row houses that have been converted into a complex dedicated to public service, including a remarkable chapel.
A bed-and-breakfast in a former mortuary.
A former run-down rooming house that now boasts marble floors and an impressive collection of local artists' work.
A former lumber store converted into office space, featuring lots of elaborate woodwork and skylights.
And other newly-renovated homes filled with surprises.

During the Shaw Main Streets Annual House Tour, you'll meet some of the proud homeowners, entrepreneurs, organizations, architects, designers, and developers that are helping to make Shaw's renaissance a reality. And also see some of the diamonds-in-the-rough that still await restoration. Sponsored by Shaw Main Streets, Inc.

Plan on attending our next Shaw Main Streets Annual House Tour, scheduled for October 8, 2006. To volunteer on the Shaw House Tour Committee, contact Co-chair Deborah Ziska at ziska@verizon.net.

To read the tour booklet from the 2003 tour, click Here.

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