826 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. 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. "
Resident/Owner
@1878 - designed and built by owner, Michael Clancey
- Mary Lamb
1963 - Musedorah W. Thoreson
- Eugene Mondie, Jennifer Mondie
2005 - Jennifer Mondie
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 list
EHT Traceries, historic area house survey and survey, 1983
The Washington Post, "National Symphony Orchestra violinist plays heirloom built by Grandfather," May, 29, 2015
A sidewalk view of house and fencing. (D. Vogt, May 2022
The facade view with side entry steps and metal railing. (D. Vogt, May 2022)
The rows prior to renovations in the 1950s. (GWU Gelman Library)
The sde entry with iron rails. (D. Vogt, Dec. 2022)
The facades of the rows in 1983. (EHT Traceries, Nov. 1983)
FB resident and homeowner Jennifer Mondie performs original works on the 2500 block of I St. The scores were created by neighbor/composer Mike Evans as part of the Arts in Foggy Bottom 2024 walk through the neighborhood. She plays the viola or the National Symphony Orchestra. (2024)