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A house built by Hyattsville’s founder that is considered to be one of the oldest buildings still standing in the city is listed for sale. Continue reading
- Posted in Hyattsville
- Tagged architecture, history, Kuhns House
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Facade improvements are underway on buildings on the eastern side of Rhode Island Avenue dating to the 1920s and ’30s, from the roundabout south to the border with D.C. Continue reading
- Posted in Hyattsville
- Tagged Aladdin Sizzler, architecture, Mediterranean Cafe, Ny & Co., Pan Lourdes Bakery, Potomac Fish House, restaurants, retail, shops
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On her porch, she displays headless dolls, full-sized anatomical skeletons, taxidermed animals and a pretend mailbox labeled ‘666″ lit up with purple lights. Continue reading
- Posted in Mount Rainier
- Tagged architecture
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Anacostia Trails Heritage Area, a nonprofit based in Hyattsville, is surveying historic buildings along the Route 1 corridor from Baltimore to the D.C. border to help save them. Continue reading
Construction is underway on the 22,000-square-foot building at 4820 Annapolis Rd., which will joins new county libraries in Hyattsville and Laurel. Continue reading
- Posted in Bladensburg
- Tagged architecture, Bladensburg Public Library, libraries
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Dozens of buildings from the mid-20th century along the Route 1 corridor identified as historically significant are at risk of being torn down. Continue reading
- Posted in Bladensburg, Brentwood, College Park, Edmonston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park, University Park
- Tagged architecture, Art Works Now, First United Methodist Church of Hyattsville, history, Hyattsville Public Library, libraries, Lustine Center, Pizzeria Paradiso, WSSC
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Completed in 1926, the large Romanesque Revival church at 3700 Rhode Island Ave. was built out of brick and stone on a steel skeleton in a grand style common to Catholic churches of that era. Continue reading
- Posted in Mount Rainier
- Tagged architecture, faith, history, religion, St. James Catholic Church
- 4 Comments
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