419 12th St Ne, Washington, DC 20002

An end-of-row house, set back on a corner lot, which on Capitol Hill means light on three sides and a footprint most row houses never get. A Japanese maple and magnolias shade the front garden. The side yard runs to a wood fence, behind which is a fully private grassy backyard. Inside, the craftsmanship is the story; the current owner was meticulous with the renovations. Maple hardwood floors run through both levels under 9’+ ceilings tall enough to carry ornate crown molding, including grapevine frieze molding in the kitchen and a layered egg-and-dart cornice in the lower & upper living spaces. The owner painstakingly exposed the home's original brick common wall. The living room centers on a custom pre-cast fireplace mantel, fluted and carved with acanthus leaf corbels, with a matching stone door frame carried into the adjoining kitchen. Large twelve-over-twelve windows pull sun deep into the space. A staircase with iron balusters and a rounded oak rail climbs to the bedroom...