Out of my reach, but so so beautiful, Palisades, DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love that house, OP. Surprised how many people dislike it.

OP here, I'm surprised too! I love the big columns and wrap around porch, the manageable size, the pool, the guest house! So charming. Guess I'm not a McMansion person!

[Anonymous]

Arlingtonian703 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The staging is all wrong. They put cheap Wayfair "contemporary" furniture into an American Foursquare style home...which happens to have Greek-style pillars on the exterior which is also all wrong.

Location is great though!

A full front porch with either greek or craftsman inspired boxed columns is another typical feature. Though often without the intricate detailing of the Queen Anne style, these porches were a prominent part of almost every Foursquare.
https://thecraftsmanblog.com/american-foursquare-style/

Thus the iconic versions often feature massive stone porch columns, banding and other emphasis on horizontal lines, and low-pitched roofs with wide overhangs and exposed rafters.

The Foursquare has served as the canvas for many revival styles of the 20th century: Late Victorian, Colonial, Spanish, Greek, to name a few. That's why you will often see Foursquares described by their styling. Many realtors and homeowners conflate the style and the form, assuming that they are mutually exclusive. But it is quite possible for a house to be a Foursquare and look like a Colonial Revival at the same time.
https://www.oldhouses.com/styleguide/american-foursquares

I'd wager those pillars are original to the house.

OP. Right? LOVE.

[Anonymous]

Hideous

[Anonymous]

Sad

[Arlingtonian703]

Anonymous wrote:

Arlingtonian703 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The staging is all wrong. They put cheap Wayfair "contemporary" furniture into an American Foursquare style home...which happens to have Greek-style pillars on the exterior which is also all wrong.

Location is great though!

A full front porch with either greek or craftsman inspired boxed columns is another typical feature. Though often without the intricate detailing of the Queen Anne style, these porches were a prominent part of almost every Foursquare.
https://thecraftsmanblog.com/american-foursquare-style/

Thus the iconic versions often feature massive stone porch columns, banding and other emphasis on horizontal lines, and low-pitched roofs with wide overhangs and exposed rafters.

The Foursquare has served as the canvas for many revival styles of the 20th century: Late Victorian, Colonial, Spanish, Greek, to name a few. That's why you will often see Foursquares described by their styling. Many realtors and homeowners conflate the style and the form, assuming that they are mutually exclusive. But it is quite possible for a house to be a Foursquare and look like a Colonial Revival at the same time.
https://www.oldhouses.com/styleguide/american-foursquares

I'd wager those pillars are original to the house.

OP. Right? LOVE.

Yeah I definitely love this house. Genuinely surprised by how many people see it differently!

[Arlingtonian703]

Anonymous wrote:Shill

Do people here have an inflated sense of DCUM's reach or something??

I randomly saw someone mention this site on reddit and nobody I've ever asked has ever heard of it. The house is listed on Zillow and Redfin and everywhere else. What possible benefit could shilling for a house here have?

[Anonymous]

I like it. Lots of wonderful character and charm.

[Anonymous]

This thread is a great example of the fact that most people have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to real estate. This is a large corner lot that is on possibly the most sought-after street in DC, where houses rarely go on sale. A tiny lot around the corner directly on a busy road (MacArthur) with a tear-down on it just sold for 1.5. This lot alone is probably worth $2.5. I personally love the house but it, or the design choices in it, are not driving the price here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is a great example of the fact that most people have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to real estate. This is a large corner lot that is on possibly the most sought-after street in DC, where houses rarely go on sale. A tiny lot around the corner directly on a busy road (MacArthur) with a tear-down on it just sold for 1.5. This lot alone is probably worth $2.5. I personally love the house but it, or the design choices in it, are not driving the price here.

Who cares? Thread is about the depressingly ugly house

[Anonymous]

Based on some prior posts I finally realize why I hate this house. It looks like a turn of the century mausoleum, like it belongs in a cemetery. Yuck.

[Anonymous]

Beautiful to me!

[Anonymous]

I don't think its staged with those weird butterfly over the eyes pictures.

[Anonymous]

General rule of thumb:

When the first photo doesn't show the entire front of the house, it means the house is hideous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is a great example of the fact that most people have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to real estate. This is a large corner lot that is on possibly the most sought-after street in DC, where houses rarely go on sale. A tiny lot around the corner directly on a busy road (MacArthur) with a tear-down on it just sold for 1.5. This lot alone is probably worth $2.5. I personally love the house but it, or the design choices in it, are not driving the price here.

The post is about the house. Not the lot, which you admonished everyone for overlooking. We all know land in dc is expensive.