Have ideas about an important person, place, or event in Ward 5 that should be the subject of a commemorative work (such as a plaza, sculpture, plaque) recognizing the significance/contribution of the individual or event to local history?

The DC Office of Planning has extended the deadline to submit nominations for the Ward 5 Commemorative Works Project to July 7, 2023.

Submit your nominations at https://www.publicinput.com/cwtap#4.

Wards 4, 5, 7, and 8 have the lowest number of commemorative works in the city, so OP is working with partners like The Parks Main Street to assist with the process for identifying subjects and sites for commemorative works and the design process for works in those wards.

See Ward 5 Commemorative Works Project Meeting #1 Presentation

Some subject ideas mentioned in previous community meetings include the freeway fights in the 1960s, the family behind a Black-owned piano manufacturing company called Shadd Pianos, the architects and the inspiration behind the original Lamond-Riggs Library (brothers Charles & Robert Bryant and Lillian Huff), and the impact of the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association.

Let your neighbors know about this project. Submit your nomination by July 7.