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Spirit of Holly Avenue

Sunday, May 4, 20141 – 5 pm

This year’s Tour explores the “Spirit of Holly Avenue,” one of our oldest streets. It honors Holly’s unique essence and its residents, past and present — a micro-cosm of Takoma Park itself. The word “spirit” has many meanings:

A connection with nature – From its 1883 beginning, Takoma Park was connected to nature with B.F. Gilbert’s vision of a “Sylvan Suburb” of Wash-ington, each street named after a tree. Filled with trees, creeks, and rolling green hills, the vision is still evident today. As a “Tree City, USA,” Takoma Park still celebrates its green origins. Natural building techniques and green landscaping are showcased at House #2.

The Dragon totem at House #3 represents the forces of nature. According to Chinese legend, some dragons possess great powers that allow them to make rain and control floods. Rather than depicting a “pearl of wisdom” on its head,the owners substituted a globe to strengthen the natural connection.

Gardening connects with nature. B.Y. Morrison, the first director of the National Arboretum and creator of more than 300 varieties of Glenn Dale azaleas, grew up at House #6. As an adult, Mor-rison purchased three lots on Holly to grow his plants and generously shared them, particularly at Houses # 10 and #11. Morrison was the impe-tus for Takoma Park’s label “Azalea City.”

A sense of place – Strolling down Holly is an architectural journey through time! Five 19th Century Victorians are on the Tour: (#1, #2, #4, #5 and #6). The boundary of Gilbert’s land ex-tended only a short way to House #7 and the be-ginning of Sarah Brashear’s large tract of land, developed in the early 20th Century. The earlier Queen Anne style gives way here to Craftsmans (#7), Dutch Colonials (#8), Four-squares (#9), Mid-Century Modern (#11), Tudors — and one with a unique Deconstructivist-style addition (#12).

Welcome to the 41st annual Takoma Park House and Garden Tour, presented by Historic Takoma.

Spirit of Holly Avenue

Enjoy other carvings of Heron, Bear, Koi and Wild Thing, and meet the artist, Jim Calder.

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The beautiful Holly Avenue of today is a survi-vor of the turmoil of the 1960s and 1970s thanks to its residents. Under the banner, “Preserve it or Lose it,” the legendary Sammie Abbot (#11) led the fight to save thousands of homes from de-struction by the defeated North Central Freeway and other entities including Metro. In 1970 when Hal and Frances Phipps arrived (#6), they realized that houses on Holly were at risk from neglect by absentee landlords. A gang roamed Holly Avenue setting fire to homes (#9). Metro began demolishing houses and trees on Eastern, and nearby residential property on the “tree streets” was planned for commercial high-rise. With no restrictions on demolishing historic homes or cutting trees, speculators razed Victo-rians (one such casualty was the “parent” house

next to its surviving “marriage house,” #2 on the Tour). Frances fought for 15 years to stabilize and protect her neighborhood, restoring some of the earliest Takoma Park houses. Her successes on the Tour are Houses #1 and #6, and the Cady-Lee mansion, where tickets are sold today. A need to reform – Fighting injustice is a pervasive thread in Takoma Park. With the leadership of Mayor Abbott (#11), we became a Sanctuary City for political refugees, a Nuclear Free Zone, established rent control, and en-couraged public participation through citizen advisory committees. Meet Jamie Raskin of Holly (#5), the first Maryland State Senator elected from Takoma Park (D20). A professor of constitutional law at American University Washington College of Law, he is also Majority Whip and Chairman of the Montgomery County Senate Delegation. More than 75 of Jamie’s bills have become law. A circle of community – At the Refreshment Stop, greet Jo Hoge of Holly at the exhibit on Girl Scouts, celebrating their 100th year here. She re-ceived an award by the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital for her 38 years as a leader. Across from refreshments, visit David Lamar at the mural entitled, the “World Turtle.” David is Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop #33 in its 94th year, following in the footsteps of the beloved Don Patti.And finally, the spirit of our ghosts takes a bow! Discover the mirror in House #5 that the Raskin children know can channel Victorian spirits during séances…. — Historic Takoma, May 2014

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7105 Holly Avenue Karen and Russell Pittman (First, second, third floors and lower level, garden)

