historic district to claim a tax credit of 50 percent of the cost of renovating their home (up to a limit of $25,000 over five years). Five years later, the D.C. Historic Preservation Office provided $300,000 in $35,000 individual grants to Anacostia residents to help them restore, renovate, and rehabilitate their homes. In 2008, the city increased the budget for the grant program to $900,000. References External links "Anacostia Historic District" at the Washington, D.C., National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary (Web site maintained by the National Park Service) Anacostia Historic District brochure (published by the Office of Planning, Government of the District of Columbia) "Anacostia Historic District." Most Endangered Places for 2005. DC Preservation League African-American history of Washington, D.C. Anacostia Carpenter Gothic architecture in Washington, D.C. Ethnic enclaves in Washington, D.C. Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Italianate architecture in Washington, D.C. Queen Anne architecture in Washington, D.C.