The Cleveland Park Historical Society (CPHS) is the neighborhood’s historic preservation and local history organization, working maintain and enhance the character and strength of Cleveland Park as an historic, multifaceted, urban residential neighborhood.

The Cleveland Park neighborhood developed as a “streetcar suburb” of Washington from the 1890s and contains a remarkable variety of architecture as well as designed and natural landscapes from the 18th to 20th centuries. More about Cleveland Park’s history and links to other resources can be found here.

Everyone is welcome to join CPHS! Join or renew your membership securely online today.

CHPS Design Guidelines for Cleveland Park have been expanded to include the Connecticut Avenue commercial corridor. These new guidelines were reviewed and commented on at the DC Historic Preservation Review Board’s (HPRB) October 2023 session and are posted on the Historic Preservation Office’s Design Historic Districts Guidelines page.

View the Design Guidelines for the Cleveland Park’s Historic Commercial Corridor online here, or download a printable copy.