georgetown: Georgetown's Old Stone House - 08/11/10 12:01 AM
Georgetown's Old Stone House: 3051 M Street NW
There are plenty of wonderful houses for sale in Georgetown, but this is not one of them!
In 1765, Christopher Layman, moved down to Georgetown from Pennsylvania and started construction on this house. But he died a year later with only the first floor complete. The second owner, a stylish widow named Cassandra Chew, added the second and third floors. It's built out of locally quarried granite
Legend has it that George Washington stayed there while laying plans for the new federal city that would bear his name. And that legend probably … (23 comments)
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georgetown: Stars And Stripes in Georgetown - 07/04/10 03:29 PM
This house made me stop in my tracks for two reasons. First, the brick work over the arched bay window caught me eye. At the same time, the American flag was wafting in the light afternoon breeze, with the white brick in the background.
Here's wishing all of my Active Rain blog buddies a fun and safe Fourth of July!
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georgetown: Friday's Fotos: Georgetown Spire - 12/04/09 09:55 PM
© 2009 Patricia Kennedy. Unless otherwise noted, the content, both written and in pictures, is the property of Patricia Kennedy . If you would like to use this image, please email me (housepat@mac.com) with your request. I'll almost certainly say yes, and ask only that you provide a link back to my original content as well as an acknowledgment. The same thing applies to any other material you see posted here on Active Rain or on any of my other blogs.
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georgetown: Georgetown's Old Stone House - Very Old Stone House! - 11/29/09 01:29 PM
It’s certainly old, built in 1765, The Old Stone House is one of Washington’s oldest buildings – some say the oldest still standing. And the stone structure has served multiple purposes, from workshops and living quarters, to an office for a used car lot.Christopher Layman, a woodworker who moved to Georgetown from Pennsylvania, built the place and lived there with his wife, Rachael, and two sons. They used to first floor as his workshop and the family’s kitchen. The Laymans were poor and lived very frugally. Soon after he finished building his home, Layman died, and a woman named Cassandra Chew … (9 comments)
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georgetown: Washington's Bridges: The Buffalo Bridge - 09/27/09 06:49 PM
Sometimes it's called the Buffalo Bridge, because it has four big old buffaloes, two at each end, that welcome people to Georgetown. And sometimes it's called the Dumbarton Bridge, because when it was built, they had to move Dumbarton House, a huge Federal style mansion, a couple fo blocks west of its original site. Whatever you want to call it, this bridge that links Georgetown and Dupont Circle is one of my favorites in Washington.
It was built between 1914 and 1915 by Glenn and Bedford Brown, a father and son architect team. The design was tricky, because the streets it … (7 comments)
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georgetown: Wordless Wednesday: Washington Harbor - 09/03/09 09:34 AM
Yes, I know! I am a little late with this one. It's a photo I snapped of Washington Harbor in Georgetown, with a view of the Potomac River and, in the distance, Kennedy Center. It's amazing how nice the weather got, and how blue the sky turned, once we left August behind.
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georgetown: Speechless Sunday: Impatients in Georgetown - 08/16/09 02:34 PM
© 2009 Patricia Kennedy. Unless otherwise noted, the content, both written and in pictures, is the property of Patricia Kennedy . If you would like to use this image, please email me (housepat@mac.com) with your request. I'll almost certianly say yes, and ask only that you provide a link back to my original content as well as an acknowledgment. The same thing applies to any other material you see posted here on Active Rain or on any of my other blogs.And of course, if you are thinking of buying or selling a home in Washington, DC or the surrounding area, … (17 comments)
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georgetown: Wordless Wednesday: Jack's Boats in Georgetown - 08/12/09 10:15 AM
Jack's Boats: rent a kayak in Georgetown!
© 2009 Patricia Kennedy. Unless otherwise noted, the content, both written and in pictures, is the property of Patricia Kennedy . If you would like to use this image, please email me (housepat@mac.com) with your request. I'll almost certianly say yes, and ask only that you provide a link back to my original content as well as an acknowledgment. The same thing applies to any other material you see posted here on Active Rain or on any of my other blogs.
And of course, if you are thinking of buying or selling … (10 comments)
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georgetown: The Rose Park Farmer’s Market - 07/10/08 10:58 PM
Now that I’ve learned that some of Whole Food’s organic veggies actually come from China, buying my produce at local farmer’s markets seems like a pretty good idea. So I started off checking out Georgetown’s Rose Park Market, which is open every Wednesday between 4 and 7.
The idea was to pick up some, oh I dunno, healthy stuff. Zuchinni, cucumbers, cherries, raspberries, peaches, maybe some herbs to plant in my “garden” once I pull out all the weeds.
But wait! What is this? Who is this! I am drawn to this table where I meet KarenKay Roberts. And … (12 comments)
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