The Eastern Market is a public market in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., housed in a 19th century brick building. It is located on 7th Street SE, a few blocks east of the U.S. Capitol between North Carolina Avenue SE and C Street SE. The Eastern Market, on the National Register of Historic Places, is a treasured part of Capitol Hill surrounded by shops, restaurants, and night spots. Badly damaged by an early-morning fire on April 30, 2007, the market building reopened on June 26, 2009. Whether you are a Hill Staffer or a stay at home mom, you will love shopping for fresh vegetables and great cheese at the Market.
Eastern Market also marks a smaller and VERY POPULAR community within the Capitol Hill neighborhood by serving as an anchor point for other nearby stores and restaurants. It is served by a nearby eponymous stop on the Washington Metro Blue and Orange Lines. There are currently approximately 25 homes on the market in the Eastern Market area, ranging in price from $2,050,000 to $514,000. With the proximity to the Capitol, the metro, and all the shops and restaurants, this is one of the first neighborhoods on Capitol Hill to see the creation of luxury homes consistently selling over $1 million. Happily, there still are opportunities for first time home buyers or people downsizing into smaller and charming homes!
FEATURED LISTING - 523 7TH ST SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003
Listed by Prudential Carruthers, 523 7th Street SE is a 3591 Square Foot three level beauty with a master suite and two other bedrooms, three and a half baths, a den, solarium, cooks kitchen, separate dining room, and breakfast room. If you are looking for a cozy way to spend a winter evening, you can curl up in front of the fireplace in the living room or the master bedroom. Located in the true Historic District, this dream home is one of Capitol Hill's Crown Jewels and has been featured four times on the Capitol Hill House & Garden Tour. Everyone loves the artful of warmth and intimacy found in a family home with the stately elegance of an ambassadorial residence. Rarely do you find a home of this size on a 4365 Square Foot lot near the Eastern Market with room for terraces, lush gardens, a POOL and a THREE CAR GARAGE!
FEATURED RESTAURANT - MONTMARTRE at 327 7th Street SE
In this time of turkey overload, my taste buds turn to French food as an alternative! Montmartre is a classic French bistro tucked away on 7th Street, just two easy blocks from the Eastern Market. What better way to end a day of shopping at the market than with an elegant little dinner at Montmartre! Start with a choice of three different styles of mussels or perhaps a Crispy brie salad with pecans, dried apricots and lemon vinaigrette. The last time I was at Montmartre, I had a tough time choosing between the braised rabbit with olives, shiitake mushrooms and creamy linguini with truffle oil, the hangar steak with fingerling potato cream and Brussels sprouts, and the duck leg confit with lentil salad, fennel, arugula and balsamic vinaigrette.
I am not the only person who loves Montmartre! Tom Sietsema said: "Montmartre continues to set the standard for style and substance in the neighborhood. Indeed, it is one of the smartest bistros in the city, its kitchen every bit as forward thinking as those I dined at earlier this year in Paris.
FEATURED SERVICE - The HEALTHY DOG STORE
The HEALTHY DOG STORE is the confluence of Bonnie Peregoy's love of dog's beauty and brains. Bonnie says "It is
dedicated to the customers who through the years have entrusted me with their best friends; dropping their precious pets off at my door and blindly trusting me to handle them with care and concern. To the wonderful dogs and cats who have passed through those doors, and have patiently waited for me to learn their language, so I could listen to them. And to my own dogs, who have kept me company on this journey, and taught me that language."
Bonnie's Dog and Cat Grooming has 30 years experience working with dogs and cats. They specialize in grooming Drop coated breeds such as Shih Tzus, Afghan Hounds, Maltese, Yorkies, Lhasa Apso, terriers like West Highland White Terriers (“Westies”), Airdales, Welsh Terriers, Schnauzers, Wheaton Terriers, Scotties (Scottish Terriers), Cairn Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers Spaniels and Setters: Cocker Spaniels, Irish Setters, Welsh or English Springer Spaniels, Non shedding (Hypo allergenic) breeds with scissor trims: Bichon Frise, Poodles, and Designer dogs: Cockapoos, Peekapoos, Labradoodles, and Golden doodles.
FEATURED EVENTS - CAPITOL HILL GROUP MINISTRY
With Thanksgiving coming rapidly upon us, we should all try to do something kind for another person. If you don't have any ideas where to start, then you should call the Capitol Hill Group Ministry, which offers many opportunities for you to get involved and make a difference for the families they help. Check out these upcoming events and consider lending your support:
Thanksgiving Food Basket Drive
They make it easy to help provide a nourishing meal for a family in need this Thanksgiving.
Click above for more information or call (202) 544-0631.Christmas Adopt-A-Family Program
Sponsor a family by yourself or with a group of friends to provide Christmas gifts for children who otherwise wouldn’t have any this Christmas.
Click above for more information or call (202) 544-0631
Part of a larger, city-wide public market system, Eastern Market was built to provide an orderly supply of goods to
urban residents. It acted as both an anchor to keep residents from leaving Capitol Hill for a neighborhood with better civic services and as a magnet to draw new people. The Market also symbolized the much-desired urbanization of Washington, DC At the end of the Civil War, the city was under pressure to erase it's image as a sleepy southern village or face having the Federal Government removed. Eastern Market became part of the attempt to reshape the city's image and became the first city-owned market to be built under the public works program of the 1870s.
Eastern Market benefitted from the diligent research of Adolf Cluss who made a specialized utilitarian structure based on the prevailing ideas for market design. Among them were a lofty one-story space with an open plan, stall arrangement, natural light, easy access and exit, ventilation and no heat for better storage of perishable items. The Italianate style used by Cluss in the South Hall was useful for handling the many windows and doors typically found in market buildings. As Capitol's Hill's population spread in the early 20th century, the pressure to expand Eastern Market mounted. The city's office of Public Works, under architect Snowden Ashford, designed the new addition containing the Center and North Halls in 1908. With its growing importance, Eastern Market was unofficially recognized as the "town center" of Capitol Hill.
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