Stone House
USINFO | 2013-05-06 13:28

 

Old stone house is located in the District of Columbia in Washington Georgetown, built in 1765, is the oldest Washington District of Columbia did not change the building, is the oldest private residence, but also the last one remains colonial style construction.

Old stone house in eighteenth Century when after has experienced three building, as a typical representative of local architecture, the most is the beginning of a building, then a car dealership in the nineteen fifties, after renovation as a house museum opening to the outside world, and in 1973 included in the national register of historic places. As the typical representatives of local architecture, the interior of the building by the larvikite, cobble construction, large pebbles from the Potomac River near from the local forest, oak. The old stone house a total of three layers, a layer of the original roof and front built by solid oak. The kitchen walls and fireplaces irregular-shaped stones, kitchen stove big enough to make the whole room to keep warm. The two layer consists of restaurant, the bedroom and the living room, in a restaurant, you can enjoy the waiter to send the table, can be a layer of kitchen food shipped to the two layer. The three layer is made of brick built, is a private space, completed in 1790, a total of three rooms, may be children's room and storage area.

At present, the old stone house kitchen, living room and kitchen is open to the tourists, the relevant staff will give you about this ancient architectural history and related stories. House garden for the wedding, while also providing a leisure and dining space for visitors to this.

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