House of the Day (Reader Request, Now to be Known as RR)

23 June 2009 11:46 PM | By Prince Of Petworth in Architecture, House of the Day

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Awesome call. The reader writes of this house on Longfellow between 2nd and 3rd Streets NW:

“From what I could tell driving by, its a red brick house, but they’ve painted the mortar a vivid blue, then on the trim, they’ve put lots of small blue and white dots. Overall, it has a very Caribbean feel to it. And a nice “welcome” sign above the door.”

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10 Responses to “House of the Day (Reader Request, Now to be Known as RR)”

  1. hipchickindc

    Wow. Looks like someone had an awful lot of time on their hands and maybe a touch of OCD.

     

  2. Park View

    Criminal

     

  3. Andy

    It’s odd but it kind of picks up your mood just to see it.

     

  4. Redhead

    Love it! Very Caribbean and happy!

     

  5. Jim

    Horiffic, but i do laugh every day as i pass it on the way to work.

     

  6. Looks like the work of a crazy mind.

     

  7. pia

    Too funny! I just only saw this house for the first time on Monday night, when I was driving back from “rescuing” my stranded husband at the NY Ave metro station.

     

  8. EPF

    Why oh why would anyone want to spend the time to paint mortar joints blue! I feel sorry for the neighbors that have to look at this every day.

     

  9. 4nature

    I like it! The people who live here have fun with life. And if they are going to be there for a while, then good for them. Personally, I’d rather look at individuality (in well-kept houses) than boring copycat houses…, that’s one reason why I’m here instead in a townhouse community with a homeowner’s association.

     

  10. pinto

    Oh, shoot, i wanted to send this one in!

    I like it, a nice unexpected take on a row house. I love that someone would take the time to paint it like that.

     

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