Comments on: Good Deal or Not? Weekly Wed. House Porn – “Victorian gem built in 1871″ edition

By: Dave Roffman

Dave Roffman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:42 +0000

What the hell is a “house porn home”?
I never heard that phrase before? Is it some new realtor lingo?

By: Jerry A. McCoy

Jerry A. McCoy — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:28:16 +0000

According to the file for this address in the Georgetown Branch Library’s Peabody Room, the listing price in August 2011 was $2,350,000. In 1958 it was on the market for $60,000.

By: anongardener

anongardener — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:57:59 +0000

In 1990 me and a friend went to the open house for 3405 N St – the other half of this house. It was for sale for 1.2 million. The place was huge and over the top in an 80s kind of way. But really really nice. And i think i remember there was parking.

By: janeh

janeh — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:24:25 +0000

The house is gorgeous, but the problem is that it is way too close to the university. There will be drunk students making noise outside your door all night, every night. I think that is probably hurting property values in the area, truthfully.

By: dreas

dreas — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:28:44 +0000

I don’t like the fussiness of the kitchen cabinets–all that detailed molding and trim is just not my taste. I don’t like the open master bath, either, and the first thing I’d do would be to enclose it. But overall, that’s a really lovely, charming house that has a lot of great spaces without seeming cold or overly fancy. Not at all what I expected in a house that looks like that from outside!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:18:26 +0000

Having lived in Georgetown for 2 years, you’d be shocked at how many of the houses/condos there do NOT include parking. Even big houses!

By: FSt.

FSt. — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:18:11 +0000

You could just have the servants light up the fire place when they draw your bath…..

By: smilla

smilla — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:03:52 +0000

(Sorry, not a clawfoot tub.)

By: smilla

smilla — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:02:45 +0000

That was my first thought, too, after seeing the photos. Price is surprisingly low! Love this house, inside and out, though I agree with wdc about the open bathroom in the master. Brrr! Plus not a fan of either green tile or clawfoot tubs.

By: caroline

caroline — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:40:35 +0000

It looks absolutely charming. If I were in the market for a house porn home, this is exactly what I’d go for: Victorian, not ridiculously large, and in an area where you don’t have to drive everywhere. Those palatial houses in the Palisades really don’t do much for me.