Next Saturday, the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital will open its doors to the public and welcome the community to what organizers say will be one of the first of many community events to take place on the campus. The Old Naval Hospital was Washington’s first Naval Hospital commissioned by Abraham Lincoln in […]
Hundreds of parents are expected at the annual Mothers on the Hill (MOTH) School Information Night Tuesday, November 15 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Hill Center. For a view into the high stakes drama of choosing educational programs and schools on the Hill, watch the bevy of anxious parents that’s sure to gather and plot […]
If you’re like me, you’ve waited anxiously as the finishing touches have gone up on the property of the Old Naval Hospital. Well, if you’re like me, you mourned for years each time you passed by, imagining what the grand old building, once listed on the National Historic Trust’s List of Endangered Places. The building’s […]
Rendering Courtesy of the Hill Center The Hill Center is moving along a pretty fast clip at this point, and will be up and running in just a month or so. In preparation for their soft open in July, they’ve brought on Wayne Warren to serve as Volunteer Coordinator. If you’re interested in volunteering at […]
There’s been much discussion on THIH about the Hill Center—the reincarnation of the historic Naval Hospital on Pennsylvania Avenue SE. The facility is scheduled to reopen in 2011 after a major renovation and restoration that included modernization of building systems and “greening” the building through design and construction. Designed by DC firm Bell Architects, the […]