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A Community Exploring Its Past

The Overbeck Project preserves and publicizes the history of the Capitol Hill community by recording the recollections of its longtime residents, presenting history lectures and promoting historical research.

Lecture Series

Mott's Modern Plumbing, 1914

Comfort and Conveniences in Capitol Hill Row Houses

Lecture By :
Alison K. (Kim) Hoagland
November 10, 2025
How did the historic row houses of Capitol Hill accommodate the introduction of modern heating, lighting and plumbing facilities and what do these conveniences reveal about ideas concerning public health?
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In Memoriam

Rick Hamecs 1951 - 2024

The Overbeck Project notes with sadness the passing of Rick Hamecs. Rick was among the first project volunteers in 2001 and served as our pioneering webmaster. He was a supporter of the Overbeck Project for the remainder of his life.
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