This graceful Queen Anne style Victorian was constructed circa 1884. A century later, it had fallen into serious disrepair. In 1994, Frances Phipps transformed it from a group house back into a single family home, me-ticulously restoring its former beauty. She preserved most of its original material. The Phipps team received a Montgomery Preser-vation Award; the house is designated as an “Outstanding Resource” in the Takoma Park Historic District. The Pittmans purchased the property in 1995.This house is all about space optimization and math challenges. Removal of two walls cre-ated a family room, filled with the art of Timothy Pittman, which now communicates with the kitchen. A clever angular double door closet in this area serves both rooms. A renova-tion by Case Design/Remodeling in 2010 transformed a small, inefficient kitchen into one with attractive and efficient workspace, more storage and comfortable breathing room, demonstrating Case’s problem solving and carpentry skills with constrained spaces. An adjacent sunroom now communicates with the kitchen, and a breakfast nook is a delight. The result is sensitive to the historic home. Upstairs, another challenge involving a master bathroom was beautifully surmounted in 2012 by Jonathon Orrigo of Elegant Environments (ad page 11). Jonathon creatively redesigned and rebuilt the entire room to accommodate a new, large walk-in shower, a clawfoot tub, a new storage area and narrow fixtures. Elegant Environments also painted the entire house interior and exterior. The finished third floor attic accentuates pocket windows, nooks, and crannies. A new stair-well was built to allow access, and the bathroom was added by Elegant Environments, again a math challenge. Exit the finished lower level and enter the deep backyard gardens, shaded by a massive oak tree, from the deck stairs.

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7108 Holly Avenue Beth Knox and Bill Hutchins (First and second floors, garden)

The “rainbow house” showcases Natu-ral Building on a grand scale, thanks to the vision of eco-landscaper Beth Knox (Greener Than Green Gardens, ad page 16) and eco-architect Bill Hutchins (Helicon Works, ad page 19), who de-signed and built the addition.The spacious Gallery Room is the orig-inal 1889 house, built as a “marriage house” for a daughter. The soaring roof-

line ceiling delights, as does the luminous lazure wall painting done by Bill. Move from past to present where natural building techniques demonstrate the artful use of salvaged, surplus and natural waste material. The visual effect is rustic, organic, comforting. The environmental effect is stupendous. Salvaged material surrounds you. A staircase railing made from scrap metal once func-tioned as sieves for separating gravel sizes. Salvaged wood is on the walls. Logs form structural columns. Kitchen cabinet face panels from local maple boards were cut in half on a band saw, assembled in a rippling pattern. The Mud Room shows the combined beau-ty of materials from Community Forklift: wooden walls, Vermont slate on the floor, and two doors from the Pentagon. Walls inside and out are softly irregular due to straw bale construction. Covered with earthen clay, coated with lime plaster in wet areas, they have no straight lines, mirroring nature. A “truth window” in the Bed Bay Room displays the straw that provides superior insulation with no toxins. Upstairs, a master bedroom with silk and hemp ceiling cushion-ing provides a peaceful womb-like effect. Bathrooms are filled with Community Forklift materials. A sleeping porch overlooks Beth’s garden pond, designed to catch runoff and create a bog. Landscaping with native plants brings nature home. Energy saving green roofs, solar panels and a corn burning stove complete the picture.

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7201 Holly Avenue Louise Jung and Lewis Morris (Garden Only)

Nowhere can spirit be found more strongly than in the art of master woodcarver Jim Calder. The spiri-tual aspects of Jim’s work abound in the remarkable gardens of Louise and Lewis, where visitors can experience an astounding and famous Dragon, accompanied by Bear, Heron, Koi, and “Wild Thing.” Jim has been dis-tinguished and honored by receiving countless awards and champion-ships. He is a world-recognized wood carver, sculptor, artist, painter, andvisionary with comical as well as serious works, as can be seen in this yard today!

