NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE OVERVIEW
Year Built
1870s-1980s
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D. Vogt, 2022
Documents
History
New Hampshire Avenue forms the eastern border of the Historic District. At some point, New Hampshire Avenue was widened, according to a neighbor's recollection, and this changed the the "feel" on the homes along the block.
At the southern end of New Hampshire Avenue, there are three groups of five row houses, each built between 1885 and 1890. These colorful groups present a variety of architectural features including decorated cornices, bay windows, brickwork designs, arches, and landscaped front yard areas.
The first group of houses (800 to 810 New Hampshire Ave.) were built in 1890 by Frank Carver and designed by Charles Burden, the same team responsible for the row of houses at 801 to 821 25th Street. These houses all appear to be individual small cottages, but are all variations on the same theme.
The next group (812 to 818 New Hampshire Ave.) were developed in 1885 by R.A. Beuchler. The Arc Hotel in the middle of the block, built as the Channel House Apartments in 1960 that contained the restaurant, The Intrigue, breaks the link of historic row houses.
The next group of houses (828 to 844 New Hampshire) was developed by Samuel Norment and built by J.H. Grant in 1886- this development rounds the corner and continues to 2416 I Street. The corner of New Hampshire and I Street holds the large yellow brick Fitzgerald House, which was a dwelling with a market operated by immigrants into the 20th century.
Resident/Owner
Recollections
Source Material
FBA History Project, "Foggy Bottom's Grandest House." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/2
FBA History Project, "Architectural Variety on New Hampshire Avenue." Clio: Your Guide to History https://theclio.com/tour/2098/14
A streetscape of New Hampshire Avenue rows with the yellow Fitzgerald House on the right. (D. Vogt, Dec 2022)
A winter 1983 streetscape view of the New Hampshire rows from the H Street corner. The corner house (left side) was painted white in 1983. (EHT Traceries, Nov. 1983)