The home with the most charming garage in Cleveland Park is on the market, but the garage is only one of dozens of charming features about this home.
Listed at $1,495,000, the home at 3316 Rowland Place NW was built in 1930 and has been extensively remodeled and expanded. The owners have paid attention to every nook of this home, adding built-in shelving, drawers, cabinets and closets, along with polished hardwood flooring and custom-designed molding on every level.
The detached garage, which rests at the back of the home’s garden, is a low brick structure with columns and a sloping roof, along with a covered porch and a wood door with a window. The fully fenced yard includes a flagstone patio, a flagstone walkway, a level lawn, mature trees and garden beds. The front of the home is equally lovely, with flagstone steps flanked by gardens leading to the front porch.
This French-country-style stucco home includes etched-glass windows in the front door, which opens into an inviting foyer with a stone tile floor, a coat closet and a built-in seat tucked beneath an etched-glass side window. Arches lead from the foyer into a powder room and, on the opposite side, into an elegant living room with a wood-burning fireplace. The living room has windows on two sides, recessed lighting and hardwood flooring.
Open bookshelves link the living room with a cozy library, which has built-in bookshelves and cabinets flanking French doors to the patio. The library has space for a small desk and provides the perfect nook for reading in solitude.
The formal dining room, accessible from the living room and the kitchen, has a wall of custom-designed built-in shelves and cabinets that surround a triple window.
The completely renovated kitchen has a new porcelain tile floor, stainless steel appliances and granite counters, including a granite breakfast bar. The kitchen has recessed lighting, a tile backsplash, a pantry with pull-out drawers and practical details such as extra storage on the sides of the cabinets and the side of the breakfast bar. A bookcase with a cabinet below is located on the wall between the kitchen and the adjacent family room. The spacious family room includes a wide bay window facing the garden and French doors to the patio. The family room also has radiant floor heating.
Upstairs, a home office built over the family room provides an expansive space for work, with built-in bookcases and cabinets lining every wall and corner of the room. Each of two built-in wood desks, with drawers painted pale green to match the walls, faces a double window overlooking the garden. The office has sloping ceilings, a ceiling fan and plenty of space for a comfortable seating area. Windows on three sides fill this room with natural light. The home office and the master bath have radiant floor heating.
The master bedroom, on the opposite end of the upper level, has a walk-in closet, a cedar closet with built-ins, and custom-designed built-in drawers and shelves surrounding the windows. The bedroom has recessed lighting, a ceiling fan and a designer-created upholstered wall. The master bath has been renovated and includes a sloped ceiling, ceramic tile walls and flooring, a linen closet and extra storage, along with a skylight over the tub.
The upper level also has a renovated full bath with a skylight and stone tile flooring and walls. The second bedroom has three windows and a walk-in cedar closet. The third bedroom has a closet, built-in cabinets and shelves. This level also has a large linen closet.
Hardwood stairs extend to the finished top level, which has an updated full bath and frosted-glass French doors leading into a charming guest suite with sloping ceilings and a deep dormer window. The bedroom has extensive space for a sleeping area and a sitting area, along with another set of frosted-glass French doors leading into an oversized walk-in closet with built-ins.
The lower level of this home, accessed from a staircase near the kitchen, also has been renovated and includes a recreation room with plenty of space for children to play or casual entertaining. The recreation room includes closets for storing toys, books and games. Adjacent to the recreation room is a wet bar with a wall of built-in cabinets, counter space and a refrigerator. This level also has a full renovated bath with a shower, and a bonus room with a closet and two windows that can be used for guests.
The lower level also has a separate laundry room with a new floor and extensive shelving. Just beyond the laundry room is a storage area or exercise room.
While this home clearly has plenty of amenities within its walls, the property also offers a prime location within walking distance of the Cleveland Park Metro station, shops, restaurants, a library, the Uptown movie theater and the National Zoo.
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