Best New Listings: From an Underground Railroad Safe House to a Georgetown Glass House

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by UrbanTurf Staff

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This week's Best New Listings includes two 19th-century homes, one a former stable that sheltered freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad and the other a Georgetown townhouse with a glass-walled addition that practically erases the line between inside and out.

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A Dupont Carriage House With Underground Railroad History

Just off Dupont Circle on the Kalorama side, this charming carriage house started life as a stable, and in the 1850s it served as a documented safe house on the Underground Railroad. Today, the three-level home is entered through a speakeasy-style front door and has plenty of old-world character, including exposed brick, hardwood floors and a cozy fireplace anchoring the open living and dining area. Upstairs are two bedrooms, including a primary with a walk-in closet, and a skylit bath with a soaking tub, while the unfinished basement (which already has a half bath) and private back garden give the next owner room to put their own stamp on the place.

• Full Listing: 2122 Florida Avenue NW (map)
• Price: $819,900
• Bedrooms: Two
• Bathrooms: 2.5
• Square Feet: 1,550
• Listing Agent: John Mammano, Compass

Photo by Oleks Digital Production.

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A Georgetown Townhouse That Opens Up to the Garden

This 1880 end-unit townhouse in Georgetown was recently renovated and expanded by Parkhill Design & Build, and the showstopper is the new addition at the rear of the main level. The open kitchen, living and dining space, anchored by a 10-foot Carrara marble island, ends in a full-width glass accordion door that folds away to a heated sunroom with glass-panel walls that slide wide open and a louvered roof that converts into a pergola. From there, the flow continues out to a redesigned back garden with patio areas and a built-in seating banquette. The four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home also comes with a rare-for-Georgetown private driveway with an EV charger.

• Full Listing: 3277 Prospect Street NW (map) 
• Price: $3.25 million 
• Bedrooms: Four
• Bathrooms: Four
• Year Built: 1880
• Listing Agent: Suzanne Parmet, Compass

Photo by BTW Images.

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