Property owners in Hyattsville have received more than a half million dollars in state tax credits for rehabilitating historic buildings. Since 1999, the Maryland Historic Trust has granted $552,471 in […]
Hyattsville’s 122-year-old idea is back in the news. Back in 1892, Hyattsville garnered worldwide attention for a short-lived experiment in taxing only land, and not buildings. The land tax, or […]
People weren’t big fans of the flying saucer at the Hyattsville library at first. Here’s a description of the building from the Washington Post’s Thomas Grubisich in a March 4, […]
When does an old building become historic? As a general rule, architectural experts don’t consider a structure historic until it’s 50 years old, which means buildings from 1963 are just […]
Hyattsville could lay claim to the first presidential campaign gaffe. In 1912, President William Howard Taft was running for the Republican nomination against his erstwhile mentor, Teddy Roosevelt. At the […]
Members of Hyattsville’s Italian-American community faced discrimination during World War II, but not everyone treated them poorly. If they wanted to travel just a few miles south into Washington, D.C., […]
Now home to Franklin’s Restaurant, Brewery and General Store, the Hyattsville Hardware Co. building is one of the oldest downtown. According to state historical records, the main block was built and used as a carriage […]
A one-time Model T dealership in downtown Hyattsville is getting a new look. Daniel Simon told the Hyattsville Wire that he is remodeling the 5,500-square-foot building at 4327 Gallatin St., […]
A Hyattsville company is building the grandstands for the inauguration. Associated Builders Inc., which is based on Baltimore Avenue in downtown Hyattsville, is being paid $2.84 million to build the […]
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