Programs and Projects

Historic Takoma has a number of ongoing programs and special events throughout the year. From walking tours to searchable archives to redevelopment and restoration planning, Historic Takoma is there. Please browse through these pages for more information and check back for new programs and activities.

Historic Takoma depends on a small army of dedicated volunteers for this work. Please contact HTI for information about volunteering.

• Historic Preservation
  • HTI works actively in the Maryland and DC parts of Takoma to promote and protect the historical and cultural resources of Takoma Park through education and advocacy.
  
  
• HTI Archives
  • The Archives is a searchable repository for a vast array of information about Takoma Park available to the public and to professional historians.
  
  
• Thomas-Siegler House & Garden
  • The former carriage house and garden for the oldest home in Takoma Park MD is maintained by Historic Takoma for exhibits and recreation.
  
  
• Takoma Park Fire Station
  • Historic Takoma was a significant stakeholder throughout the process of designing the new station.
  
  
• Oral History
  • Historic Takoma is creating permanent records of the tales of Takoma that some life-long residents can tell.
  
  
• Education & Outreach
  • Walking tours, children's books, slide shows, and more. The education programs bring past and present Takoma together.
  
  
• House & Garden Tour
  • Every year another Takoma neighborhood opens its homes to the community. Victorian to modern homes and everything in between.
  
  
• Restore Historic Tree
  • A plaque revealed the fact that a 1932 tree dedication was part of a nationwide project to observe George Washington’s 200th birthday.
  
  
• Newsletter
  • Our newsletter, published three times a year, contains a wealth of information about Historic Takoma activities and stories about what Takoma was like over the past century.