"Rodessa" - 1518 Hamlin Street NE Washington DC
"Rodessa" - 1518
Hamlin Street NE Washington DC
Houses sold through mail order catalogs of Sears,Roebuck and Co. and other similar firms in the 1920's
were a revolution for consumers and a good lesson
in the prefabrication, mass production, and marketing
of houses. They were a peculiarly American phenomenon, and popular in a number
of Washington's outlying
neighborhoods - of which Brookland was one. The buyer
had to supply the lot and the foundation as well as, the
electricity and plumbing. The company provided all the
building materials, pre-cut and ready for assembly.
Prices varied according to size and style, starting at
around $1000.00
John N. Pearce ©2003
"Americus" - 1206
Kearny Street NE Washington DC
"Crescent" - 1511 Lawrence Street NE
Washington
DC
"Round House" -
1001 Irving Street NE Washington DC
Built
in 1901 by owner John C. Louthan
for at the time, about $8000.00,
Round
House was designed by the architect
Edward Noltz. It consists of a singular
refinement, on a small scale, of the
Octagon Style that was popular during
the mid 19th century for residential
architecture.
Round
House is circular
in plan, one and a half stories tall, and
surmounted by a polygonal roof with four
evenly spaced dormers. Supported by
classical columns, the flared eaves of
the roof cover the circular porch sur-
rounding the house.
John N. Pearce
©2003
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