Jim’s technique with wood, his favorite medium, involves a rough carving first in a dead tree or stump with chainsaw, followed with skill using hand knives, goug-es, and chisels. His talent runs deep, having been recognized as a Master Carv-er at the age of 16. He comes from a family line that includes sculptor and paint-er Alexander Calder, who is famous here for a 76-foot long mobile, the icon of the National Gallery’s East Building. Jim also works with marble, clay and rock.Jim Calder the man is intertwined with and inseparable from his art. His greatest joy is teaching the art of wood carving to all, especially children, who learn the fundamentals with sweet potatoes! As are so many artists, Jim is a teacher at the most fundamental level, encouraging an appreciation of and a connection with nature through the matrix and sub-ject he selects. He is indeed the “Wizard of Wood.” Jim’s special love of Takoma Park means that his work can be discovered here in many places, including a bench in Belle Ziegler Park.Jim will be present on the day of the Tour to talk about his carvings.

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7207 Holly Avenue Brigitte and Timothy Searchinger (First and second floors, garden)

This lovely folk Victorian in the Queen Anne style was built circa 1887 by John Kinnear, a former mayor. As you come up the front porch, note the hallmark Chippendale-style front rail-ing, and an original milk bottle box with venti-lation holes, now a mailbox, by the front door. This home, an “Outstanding Resource,” was purchased by Brigitte and Tim in 2009.Inside, prepare yourself for the sense of discov-ery in going from old to new that brings joy to owners Brigitte and Tim every day. The sur-prise unfolds upon moving through the origi-nal foyer and two parlors, one with a simple mantel and onate cast iron fireplace guard, into a bright, spacious, modern renovation/

addition encompassing dining room, library, rear living room and kitchen. The design genius of architect Paul Treseder is evident, displaying a genuine marriage of past and present without conflict. The open floor plan provides breathing room. The new windows mirror the grace of the old and spill over with light. The brick chimney adds a rustic feel. Taken together, it conveys the charm of a country house. Enjoy the art of Dagmar Wilson, a founder of Women Strike for Peace in the 1960s and Tim’s aunt. She collaborated with the legendary Sammie Abbott, whose home is also on the Tour.The renovation/addition, completed in 2010, was also intended to bring in the outside with its beautiful view of an ancient holly tree more than 100 feet tall, one of the tallest in Maryland. Upstairs, continue to enjoy Brigitte’s decorating talent. The bright master bedroom suite, with its unique rounded door constructed by Tim, steps down from a generous landing and dressing room from which is also located a sleeping porch. The upstairs view provides a “tree house” effect.

7209 Holly Avenue Sarah and Jamie Raskin (First floor, garden) Jamie and Sarah moved into “Holly Hill,” a beautiful 1890 Victorian, in 1990--the house’s 100th birthday. According to the Raskin children, Hannah, Tommy, and Tabitha, the house is almost certainly haunted.The mir-ror in the front living room is said to channel spirits from the Victorian era, which can be summoned up in a séance.On Halloween, the neighborhood kids gather there to tell terrify-ing ghost stories about old Takoma Park. The first floor is also graced with vintage flowered wallpaper along with Tommy and Jamie’s pi-ano and Tabitha’s harp--which they might be induced to play for you (no promises!). The fireplaces are a favorite feature of the house—perfect for making a fire on a snowy day and telling ghost stories. Other family favorites include the large kitchen and dining room where everyone congregates after dinner, and the sloping backyard that provides a great place to play and has lent itself to many adventures. The backyard also features a gazebo.The house has an amazing political history! The front porch is where Jamie announced his first campaign for the State Senate in 2006, and where he has celebrated his victories with family and friends. The Raskins bought the house from Senator Paul Sarbanes’ Chief of Staff, who was retiring and moving across the country. Parris Glendening made his first Montgomery County appearance here in 1994 when he ran for governor. Other visitors to the house include Senator Sarbanes, Governor Martin O’Malley, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Ross Perot, Jim Hightower, Senator Bernie Sanders, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, and California Governor Jerry Brown. As you leave this “Outstanding Resource” in our historic district, please sign the guestbook and feel free to take a campaign lawn sign or bumper sticker!

