1222 28th Street NW is a building in the historic Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is believed to be one of the oldest homes in Georgetown, dating to the 18th century,[2] although a Historic American Buildings Survey, published in the 1960s, claimed the cottage dates to the mid-19th century.[3] A third source, published in 1970, says the property dates to the late 18th century.[4] It has one bedroom in its floor area of 1,015 square feet.
History
The house is believed to have been built in the 1700s by a British sea captain, with its hand-hewn ceiling beams possibly being from a ship that had run aground. The year 1721 is carved into one of the interior beams.[5]
As of 2016, several of the building's original features were still intact, including the Belgian tiles in front of the hearth, wood paneling and flooring, and handmade glass in its windows.[5]
The cottage was the home of Ann Caracristi, former deputy director of the National Security Agency,[6] for 65 years, until her death in January 2016.[5] Caracristi had built a kitchen at the rear of the house in 1985, at the same time turning the original kitchen into a laundry and powder room.[5]
The relatives of Caracristi put the property (including many of its furnishings) on the market after her death. Its listing price was $865,000.[5] It sold on March 25, 2016, for $825,000.[5]
The Washington Post featured the property as its "House of the Week" on February 26, 2016.[5]
^District of Columbia Catalog: A List of Measured Drawings, Photographs, and Written Documentation in the Survey – Historic American Buildings Survey, Nancy K. Beinke (1968), p. 6
