Established in 2005, RCA is a 501(c)3 non-profit, grass-roots organization comprised of volunteers from the Rosedale & Kingman Park neighborhoods and adjacent communities in Northeast Washington, D.C. RCA was founded to help residents collaborate on health, safety and quality-of-life issues effecting the Rosedale & Kingman Park community.
6.03.2009
Rosedale Historical Neighborhood Walking -tour Photos - 1st Round
Tour Group begins at Rosedale Recreation Center, learns about Rosedale's origin and progression as the City of Washington, DC matures into a "Capitol City"
South-side, 1600 Block of Rosedale Street
South-side, 1600 Block of Rosedale Street
North Side, 1500 Block of Gales Street
North-side, 1600 Block of Rosedale Street
South-side, 1600 Block of Rosedale Street
North-side, 1500 Block of Gales Street
Beth (CHRS), Elizabeth (ANC6A), Necothia (RCA) and Donna (CHRS) at the 1600 Block of Rosedale Street
Dana Discusses Graceland Court Alley Dwellings (Demolished by the early 1960s) & Washington, DC Alley Life
North-side, 1600 Block of Kramer Street
Graceland Court (Between Gales St and Benning Rd), Once had Alley Dwellings (Demolished by the early 1960s)
South-side Kramer Street, Left house is original with a "pop-top" 3rd floor addition, the right house is a new infill building (notice the window locations and brick face patterns (see next photo)
South-side Kramer Street, Left brick field is original "Flemish bond" (structural exterior wall) and the right brick field is a new "running bond" (non-structural facade)
South-side, 1500 Block Gales Street
Gales Street, Tour Group Gathers to Learn about Graceland Court Alley Dwellings
North--side, 1600 Block of Kramer Street
South-side 1500 Gales Street, Wood Frame Duplexes are believed to be the first houses built in Rosedale (circa 1880s)
Tour Group walking along the north-side of 1600 Block Kramer Street
Tour Group along the south-side of Gales Street
Tour Group on the north-side of the 1600 Block of Kramer Street
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