Book Offerings

Cleveland Park: Guide to Architectural Styles

by Cherrie Anderson & Kathleen Sinclair Wood$10(member)/$15(non-member)

A guide detailing the architectural styles and building types found in Cleveland Park. Written to help homeowners understand the characteristic features of their houses and plan additions to be compatible with the orginal styles. Drawings by Washington D.C. architect John Wiebenson.

Images of America, Cleveland Park  

by Paul K. Williams & Kelton C. Higgins $20(member)/$25(non-member)

Using archival photographs, this book presents distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today. The six chapters about Cleveland Park are: Early Origins and Estates, The Beginnings of Development, The National Bureau of Standards & the National Cathedral, The Building Boom, Commercial Corridors, and Apartment Houses. This is a must for all Cleveland Parkers and a great gift idea. 128 pages, soft bound.

Tregaron, A Magical Place  by Kristine Larsen

$20(member)/$25(non-member)

This highly-acclaimed publication is a well-researched, photo-laden book about the fascinating individuals who were part of Tregaron and their history from the early twentieth century to the present.

Rosedale  by Louise Mann-Kenney $20(member)/$25(non-member)

This book documents the historical identity of Rosedale, an eighteenth-century country estate, and the life-style of the owner-builder, General Uriah Forrest and his family.

Cleveland Park by Columbia Historical Society

$10(member)/$15(non-member)

This brochure was originally written in 1904, when the Cleveland Park Company retained David Moore & William A. Hill to promote the sale of the property in its new streetcar suburb.