5 bedroom house for sale
Washington DC 20003
- Property Type
- House
- Price
- $2,650,000
- Beds
- 5
- Baths
- 3.5
Overview
Seize a rare opportunity to create the home of your dreams on a large scale, in a home with an unusual backstory mere steps to the Capitol (the 4th of July fireworks view from the roof is breathtaking), as well as Eastern Market, Brent Elementary, shopping, dining, and cultural activities, while enjoying an enviable address, and GARAGE parking1st Open Sun 5/5 2-4pm. Opportunity knocks. And this one includes an interesting backstory! 1st time on the market in 40 years, this massive (approx 3900sf on a 2900sf lot) 5BR+ large office/3.5BA gardeners dream home features fabulously tall ceilings and elegant entertaining spaces including huge living room w/wood burning fireplace and pocket doors, coveted main level family room w/built-ins, a banquet-size dining room, huge kitchen w/back stairs, powder room, and large breakfast area overlooking lovely landscaped backyard, a laundry room upstairs, a storage basement, and a huge 2 level GARAGE for 1+cars plus tons of storage on both levels. Awaiting your finishing touches to shine in true Grande Dame splendor, this is a quite unique property, built in two completely different time periods and styles. One of the first buildings in the neighborhood, an 1860s map shows it as a 4-room clapboard structure, likely similar to the neighbors to the west, where it had 8 ceilings, heart pine floors and simple staircase and trim. Then in the 1890s a high Victorian brick addition and bay was built in FRONT of that, with 11 ceilings, 10 doors (including pocket doors), elegant tall windows, 2 fireplaces (1 wood, 1 coal), gorgeous radiators, elaborate woodwork and heart pine floors. Current owners bought from the estate of May Norton, who, after her previous home had been taken by eminent domain for the construction of the Supreme Court, ran 509 East Capitol as the Norton Inn boarding house, bragging in 1937 of a sink in every room. After purchasing, the owners did extensive renovation to the 1860 section: rebuilding the foundation, restoring the original rear staircase, replacing the downstairs windows, raising the ceiling level upstairs, and installing a skylight. In the Victorian part they removed many of those ballyhooed sinks, 6 layers of wallpaper, and installed an AC system on each floor. They also built a large garage w/a 2nd floor storage loft, fronted by a pretty pergola, and designed a BEAUTIFUL garden boasting 2 types of peonies, hydrangeas, roses, anemones, columbine, heuchera, iris, lilies, bleeding heart, ferns, flowering crab, Japanese maple, crape myrtle and a fish pond. Out front a deep yard is bordered by flowering planting beds and mature dogwood trees. More recent improvements include a new boiler and AC compressors, brick repointing, upgraded electrical, waterproofing and crawl space insulation which were done in 2016, and new roof done in 2013. Seize a rare opportunity to create the home of your dreams on a large scale, in a home with an unusual backstory mere steps to the Capitol (the 4th of July fireworks view from the roof is breathtaking), as well as Eastern Market, Brent Elementary, shopping, dining, and cultural activities, while enjoying an enviable address, and GARAGE parking. Yes, you CAN have it all!
Details
- Beds: 5
- Baths: 3.5
- Price: $2,650,000
- Reference No.: 71536905
- Area: 3,526 sqft
Location
Washington DC 20003
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