Traveling Bungalow Trailers Need Not Be UGLY!
Feast your eyes on this wonderful “traveling bungalow,” early trailer house, travel trailer or whatever the hell…a miracle of Craftsman architecture and Colonial Revival treatment of the early 20th century. The creator, W.M. O’Donnell, naturally of Detroit, Michigan, leaves no detail undone with particular attention to the elevations of his home: a cladding of wood [...]
Helen Wardman Was Giving Daddy, Harry Wardman A Run For His Money…Washington, D.C.
Do you own a row house in Washington, D.C. that is two stories, features a porch, is Colonial or Spanish Colonial revival, and is within a more semi-urban, neighborhood part of Washington, D.C.? If so, then you just may live in a house that was part of the development and construction of Harry S. Wardman, [...]
Will They Hold Your Horses At The Washington Animal Rescue League Today?
Among the early causes and “entitlement” programs that came about in the progressive age of late 19th and early 20th century American culture was the Washington Animal Rescue League (WARL), founded in 1914. As is obvious in the subject image, the clientele of WARL included animals not likely to be found on the premises today.
Upon [...]
By 1908, The Pocket Door Was Old Fashion…
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Brick Retaining Walls, Fence Types, and Gates with Endless Frills & Furbelows in Fairmont Street
Some paired houses in Fairmont Street, especially those with beautiful steps made of brick pavers, take into consideration collaborating on projects that might be better executed with harmonious design decision, like materials, and visual appeal akin to the houses in the street. Located on a slope, more commonly known in Mount Pleasant, Fairmont Street, NW [...]
Architectural Possibilities of the Small Row House, Washington, D.C.
Architectural Possibilities of the Small Row House, Washington, D.C.
Small Colonial Revival/Federal Inspired Row House, Fairmont Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Single Pane, Faux Leaded Glass, Vinyl Home Depot Door (Painted, defeating the purpose of vinyl). This is a current view of the specimen property.
The historic and/or older built environment of Washington, D.C. largely represents the work of late nineteenth and [...]
How To Ruin A Beautiful Detached House, Washington, D.C.
How To Ruin A Beautiful Detached House, Washington, D.C.
Spanish Colonial/Colonial Revival House,
Upper 16th Street, N.W., 16th Street Heights, Washington, D.C., NW
We often wonder how people can sleep at night after destroying the beautiful in the built environment??? Beautiful homes, magnificent buildings, and all that is interesting is destroyed more and more everyday whether with wrecking [...]
Real Reason for Raised Beds, Ocean City, MD
Real Reason for Raised Beds, Ocean City, MD
1926 View of Raised Gardens and Lawns Along the Boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland
While “raised beds” have their reasons, here and there, they are largely a fashion trend among the those of the “Green” trend in today’s morally correct environmentally concious… Yet there was a time when such [...]
No Alleyway, No Problem…At Least Not In Kearney Street…NE Washington DC
No Alleyway, No Problem…At Least Not In Kearney Street…NE Washington DC
Interesting Residential Garage Building, 1200 Block of Kearney Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
For those fortunate enough to climb, the terraced, uphill urban lots can often make for more private, wind-friendly and, not to mention, architectural living… What better than a Victorian or Four Square atop a [...]
But What Of Their Colonial Revival Garages?
But What of Their Colonial Revival Garages?
Detached, Detached Garage Buildings, 1400 Block of Crittenden Street, NW, Washington D.C.
With the growth of the Federal government came the need for houses in Washington, D.C. While there was certainly much development in the second half of the 19th century, Washington certainly saw a great boom at several points [...]
