The House History Man

Saturday, December 05, 2020

From Barber Shop to Shoe Shop to $1 Million House: 605 Constitution Ave NE

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The owners of the vacant lots where 605 (right) and 607 (left) Constitution Avenue were to be constructed, Filippo Di Bella and Letterio Cia...
Saturday, November 28, 2020

Another Tiny House on Capitol Hill

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Continuing our little house obsession   since writing about 302 12 th Street, SE , (160sf), we turn to the other 12 th Street, this time i...
Thursday, June 25, 2020

Is This The Smallest House in Washington, DC?

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Have we stumbled onto the smallest house in Washington, DC?   Measuring just ten feet wide by sixteen feet deep, and only one story in hei...
Saturday, May 09, 2020

The True Reformer Building at 1200 U "You" Street, NW

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Anyone walking along U Street can see the name True Reformer Building on the side of 1200 U Street, but few realize the significance of ...
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I have an educational background in Historic Preservation, having attended both Roger Williams and Cornell Universities. After a five year stint as a civilian in the Air Force running a very cool historic preservation grant program, I formed my own business in 1995 researching and writing up house histories in Washington, DC. I renovated the house at 1800 Vermont Ave, NW, and had it designated a National Historic Landmark before I listed the entire neighborhood as a historic district. I headed up Dupont Main Streets beginning in 2008 (remember the recession?), and began as the President of Historic Congressional Cemetery in 2012. My husband and I and our two cats live on Capitol Hill near the cemetery when we are not living aboard our Beneteau 473 sailboat in Baltimore during the extended sailing season.
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