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7210 Holly Avenue Frances and Hal Phipps (First and second floors, garden house, garden)

This circa 1890 folk Victorian began with a simple design and few architectural frills. While restoring it and reversing many neg-ative changes, Frances and Hal collected architectural salvage, much in the Gothic Style popular in the 19th Century, for a planned addition. Salvaged doors, win-dows and wainscoting were ultimately in-stalled, including early 19th Century Flem-ish etched-glass doors. Their new shed and Garden House also incorporates salvaged windows. Late 19th Century lighting fix-tures are found throughout the house.Frances and Hal, who have lived here for 44 years, expanded the original house in 1988. The addition includes a ground-level family room and bath; first floor dining room, balcony, and library; and second floor master bedroom, balcony, and bath. Architect Rob Brennan of Brennan + Company Architects, specializing in historic houses, designed the exterior of the addition. The owners love the spaciousness, particularly the library and large dining room/kitchen. The woodwork and porches are just as special. In 1970, there was only one large weeping cherry tree in the yard and several species of holly. The owners put in gardens and planted the saplings from the original cherry tree that now ring the back yard. Enjoy the Garden House, built in 2005.Two famous horticulturists lived here: B.Y. Morrison spent his youth here from 1899 to 1909 before becoming famous as the hybridizer of the Glenn Dale azalea and director of the National Arboretum. He was the impetus for Takoma Park being called “Azalea City.”Jennie and Homer Collar Skeels purchased the property from the Morrisons in 1909. As a botanist at the Department of Agriculture, Homer identified seeds, collected 30,000 sam-ples, and started the U.S. National Seed Herbarium — now the world’s largest, most com-prehensive taxonomic seed collection.

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7218 Holly Avenue Catherine Wakelyn (First floor, garden)

This property is interesting as being the first house along Holly within Sarah Brashear’s Subdivision and thus lies just outside of B.F. Gilbert’s first Takoma Park Subdivi-sion in 1883. This land was not developed until after Sarah’s death in 1898, and this particular property was ultimately sold by her children to a DC real estate investor, who then sold it for development in 1910. As a result, this grand Craftsman style house, built after 1910 and likely in 1912, represents a sharp transition in time from the late 19th Century Queen Anne archi-tectural style (seen next door to the left)

favored in this period, to newer architectural styles of the early 20th Century. Walk up the steps and past the generous porch into the large foyer. It immediately signals its Craftsman roots with a large Mission style chestnut staircase complete with a built-in foyer seat with practical storage space inside. The large rooms and high ceilings display the grandeur of an earlier time. This bright and welcoming house has been the home of Catherine Wakelyn for more than 35 years, and its cheerful spirit always invokes happy memories from visitors who remem-ber experiencing a bit of times past. Catherine has furnished her home with Stickley style furniture in keeping with its architectural heritage.The kitchen is of great interest and delight to old-house lovers and architectural historians in that it still contains its original cabinets, a rarity today. Beautifully paneled, still retaining the original hardware, the hutch-style cabinets with bead board backing run from floor to ceiling, not wasting any space. Original drawers and spice cabinet also remain. Catherine has wisely retained these, a true glimpse of this period that is widely imitated today.

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7300 Holly Avenue Wendy and Peter Lukehart (First and second floors, lower level, garden) This Dutch Colonial style house, built circa 1910, is an example of classical elegance with its stunning architectural features. Wendy and Peter fell in love with it at first sight and purchased it in 2011. It is an “Outstanding Resource” in the Takoma Park Historic District. Magnificent star windows, elaborately patterned leaded-glass panels, and beau-tiful roofline are a treat to the eye when approaching from the street. Generous front porch windows and an oval bev-eled glass front door formally greet the visitor, all part of its classical style. The grand foyer is noteworthy for containing a mantle and chimney. The oak staircase not only directs you upstairs but also into the kitchen, a wonderful feature still preserved. Fluted ionic columns proclaim the classical style and direct you into the living and din-ing rooms, where light abounds. Note the small original pass-through door from the dining room to the kitchen, one of many original features. Upstairs, find a sleeping porch whose original shingles were beautifully matched on the entire house with the skill of Maggio Roofing, a Takoma Park firm specializing in metal roofs.In the 1930s, an addition was added across the entire rear of the house that allowed an expansion of the kitchen in 1992, now a beautiful space. In 2012, Wendy and Peter transformed their lower level into a cozy, rustic media/study area with a textured slate floor and a fireplace that is a mosaic comprised of pieces of travertine. While inviting relaxation, it also practically contains a full bath, storage closet and a laundry room. Peter and Wendy particularly enjoy their dogwoods and azaleas in the spring and the emergence of holly berries in the fall.

