When you think of a mobile home, you might think of a crammed living space on wheels.
But how about a two-story, 2,500-square-foot home on the move? It’s something you might see if you’re in Cleveland Park.
In Northwest DC, a house gets ready for its moving day
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The house sits at 3219 Wisconsin Avenue NW … for now.
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The five-bedroom, two-bathroom home — which has been sitting for generations at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Macomb Street Northwest — is moving.
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The house sits on supports, ready for its moving day.
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The Craftsman-style home was built in 1901 and has since been a cornerstone of the area.
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The house sits at 3219 Wisconsin Avenue NW … for now.
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Now, developers want to use that prime corner space. But because it is a historic home, they couldn’t just raze it. The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board said they would approve the plan to allow the construction as long as the home was preserved.
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The house and land on 3219 Wisconsin Avenue NW appears ready for moving day.
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So it’s being moved.
But it isn’t moving far. It will be turned to face Macomb, instead of Wisconsin, then shifted down the road just a bit to fit in with other single-family homes already along the road.
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The new tenant at that address.
(Rendering courtesy Teass\Warren Architects)
A six-story multifamily housing complex will take over the lot after the home is moved.
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