• Asking Price $15,995,000
  • 3508 PROSPECT ST NW WASHINGTON, DC 20007

  • 8 Beds 6.5 Baths 7,794 SqFt
  • Single Family Home / Resale (MLS)

Property Details for 3508 PROSPECT ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007

Features

  • Price/sqft: $2,052
  • Lot Size: 18740 sq. ft.
  • Total Units: 1
  • Total Rooms: 14
  • Room List: Bedroom 1, Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3, Bedroom 4, Bedroom 5, Basement, Bathroom 1, Bathroom 2, Bathroom 3, Bathroom 4, Bathroom 5
  • Stories: 3
  • Roof Type: GABLE
  • Heating: 24
  • Construction Type: Masonry
  • Exterior Walls: Brick

Facts

  • Year Built: 01/01/1787
  • Property ID: 862300748
  • MLS Number: DCDC2129376
  • Parcel Number: 1203- -0035
  • Property Type: Single Family Home
  • County: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
  • Legal Description: SQUARE 1203 LOT 0035 NBHD: GEORGETOWN
  • Zoning: R-20
  • Listing Status: Active

Sale Type

This is an MLS listing, meaning the property is represented by a real estate broker, who has contracted with the home owner to sell the home.

Description

This listing is NOT a foreclosure. Thought to be designed by William Thornton, the architect of the U.S. Capitol, and long considered one of the most architecturally and historically significant properties in the city of Washington, Prospect House was built between 1787 and 1793 and sitshigh above the Potomac River at 3508 Prospect Street in Georgetown. This red brick Georgian-Federal house hasbeen a showplace for politicians and statesmen since Revolutionary War days, and is sitedon nearly half an acre of beautifully manicured formal English gardens. Among many renowned owners over the years, the property was the home of the first Secretary of Defense, James V. Forrestal, and during the Truman Administration Prospect House served asThe White House Guest House for visiting dignitaries. Presidents Washington and Adams, the Marquis de Lafayette, the Shah ofIran, the President of France, and the poet Robert Frost have all been guests of Prospect House.nnThe first floor of this 9,000+ square foot residenceincludes 12-foot ceilings;a formal entrance hall;a double parlor living room with twin Adams fireplaces, a Jefferson window, and a bay window overlooking the gardens; a banquet-sized dining roomwith a fireplace and river views; a gallery hall; an ample-sized eat-in kitchen,a powder room and a veranda. Upstairs are 7large bedrooms -- several with river views -- a sitting roomand 5 full baths. A lovely library opening to the garden, a home office,an 8th bedroom and a full bath make up the lower leve

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Property Brokerage: Washington Fine Properties LLC 3201 NEW MEXICO AVENUE NW 220 WASHINGTON DC 20016
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