The House History Man

The Louise Home on Massachusetts Ave between 15th and 16th Streets William W. Corcoran was well known as a philanthropist in early W...

Most Washingtonians enjoy a working fireplace in their older homes,  but might wonder how it was able to heat the entire structure being ...

4205 Military Road, NW, as seen in the Sears Catalog Hugh M. Sterling applied for and was granted a building permit for 4205 Military ...

The building permit for 201 Maryland Avenue, NE was issued on August 13 th , 1890 to local builder J.W. Swainson, and it was constructed...

2033 G Street, NW Many Washingtonians are familiar with “General’s Row” located on Ft. McNair in Southwest Washington, but the 200 ...

Washington Post, September 9, 1906 The idea of holding a yard or garden contest for urban dwellers might always seem like an odd occur...

With the 2001terrorist attacks in Washington and New York City taking citizens off guard, a few old time Washingtonians during that mont...

Joseph West Moore described government clerks of the day in his 1889 tome coined Picturesque Washington as follows:  “People who ar...

The Hill House, DC: Where Was It Located? When people consider the history of their row house in Washington, they often have the view ...

Grocer Wilhelm Schmidt Like many buildings and houses in the District of Columbia, the well known building on the northeast corner of ...

4826 Davenport Street, NW I love it when a homeowner in Washington, DC contacts us to investigate if a rumor they heard from an old ...

John Edgar Hoover was reportedly born at 413 C Street, SE on New Year's Day 1895 in Washington, DC, to Anna Marie (Scheitlin, 1860...