Preservation Strategies
The American Red Cross

The District of Columbia Chapter House of the American Red Cross opened in 1953, following a 1947 Congressional act authorizing the Red Cross to use federally-owned land as the site for the permanent Chapter House. The formal, four-story limestone Chapter House, still owned by the Federal government, was designed by the nationally recognized architectural firm of Eggers and Higgins and constructed by the George Hyman Company, under the supervision of the Public Buildings Administration.

EHT Traceries, Inc., studied existing historic landmarks and districts within and surrounding the area to be affected by the proposed construction and relocation of the historic building, and prepared the cultural resource sections of the Environment Assessment Report:

• Identification, research, analysis, and evaluation of the existing resource;

• Analysis of the consequences of the introduction of the new development;

• Identification of measures appropriate to mitigate any adverse effects on the resources that may result from the new development.

EHT Traceries prepared documentation for and worked with the project team during consultations and reviews by the D.C. Historic Preservation Division staff and the Historic Preservation Officer of the National Capital Planning Commission, as well as the National Park Service. EHT Traceries worked with the American Red Cross to fulfill all preservation obligations relating to the Memorandum of Agreement including the preparation of Historic American Building Survey documentation and photographs.