I know not all ivy is good for houses but I hear there is one variety that doesn’t harm it so I’m gonna assume this it. I’m also digging the double flower boxes.
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Architecture
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I told ya I found some nice painted ones this week. But looking at the house got me thinking about a Dear PoP that I’ve been meaning to post:
“Dear PoP,
In the end of 2008 I bought a house in the Park View neighborhood. My home was partially updated when I bought it and that included removing the wrought iron bars from the first floor windows and the door. I can see signs they had been there before. I’m getting tired of having to leave the windows closed for them to be locked, especially when I’m dying for a breeze. The constant opening/closing when I come and go is annoying. Additionally, I have my own dog and a rotating cadre of foster pups, and when I do have the windows open I’m sometimes nervous that a screen isn’t going to hold them back. (And, yes, snarky commenter in waiting, my dog is behaved but the nature of fostering can sometimes bring about unpredictable behavior). Is it ridiculous to want to put the bars back on my window (and door?)? Has anyone done this? Can anyone recommend someone? Is it going to be expensive as I’m thinking it is going to be?”
We discussed this issue a bit here but what do you guys think about this particular situation?
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There’s a lot going on here but I particularly liked the metal design at the bottom. I’ve also never seen one like this before.
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It’s been fun watching the progress of this building at 9th and Q Streets, NW. There is a sign that says the condos sales are coming soon. I’ll be sure to list the prices when they and photos inside become available. Here’s what it looked like in Dec. ’08 and here’s what it looked like in March ’09. Come out pretty good, yeah?
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This one from Florida Ave. not to far from the LeDroit Park sign is pretty unusual. I like the bay window on the second floor, though I’m not sure what’s going on with the part that sticks up super high above it. Any function there?
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Back in June we looked at some renderings here. Thanks to PoPville flickr user Rockcreek for uploading the new image. The library is located at 3160 16th Street, NW. Looks like it will fit nicely, yeah?
In other Mt. P images, Rockcreek also found a very cool shot of the buildings at 18th and Florida from 1908. rockcreek writes:
“Newly completed apartment buildings (Albert H. Beers, 1908) on the SW corner of Eighteenth Street and Florida Avenue, NW, 12/12/1908 “Washington Times”.”
These are the buildings that put all the peace signs up in many languages every December.
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I’ll give you three guesses to guess which neighborhood this house is from. It also has a best spot for a morning cup of coffee or mojito. And oddly/happily it had tons of bull sculptures. You can see one peeking out in the above photo. Close ups after the jump. (more…)
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What can I say? I was blown away by the Woodland-Normstone Terrace neighborhood. This construction site was wild? What do you think of the style – thumbs up or down? Or too early to tell? For those curious the architect is Michael Marshall.
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This house is so sick I thought it was a Church. Nope it’s a house. It’s one from the amazing Normanstone-Woodland neighborhood.
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It’s been a while since we’ve judged a building. Walking downtown I was stopped in my tracks. It is located at the corner of 6th and F Streets, NW. It opened Oct. 1st, 2007. There is a conversation with the architect, Jack Diamond, here. You can see some photos inside here. Thumbs up or down? Anyone see a play there?