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The living room has a wood-burning fireplace and a wall of windows facing the backyard. It has high ceilings and cove lighting.
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The owners added a cork floor and light-colored granite counters to the kitchen. They decided to keep the original birch cabinets because of their distinctive style.
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Protesters (from left) Justin Rodriguez, Eric Sponaugle and Lacy MacAuley chat Wednesday at McPherson Square. The three are among a few protesters loosely tied to Occupy D.C. who have been protesting by day and sleeping on sidewalks by night at the square not far from the White House. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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West Virginia acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (left, at podium) celebrates Oct. 4, 2011, with supporters at his campaign headquarters at the Marriott Hotel in Charleston, W.Va., shortly after being declared the winner in the race for governor. (Associated Press)
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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta places a memorial wreath at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem on Monday, during his first trip to Israel as defense secretary. (Associated Press)
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Rachel Schneider of Brooklyn, N.Y., has her face painted to resemble a zombie before a march Oct. 3, 2011, at the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstration in Zucotti Park, located in New York's financial district. (Associated Press)
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Donated food piles up Oct. 2, 2011, in the kitchen area at the Occupy Wall Street rally in Zuccotti Park, a plaza near in New York City's financial center. (Associated Press)
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In this undated image provided by the Manda Bay resort hotel, a beach at Manda Island, Kenya, is seen. Suspected Somali pirates driving their boat under the cover of darkness kidnapped an elderly Frenchwoman on a resort island in northern Kenya early Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, a Western official and an area resident said. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Manda Bay)
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Two men and their ultra-light plane hang from a Ferris wheel while two children sit in a carriage near the top of the ride at a country festival at Old Bar, Australia, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. The four people were trapped in the tangled wreckage for hours after the plane crashed into the ride. (AP Photo/Carl Muxlow)
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BRIGHT LIGHTS: The lights at the Lincoln Theatre on U Street in Northwest will go dark without an infusion of funds to keep it going, board members say. City leaders are being pressed to help. (The Washington Times)
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The Lincoln Theatre has been a U Street landmark for decades. Its board members are seeking help from the city to keep the venue financially afloat. (The Washington Times)
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The Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., is giving away $25,000 worth of plastic surgery as part of a player's card loyalty promotion during October. The winner can mix and match various types of surgery. Critics say plastic surgery, like gambling, can be addictive. (Associated Press)
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English tourists get off a bus at the Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks in Montpelier, Vt. The visitors said the damage from Tropical Storm Irene wasn't a concern, noting that they've seen ongoing repairs to the roads. "It's good to see that it's being done so quickly," tourist Barry Edwards said. (Associated Press)
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The Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., shown here on Sept. 22, 2011, is giving away $25,000 worth of plastic surgery as part of a player's card loyalty promotion in October. (Associated Press)
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On the market for $1,299,999, the home at 1735 19th St. NW has served as the rectory of St. Thomas Episcopal Parish for the last 40 years. The home has four finished levels and a deck.
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The kitchen has hardwood flooring and granite counters. There is pendant lighting above the center island, which has room for seating.
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The home at 2061 N. Plantation Drive in Dunkirk, Md., is on the market for $1,500,000. In Calvert County's Lyons Creek Hundred community, the home rests on 5.5 acres.
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The Sycamore model has a family room, breakfast room and kitchen across the back of the home. Upstairs are four bedrooms, each with a walk-in closet.
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Parx Casino is in the middle of expansion in Bensalem, Pa., near Philadelphia. Pennsylvania lawmakers grew tired of watching hundreds of millions of dollars leave the state each year as residents placed their bets at gambling casinos in neighboring states. Some gamblers headed east to Atlantic City, N.J. Others drove to West Virginia. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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SHOW ME THE MONEY: A cashier counts some of the take at Parx Casino, one of the hot spots that have kept gamblers in Pennsylvania. Since 2006, state gambling taxes and licensing fees have generated billions of dollars and thousands of jobs. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
