CITIZENS COMMITTEE v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 80-179.

432 A.2d 710 (1981)

CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO SAVE HISTORIC RHODES TAVERN, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, Respondent. Oliver T. Carr, Jr., and George H. Beuchert, Jr., Trustees, Intervenors.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Dobrovir, Washington, D.C., with whom S. Richard Rio, Jr., Washington, D.C., was on the briefs, for petitioner.

Richard B. Nettler, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., argued for respondent. Richard W. Barton, then-Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for respondent. (Respondent adopted the briefs of intervenors.)

Norman M. Glasgow, Washington, D.C., with whom Norman M. Glasgow, Jr., and Carolyn J. Hamm, Washington, D.C., were on the briefs, for intervenors.

Before HARRIS, MACK and FERREN, Associate Judges.


HARRIS, Associate Judge:

Petitioner seeks review of an order of the Mayor's Agent issued under the District of Columbia Historic Landmark and Historic District Protection Act of 1978, D.C.Code 1980 Supp., §§ 5-821 et seq. (the Act), authorizing a demolition permit to allow the razing or relocation of a building located at the corner of 15th and F Streets, N.W., known as Rhodes Tavern.1 In its challenge to the order, petitioner...

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