Le Diplomate in Running for Historic Preservation Prize

(Luis Gomez Photos, used by permission)

Popular French Bistro Le Diplomate (1601 14th Street NW) is hoping to add praise for historic preservation to its collection of great reviews.

Le Diplomate in early 2013 (top) and today

Le Diplomate is up for a 2014 District of Columbia Historic Preservation Award.

The award was discussed briefly at the September 9 meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 2F/Logan. The ANC then voted unanimously to write a letter to DC's Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) in support of Le Diplomate's bid for the award.

Le Diplomate opened for business in April.

The previous business operating on the site was a dry cleaner.