It’s interesting how all the window (except the small porthole) is on the right hand side of the house. Anyone ever see a set up like this before?


This is one of the most ordinary historic homes I’ve ever posted. It is now one of my new favorites.

And mad props to Cultural Tourism for posting signage and making sure this awesome history is not forgotten.


I’ve got a few more historical ones for us this week. This one from Mt. Vernon Sq. near the Convention Center is the Blanche K. Bruce House:

“The Blanche K. Bruce House is a historic house in Washington, D.C.. It was a home of slave-born Blanche K. Bruce (1 March 1841 – 17 March 1898), who represented Mississippi as a U.S. Senator from 1875 to 1881 and was the first African-American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate.”


An interesting one from SW-Waterfront. Some of the back porches on this row actually have a pretty sweet river view:


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