Old Stone House

Why go

The house interrupts M Street’s commercial rush with the proportions of colonial Georgetown. Its low rooms, fireplaces and changing finishes reveal how an ordinary property evolved across generations, while the secluded rear garden makes the cramped street frontage suddenly feel distant. The value lies less in grandeur than in the survival of everyday fabric.

What to look for

• A stone structure dating to 1765, among Washington’s oldest surviving buildings
• Small rooms whose furnishings and fabric evoke different periods of domestic life
• A simple garden hidden behind the busy M Street frontage

Useful to know

• Check the National Park Service page for current interior access; the garden may be available when rooms are closed.
• The building is easy to miss among storefronts, so watch for the low stone façade at street level.
• Combine it with a Georgetown side-street walk; the stop itself is compact.

Your next visit

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