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7304 Holly Avenue Carol Hinds (First and second floors)

On a June evening in 1973, Carol Hinds and her family returned home to find Holly Avenue filled with fire trucks and other emergency vehicles. Running two blocks down the street, they saw their home still smoldering and the interior al-most totally destroyed by fire. Kerosene had been poured on the ground floor and set ablaze. Structurally, the house was solid and survived but required massive cleanup and reconstruction. What you see today is a celebration of a new beginning for this house and family, and both relied upon their inner strengths to prevail.Carol moved to Takoma Park in 1966, attracted here by friends who loved to garden. It was a very rough neighbor-

hood in those days. She instantly loved the genuine quality of this house and of Takoma Park with its community spirit. Taken in later by neighbors at a time of crisis, that uniquely supportive spirit of Holly Avenue began a healing process. The exterior of this circa 1905 American Foursquare is little changed with the exception of a now enclosed two story back porch. The interior is totally changed. Inside, the house is very Bohemian in feel, an artist’s home. Carol is a teacher of art history and surrounds herself with art that provides great comfort and connection to family. Her father taught her the value of folk art south of the border, having grown up in a border town in Arizona. Enjoy the colorful folk art here that includes Central American textiles, a rustic Persian rug of camel hair hanging in the front hall, art from Morocco, Mexico, and Haiti. Two stained glass stationary pane windows were made by Carol to replace originals lost in the fire.

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7412 Holly Avenue Orla O’Connor and Andrew Yew (Garden Only) When Orla and Andrew purchased their property in 2012, they discovered that their wooded yard, then engulfed with invasives, contained an elaborate terraced garden with many interesting features that once had been planted with great care and purpose. So began an exciting journey of renovation ably as-sisted by eco-landscaper and neighbor Beth Knox, of Greener Than Green Gardens. Uncovering and renovating those features and watching the garden unfold throughoutthe seasons have been Orla and Andrew’s great joys. Of particular interest is the unique shared landscape with their neighbor’s yard at 7416 Holly, a consequence of both properties remaining in the Yalsic-Abbott families for many decades. The intertwining of the two gardens creates a large, unified communal space of great beauty. Winding paths with quartz edging, old brick walls, and an elaborate 4-tiered design en-hances the beauty of the mature plantings. The sunken garden in the terrace once contained a pile of odd stone that was salvaged with Beth’s assistance and incorporated into steps and a path. An old ruin of a fountain was resurrected and is now a beautiful centerpiece. Enjoy the woodland garden on this property and next door with their lovely plant speci-mens — including camellias, peonies, conifers, hollies, Japanese maples, and long estab-lished azaleas obtained from neighbor B.Y. Morrison. Flowers in the garden won rafts of awards throughout the years at the Takoma Hort Club Spring Flower Show. The redbuds around the yard in the tiered garden may just be finished but the dogwoods and ring of azaleas around the backyard and front border should be in bloom. Orla and Andrew dis-covered a pent-up gardening urge, a consequence of living in a one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan!

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7416 Holly Avenue Kris Henning and Marcus Scott (First and second floors, garden)

This unique two-story Mid-Century Modern house was designed and built in 1952 by brick-layer George Yalsic, who was assisted in the construction by his son-in-law, Sam Abbott, the future Mayor of Takoma Park (1980-85). Mayor Abbott resided here with his wife Ruth Yalsic Abbott during the late 1980s. He turned the garage into a wood-paneled library and reno-vated the upstairs kitchen. The house

