Guest contributor Dare Johnson Wenzler is a Capitol Hill resident, Realtor and co-owner of First Vine Wine Imports + Sales. This post also appears on her blog Real Estate On (and off!) the Hill. Ever stroll down East Capitol Street, oohing and ahhing over the spectacular “Grand Dame” Victorian houses while practically foaming at the mouth […]
This weekend was one of my most favorites each year on the Hill. It was a weekend when, instead of trying to surreptitiously look through people’s windows or at their gardens, we are all invited inside to get an up-close view courtesy of the Capitol Hill Restoration Society’s 55th Annual House and Garden Tour. If […]
I’m really digging the crop of developer rehabbed houses popping up now, predominately in the NoMa and H St Corridor neighborhoods. These are exciting, vibrant urban neighborhoods. What’s more, since they are not in the official Capitol Hill designated historic district, developers and homeowners have a bit more leeway to do some very interesting things. Case in point, […]
I learned something surprising about myself when I moved to what was a moderately shady intersection of NE in 2001 — I like things to be surprising and a little edgy. So as H Street has developed, with its burlesque dancers, intimate music venues and wide variety of ethnic and theme restaurants, I’ve been rewarded […]
Like everyone else who’s been on the Hill for any length of time (say longer than a couple of hours), I dream of an East Capitol Street address. There’s a lovely home at 1313 East Capitol Street SE that’s been haunting my dreams for awhile. Dream Kitchen – 1313 East Cap Listed at $1,095,000, it’s a 1910 semidetachd […]