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What is historic preservation for?

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May 27, 2021
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I have been a homeowner in the Logan Circle Historic District for years now, and I find complying with the rules to be financially costly, logistically annoying, and antithetical to the District of Columbia’s stated goals in terms of ecological sustainability and housing affordability.

Unfortunately, historic preservation policies are very miscellaneous…

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