The Kenyon Street Colonial

749 Kenyon Street NW · Washington, DC 20010

749 Kenyon Street NW — white painted brick colonial with covered front porch

An oak-and-glass door beneath a transom opens to parlor, living room and a renovated kitchen made for real cooking — butcher block, a farmhouse sink, blue open cabinetry with copper cups on its hooks, farmhouse lights, stainless appliances, inventive storage and pots and pans on the left-wall rail. The bar cove and French doors carry the evening to the patterned patio, outdoor cooking, dining table and blue umbrella, with the garden, parking and garage beyond. Upstairs, renovated baths, generous storage and newly relocated laundry join hardwood floors throughout. A beautifully renovated single-family home, move-in ready and entirely your own.

Bedrooms: 2
Baths: 2.5
Built: 1916
Original footprint: 12.5′ × 28′
Square / Lot: 2892 / 0088
Neighborhood: Columbia Heights

What sets it apart

The backyardPatterned tile, outdoor cooking and a dining table beneath the blue umbrella sit under a rare mature canopy; string lights run the length of the patio and come on as the sky goes blue.
Indoor–outdoor livingThe rear French doors swing outward from the kitchen to the patterned patio.
The pizza ovenIt takes the first pie of the evening and sets the tone for everything after — char and basil on the air, the crowd drawn out of the kitchen and onto the patio, someone tending the fire with a glass in hand long after dinner is finished.
Garage and parkingA garage and off-street parking off the rear alley — the rear is arranged today for one large truck beside the bocce court, and the court's temporary barrier comes out to make room for three.
The kitchenColonial in its bones and serious enough to cook in: tile carried to the ceiling, butcher block worn smooth beneath your hands, a deep farmhouse sink, copper cups hanging from hooks on the blue open cabinetry, and pots and pans on the left-wall rail opposite the range.
The front doorOak and glass beneath an elegant transom.

Where it sits

3 min on foot — Wonderland Ballroom
4 min on foot — The 11th Street corridor
5 min on foot — Queen's English & The Coupe
2 min on foot — St. Vincent Wine & Sonny's Pizza
8 min on foot — Columbia Heights Metro
6 min by bike — Rock Creek Park