This is a really unusual one found not far from the Van Ness area. I’m guessing it was built in the 60s? 70s? I know it’s not the greatest photo but from what you can tell do you dig the style?
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Architecture
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This is a great big standalone house with a sweet wrap around porch but what I really liked were the dormers up top. Do you like the contrasting colors?
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This is located off Rhode Island Ave. in Bloomingdale. I dig this corner lots. And of course I’m also a fan of fire escapes. Don’t you dig the fire escape?
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Super fresh details.
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You can see what it looked like in December here. I think the brick looks pretty good. What do you think of the overall look of the building?
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I really like the Spanish tile roof and the double bay window.
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This building is located at 1315 K Street, NW. It has one of the most amazing facades I’ve seen in the city. I think today it is part of a hotel but does anyone know the origin of this building?
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Definitely makes me think of the south a bit.
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Ah, it’s been a while since I’ve seen I’ve seen one of these. I was fortunate to talk to the owners of this home in Bloomingdale who were super nice. It turns out that they have been working on this door and vestibule for over a year and it’s still a work in progress. It looked pretty amazing to me. They told me that originally there was an old red front door and the vestibule had linoleum floors with the sides covered in artificial brick. I’d say they did a pretty fantastic job. The owner told me he found his new front door (circa 1910 or so) in New Jersey and had a gentleman from the stripping workshop fix it up. If anyone else is looking to fix up their front doors the stripping workshop is located at:
411 New York Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-544-1470
Awesome, yeah?
So let me take this opportunity to make another call for photos from your home improvement photos. It can be a door, a kitchen, bathroom, anything. Email me photos to princeofpetworth (at) gmail (dot) com
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Holy cow, this one is unbelievable. Check out the details. Too good. Anyone recognize it?
