A Small Takoma Park Farmhouse For the Worker

6515 Allegheny Avenue
In the late 1800s, developer Benjamin Franklin Gilbert spent $6,500 for a plot of land to house DC’s growing federal work force. He called the area Takoma Park and began carefully dividing it into parcels. He invited workers to live on the land and build the houses (many of which are large, two-story Queen Anne’s and Bungalows) that now fill the land; this two-bedroom house was originally built in 1920 as a home for one of those workers.

Living Room
The house is small but well crafted with heart of pine floors, a floating, exposed staircase that falls into the living room, and hickory cabinets in the kitchen. The listing also caught our eye because of the very deep backyard, which has an underground river flowing beneath it.

Master Bedroom

Kitchen

Backyard
- Full Listing: 6515 Allegheny Ave, Takoma Park, MD (map)
- Price: $349,900
- Bedrooms: Two
- Bathrooms: One
- Square Footage: 720
- Listing Agent: Heather Davenport, Lindsay Reishman Real Estate
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