Last year I posted a photo of one of my favorite homes in the Brookland neighborhood of DC. Although in poor condition, the home has always been a total charmer. Built in 1901 and designed by architect Edward Woltz, this home was bought last year by a local developer after it's long term owner passed away. A few weekends ago it was featured in the Washington Post and one has to admire the slick new home that they created out of it which is now on the market for $899,000. Of course, this does not sit too well with me as the original charming historic home has been totally erased and will no longer be there for people to enjoy. I wonder what the DC government was thinking or doing when they allowed this remodeling to go on. It is a prime example of a developer taking a fantastic historical property and significantly alter the character of the home in order to monetize the property. Well, there you have it. The home is still mostly round but everything that was original about the property is gone. The original layout, interior, windows-you name it, is no longer there.
In order to make the home larger and more palatable to the high end buyers now relocating to the District the developers put a hideous addition on the rear of the home that has destroyed the ascetic beauty of what was a totally round home. Don't get me wrong, this is a nice modern home and somebody is bound to jump on it. The Brookland neighborhood just like most of the District is a very hot market. However, whoever buys this home will never have the satisfaction of owning a real historic property. That home is gone forever and it just make me sad.
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