4101 Davenport St NW

Wow! You will be utterly charmed by this warm, gracious 1890 farmhouse Victorian home situated on a lush corner lot with terraced gardens surrounded by greenery. Enjoy spring and summer days on the wrap-around wood porch lit with brass lanterns. The spacious interior with grand 12~ ceilings, tall windows, refinished heart pine floors, and original staircase woodwork simply glows. The main level includes a graceful entrance foyer, living room, family room, dining room, garden room/office, powder room and generous eat-in kitchen. Three spacious bedrooms and two full bathrooms upstairs include an updated master bath ensuite. Don~t miss the modern convenience of laundry on the bedroom level! Walk up access to the expansive and floored attic level provides ample storage space. The lower level includes a storage/media room and a bonus room with an adjoining bath which could easily be made into a legal bedroom. Separate apartment/in-law suite with private access includes a bathroom with laundry and new carpeting. Despite the urban location you~ll feel shielded from the hustle and bustle of city life with mature greenery and a partially fenced yard-including your own fountain. The owner was an award-winning landscape designer. Enjoy the ~bamboo~ garden or the lower level patio for entertaining. A one car off-street parking space is there when you need it. Just blocks to two metro stations (red line stops Tenleytown/AU Park and Friendship Heights), shopping, dining, grocery, library, Ft. Reno Park, Wilson pool, tennis courts, schools, one of the best sledding hills in the city, and more! This is a very special house~one of the grand dames of the neighborhood!