826 25TH STREET NW

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. Nos. 824-828 were built in 1886 by John Scanlon, a prosperous saloon keeper.

No. 824 is a plain three story, two bay wide brick rowhouse. EHT Traceries reported that the original doorway was converted into a first floor window (to line up the first floor with the second and third floor windows) and a new doorway squeezed into the space between the new window and the edge of the building.

Owner Jenny Mondie used to live in 18 Snows Court. Later, she moved to 25th Street, where she transforms the front garden depending on the season. The front black iron fence serves as a gallery for all who wish to post favorite poems. The entry alcove is decorated with her original artwork. She joined the National Symphony Orchestra viola section in 1995. Her grandfather, Clair Cline made musical instruments from scavenged wood and makeshift tools at a "World War II prison camp when his plane was shot down over Germany. "