Before & After ~ From Abandoned House to Affordable Workforce Housing!
Before photo: Martin Austermuhle, after: Bright MLS.
This restoration was done in Anacostia, Washington, DC, by the non-profit L’Enfant Trust’s Historic Properties Redevelopment Program. Their mission is historic preservation, focusing on very distressed properties.
The restored houses are sold to moderate-income families such as teachers, health care workers, and government employees that serve the community but are often priced out of the DC’s expensive housing market. You can read more about this organization’s impressive work on its website: lenfant.org
Historic preservation is sometimes portrayed as something only the wealthy benefit from, gentrifying neighborhoods and pushing out poor residents, often people of color. While there is some basis for such claims historically, that is far from the whole story.
In-depth research by Place Economics and others has documented that historic districts often contain higher concentrations of affordable housing than other areas of a community. Preservation is not all about the architecturally significant mansions of wealthy people.
“Restoring Your Historic House, The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners” is filled with information to help restore historic houses, whether modest or grand.
Signed and personalized copies of the award-winning and bestselling 720-page hardcover book are available directly from the author in our online shop at YourHistoricHouse.com/shop/.
Our shop also carries select preservation and restoration titles by other authors. Save on cost and shipping with our multi-book Combo Packs!
© Scott T. Hanson 2025.
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