Call Box Art Project in Cleveland Park

An exciting new project in Cleveland Park has begun. The 15 antique police and fire call boxes in Cleveland Park are being recycled into public art.

With partial funding from D.C. Cultural Tourism and the Cleveland Park Historical Society, a committee of CPHS members spearheading the project has set plans in place to begin the project. The first phase is to have needed repairs made to the call boxes. Based upon a careful inventory made by the committee, a majority of the 15 call boxes need one or more repairs, that is, cast iron replacement parts fabricated and installed. The cost of replacement parts is not small. Once the call boxes are repaired and then painted, a unique art insert will be created for each box based upon the general theme of "Social and Cultural History in Cleveland Park."

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The Call Box Art Project committee invites you to ask questions plus make any suggestions and /or comments. Additionally, we need substantial additional dollars to support the full cost of this project. We encourage you to contribute to this project, and your contribution is tax deductible. Please call Lois Orr at 966-3537 or send an email to Lois with any questions, suggestions, and comments.

A number of other northwest DC neighborhoods - including Cathedral Heights, Glover Park, McLean Gardens, and Forest Hills – also are in the process of recycling their call boxes.

What follows below is a listing of the 15 Cleveland Park fire and police call boxes by street location.

Call Box	Type	Location
1	police	East side of Connecticut Avenue near Broadmoor garage driveway
2	fire	Macomb Street on north side and Ross Place intersection
3	fire	Porter Street on north side across from 30th Street
4	fire	Porter Street and 35th Street at southeast corner of intersection
5	fire	Porter Street and Wisconsin Avenue at southeast corner of intersection
6	fire	Woodley Road and 35th Street near entrance to Cathedral grounds
7	fire	35th Street and Macomb Street at northwest corner of intersection
8	fire	Newark Street and 36th Street – near entrance to Rosedale
9	fire	Idaho Avenue and Quebec Street intersection
10	police	Reno Road and Quebec Street at northeast corner of intersection
11	fire	2941 Newark Street near the street
12	fire	Highland Place and Ashley Terrace at northwest corner of intersection
13	fire	Newark Street on south side and 33rd Place intersection
14	fire	Connecticut Avenue and Ordway Street at northwest corner of intersection
15	fire	Connecticut Avenue and Macomb Street at northeast corner of intersection at the beginning of service road