Robert Pohl worked for many years as a computer programmer but recovered from that and became a full time stay-at-home dad. With his son now in school, he has expanded his horizons and become a self-taught historian. He has written books about his house as well as Emancipation in the District of Columbia. You can reach Robert at Robert[at]thehillishome.com
Presidents don’t tend to spend much time on Capitol Hill: A brief stop to speak to Congress, or possibly to twist a Congressperson’s arm, sure. But they don’t live there – after all, not only do they have their own house, but it would be unseemly for the head of the Executive branch to spend […]
Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to chat with one of the builders who worked on many of the Capitol Hill houses that were fixed up during the 60s and 70s. Watch this space – and the Hill Rag – for more on him and his family, but one of the houses he mentioned […]
I have written before of the Old Capitol, both here and in my book , particularly its original use as a temporary building for use by Congress while their real building was rebuilt, as well as its use as a prison during the Civil War; but I came across a short article the other day that […]
Numerous times when I’ve shown people my Capitol Hill scandal book, people comment that it appears fairly thin for that. I explain that it’s volume 1 of many. Today’s story was one of many that may make its way into volume 2.
Continuing our look at manufacturing on the Hill, we turn now brick-making. Remarkably, there used to me many of these businesses in DC, including one on the Hill. I say ‘remarkably,’ as there was little to be gained from having the manufacturing site close to the place where they would be used. Nonetheless, for many […]