remained in the Yalsic-Abbott family for four generations until it was sold to Kris and Marcus in 2011 with the help of realtor Meg Finn. The custom-built house is noted for its solid construction, its outdoor patios and garden walkways, and the profusion of interior doors that radiate from the central dining room upstairs. The interesting upstairs floor plan designed by Yalsic, a Croatian immigrant who lived through the Great Depression, was intended to provide a permanent source of income for his wife Barbara, should she ever need to rent out accessory apartments in the future. Both floors retain their original casement windows, designed to provide optimal air flow and natural light and create a seamless “indoor-outdoor” effect with adjacent patios and gardens. The downstairs kitchen has all of the original cabinets, and all four bathrooms retain the original pastel tile work typical of the Mid-Century era.Both the gardens at this property and next door at 7412 Holly included sumptuous land-scaping, with flower and vegetable gardens that were lovingly maintained through the sea-sons by Barbara Yalsic. The original gardens include dogswoods, azaleas, peonies, irises, hydrangeas, tiger lilies, and raspberries. Many of the azaleas were given to the Yalsics by their neighbor, B.Y. Morrison. The variety of perennial trees, bushes, and flowers continues to maintain its inviting design and vibrant colors over a half century later.

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7418 Holly Avenue Faroll Hamer and Jay Peterzell (First and second floors, garden)

This 1939 Tudor was the first house Faroll Hamer and Jay Peterzell looked at when they were planning to move to Takoma Park in 1984, and knew right away it was the house for them. They were impressed with the deep back yard and its large tulip poplars, as well as the light from thehouse’s many windows, all of which are original. The side addition on this house is Ta-koma Park’s first example of Deconstructivism, built in 1990. Deconstructivism distorts the conventional envelope of a building to convey unpredictability and controlled chaos, an attempt to disassemble the norms of architecture. Here, the diagonals of the new echo and complement those of the old.Inside, the first floor experience was entirely transformed by a masterful rear addition by Chas Poor and Joan Duncan of Studio Partnership Architects in 2000. Conveying a sense of peace and simplicity with its slanted ceiling, skylights and floor of recycled barn wood in varying widths, it is a place that makes you want to linger. Most striking is the ef-fect of the wide sliding doors along the rear, a wall of glass instantly communicating with a lovely shade garden outside. The generous glass door connecting family room to dining room opens up and unifies the entire first floor, creating comfortable space. A chalkboard wall in the dining room invites would-be artists to relax and doodle. Feel free to leave a message! The adjacent kitchen is its original size, and has been updated with a “farm-house” sink, soapstone counters and new cabinetry. Upstairs, enjoy the unique addition’s master bedroom with its soaring ceiling, skylights, unusual windows, and a sliding glass door that opens onto a balcony overlooking the back yard, again connecting with nature.

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Historic Takoma thanks all of the homeowners who so graciously opened their homes and gardens

for the 2014 Takoma Park House and Garden Tour. We also thank the following for their donated time and services:

Bevi Chagnon, DigiPrint Connection, Clair Garman, The Gazette, the HTI Tour Committee (Lorrie Fritz, Pam Holland, Diana Kohn, Lorraine Pearsall, Pierre Perrolle) Mark’s Kitchen,

Now and Then, Sligo Creek Tile Co., Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-Op, Tour Docents.Photography: Art McMurdieProduction: Michele Morgan

Printing: DigiPrint Connection

Historic Takoma wishes to thank the following community-friendlyinstitutions, businesses and individuals for their support of the

2014 Takoma Park House and Garden Tour:Sponsors:

Allied Window, Inc.; Chamberlin-Washington, Inc.; The City of Takoma Park; Ana Maria and Jim Diluigi; Douglas Development Corporation; Galliher & Huguely Associates, Inc.;

Meg Finn of Long and Foster Realtors; Heritage Building and Renovation, Inc.; Judy Kogod of Long and Foster Realtors; Ellen and Art McMurdie; Mindful Decluttering

and Organizing; Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-op; Tenants of Montgomery Oaks Management Inc.; Universal Designers and Consultants, Inc.

Major Donors: Bartlett Tree Experts; Case Design/Remodeling; Catarina Bannier, Evers & Co. Real Estate Inc.; Bennett Frank McCarthy Architects, Inc.; Brennan + Company

Architects; Jim Calder; Community Forklift; Elegant Environments; Seth Grimes and Franca Brilliant; Maggio Roofing; David Maplesden of Long and Foster Realtors; Mozer Works, Inc.; Michele Rosenfeld; Studio Partnership Architects; Paul Treseder;

Washington Adventist Hospital.Donors:

Braitman Design Build; Urciolo Properties.Contributor:

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