This is the fifth in a series of articles that showcases some of the unique original features of our Petworth-area houses.

Kerry and Matt Hamblin bought their 1915 rowhouse on the 3800 block of 4th Street NW in 2007 and spent the next decade and a half restoring it. Throughout their rowhouse is a mixture of modern functionality and history. Matt, an architect, refurbished most of the house himself.

This is the fourth in a series of articles that showcases some of the unique original features of our Petworth-area houses.

When Micaela emailed me to say that the previous owner commissioned a spiral bound book about the home’s history and invited me over, I knew it would be a treat!

Carol Herwig bought her rowhouse on the 600 block of Upshur Street NW in 1985, back when mortgage companies were reluctant to work with women, she told me. She’s managed to retain so much original wood throughout the house.