top of page

817 25TH STREET NW

Year Built

1885

Click photo below to see full sized image.

unnamed.png

D.Vogt, 2022

Documents

History

This is one of four typical Foggy Bottom row houses (815-821 25th St.). They were built in 1885 by Frank Carver, with architect Charles Burden, who also were responsible for 801-813 25th Street and 800- 810 New Hampshire Avenue. This group of houses is simpler than those other houses, which demonstrate more ornamentation and variety.

Nos. 815-821 are two story, two bay brick rowhouses with flat facades and brick arches over doors and windows. A single bracketed, corbelled cornice runs the length of the units. All doors are on the right and retain their transoms.

No. 817 has 888 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths. It sold for $507, 000 in 2004 and was listed for $880,000 in summer of 2023.

Resident/Owner

Recollections

Source Material 

FBA History Project, Foggy Bottom Historic District Walking Tour, "Story Book Row and Foggy Bottom's "Octagon" House." https://theclio.com/tour/2098/12

EHT Traceries, historic area house survey, 1983

A sidewalk view of the house, stairs and low retaining wall. (D. Vogt, May 2022)

A view of 25th and H Sts. (FBNews, 1966)

bottom of page