Historic houses are very soulful places, notes Kim Prothro Williams, an architectural historian with the D.C. Historic Preservation Office.
She says mid-century style homes, those built in the mid 50s to early 60s, are a dying breed in the area. We have noticed that there have been threatened resources, Prothro Williams said. Many mid-century houses are being demolished.
She s conducting a survey to account for this type of architecture: homes with clean lines, flat roofs and asymmetrical profiles. So far, 200 dwellings with some form mid-century style or attitude have been accounted for. Before it s too late, we want to at least collect information on those surviving houses, Prothro Williams said.