Here’s your Northwest Georgetown March ANC Update: Alley Buildings: I wanted to focus this month on a project that the ANC reviewed this week that would be somewhat novel for Georgetown: a new alley dwelling. Of course, alley dwellings have a long history in Georgetown. In the 19th and early 20th century, the small houses tucked away off the street were home to a large percentage of Georgetown’s working class residents, both black and white. While some were demolished as part of the city-wide alley clearance efforts of the 1920s and 30s, many in Georgetown were simply refurbished and remain, such as homes on Pomander Walk or Poplar St. Inevitably the working class residents were priced out and now the homes sell for six to seven figures.
Northwest Georgetown March ANC Update
Northwest Georgetown March ANC Update
Northwest Georgetown March ANC Update
Here’s your Northwest Georgetown March ANC Update: Alley Buildings: I wanted to focus this month on a project that the ANC reviewed this week that would be somewhat novel for Georgetown: a new alley dwelling. Of course, alley dwellings have a long history in Georgetown. In the 19th and early 20th century, the small houses tucked away off the street were home to a large percentage of Georgetown’s working class residents, both black and white. While some were demolished as part of the city-wide alley clearance efforts of the 1920s and 30s, many in Georgetown were simply refurbished and remain, such as homes on Pomander Walk or Poplar St. Inevitably the working class residents were priced out and now the homes sell for six to seven figures.