The Wall Street Journal's Private Properties column led me to today's home in Washington D.C. on Thompson Circle, in the Massachusetts Avenue Heights neighborhood near St. Albans School. The seven-bedroom home was built in 1929 and has a classic exterior. It was built by Christian Heurich, a brewmaster, as a wedding gift to his daughter. Real estate developer R. Donahue Peebles and his wife, Katrina bought the 0.35-acre property in September for $5.9 million. The couple landscaped, added a laundry room, a wine cellar and finished the basement and look to have given the entire place a bright white coat of paint. It is listed at $8.3 million.
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8-23-2008 @ 2:27PM
hs said...
Yuck. Love the gracious and classic exterior. But it clashes hard with an interior that's as cold and uninviting as a hospital.
I can only imagine how beautiful the woodwork was before the owner whitewashed the warmth right out of it.
If you want to live in a stark environment like that, buy a contemporary.
Why not paint the entire house white?
How about spray painting the entire yard white while you're at it?
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8-23-2008 @ 2:28PM
Johnny said...
great house, but I find the interior a bit cold and un-inviting,,
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8-23-2008 @ 3:14PM
Joe Manausa - Tallahassee Real Estate said...
I have to agree with Johnny. The interior needs some serious help for the price tag on this house. While there is plenty of great space, it lacks warmth. I think a stager is in order on this one. Good luck.
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8-23-2008 @ 3:27PM
CK Dexter-Haven said...
This house was your Estate of the Day a couple of years ago. I live very close to this house. The current owner bought it from yet another speculator. The first guy did the painting. The second (current) guy didn't add quite as much as claimed. Mostly the California Closests and the furniture. The wine cellar and finished basement were already there. (I have been inside a couple times...gotta keep up with what happens in the neighborhood.)
This is just about the ONLY house in Mass Ave Heights that lacks a pool. Although the yard is sufficient to it, building one on a hill would be expensive, even for someone with the cash to live here.
A much nicer house, right next door, just sold for six million two weeks ago.
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8-23-2008 @ 3:44PM
Deidre Woollard said...
Right you are as always, C.K.! The 2006 EOTD listing is here, http://www.luxist.com/2006/06/23/washington-dc-estate-estate-of-the-day/
I agree, it does not appear that a great deal of work has been done when you compare listing pics.
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8-23-2008 @ 8:15PM
B.E.B. said...
A prime example of how not to put contempary interiors in a classic home.
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8-24-2008 @ 5:13AM
T. Leeflang said...
EWWWWWW!!!!!
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