I just listed an absolutely amazing house!  It’s “Rosedale Cottage”, and I feel totally honored to have been selected to market this place.

It's built on property whose ownership dates back to 1793.  

George Washington’s aide-de-camp, General Uriah Forest, built his home on what he called the Rosedale estate, a farm of about 1000 acres.  His large farmhouse was the first dwelling in one of Washington's chicest neighborhoods, now known as Cleveland Park.  While the date of the cottage’s construction is not established, it was probably built around the turn of the century (though we're not certain which one), and served as a guest house for Rosedale visitors.   While I don’t plan to include this information on the fact sheet, the home was constructed on the site of the farm’s pig barn.

My sellers, a couple who are both Washington journalists, have some wonderful old (actually very old) photos that I’ll post tomorrow.  They very carefully renovated the house with great respect for its history.  The kept the original oak floors, and most of the doors are really old and have their original hardware.  And it has wonderful views of the National Cathedral from the livingroom and master bedroom.

Yesterday, I went with Piers Lamb, our office art director for a photo shoot.  I took a this picture on my little point and shoot.  Tomorrow, I'll post the pro's photos from his shoot!