822 25TH STREET NW
Year Built
1878
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D. Vogt, 2022
Documents
History
On the west side of 25th St. (Nos. 822-828) are four relatively plain individual buildings with varying roof heights and greater depth than the houses across the street. No. 822 is a detached, two and a half stories high and three bays wide brick house. It was built in 1878 for P. Hough, in an Italianate style. It has a raised first floor with a brick water table. The windows have angular chipstone bracketed lintels. The yard has an iron fence. The wood cornice is bracketed and dentiled, with a projecting eave.
The house is notable for its depth, with rows of eight windows along what appears to be a rear addition, which also has a separate entrance.
Resident/Owner
1880 - Pleasant C. Hough and family, 1880 Census
1880 - Margaret Bruce, (husband John, deceased); George Lowry, polisher; 1880 City Directory
1880 - George Lowry, publisher, 1880 City Directory
1890 - William Barron, lab; Patrick Barron, clerk; Thomas Barron, bartender, 1890 City Directory
1910 - Lawrence Gredlein, brewer; Richard Schmidt , brewer; 1910 City Directory
1963 - Alexander, Helen and Mary Wiskup,
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
Foggy Bottom News, June 1963, member directory
EHT Traceries, historic area house survey and photo, 1983
U.S. Census, 1880
City Directories
A side view of house with separate entry mid-way back. (D. Vogt, Dec. 2022)
An aerial view of house and back patio area taken from the Plaza. (D. Vogt, Oct 2022)
A sidewalk front view and separate entry door and wrought iron fencing. (D. Vogt, May 2022)
The front views of the housing group. (EHT Traceries, Nov. 1983)
822-826 25tg St during renovations, mid-1950s (GWU Gelman Lib)