Georgetown House Tour Featured Homes: 3122 N St. NW
By • April 10, 2024 0 1375
This year’s guide to the Georgetown House Tour features a Q&A with the owners of the homes on the tour, compiled by Georgetown House Tour Co-Chair Azali Kassum. Donna Leanos is Georgetown House Tour Co-Chair again this year. Below is the list of questions we asked, followed by the owners’ in-depth responses, edited for space and clarity.
Our questions:
Why did you choose to move to Georgetown?
What in particular drew you to your home?
Was your objective a renovation, a restoration, both or neither?
Did you engage an architect?
Did you engage an interior designer?
What are some of your favorite features of your home?
What drove your inspiration and design choices?
3122 N St. NW / Elena and Phillip Fletcher
“We loved the high ceilings and the nearly full wall-sized windows overlooking the charming back garden.” — Elena and Phillip Fletcher
When we returned to the U.S. from London, where we had lived for over 20 years, there was no question where we wanted to live. Phillip attended Georgetown University, as did our daughter Emily, so we knew the neighborhood well. Georgetown, like London, has a historic feel, and one can walk everywhere. We felt at home right away. We wanted to be in walking distance to shops and restaurants, and we were partial to a federal-style house.
We wanted to renovate the home, but also bring in additional light and openness. We engaged architect Meg Clarke. She was an old friend and she solved a number of complex structural issues, including reorienting an upper staircase to afford greater room to the fourth-floor bedroom suite. She introduced us to the builder, Mike Sullivan of deMarne & Day, whose team did a great job for us, even though we were still in London during most of the work. We also used designer Debby Kernan. We interviewed a number of designers and found her to be easy to work with, and she had an aesthetic that was compatible with ours.
We wanted to preserve the lovely style of the home, but we also wanted to open additional light and ceiling height. We drew on many of the design features we had become accustomed to in London, such as whimsical wallpapers, Forbes & Lomax light switches, elegant light fixtures and skylights in the kitchen.
A Full List of the 2024 Homes:
Owners: Christie & Steve Pelley
Designer: Zoe Feldman
Builder: Pyramid
3045 West Lane Keys
Owners: Hannah Biggie & Jon Read
Architect: Christian Zapatka
Designer: Azali Kassum Design
Builder: OC Builders
3322 Dent Place NW
Owner: Beth Latimer
Designer: Skip Sroka
Owners: Bonnie & Philip Tom
Architect: BVA BarnesVanze Architects
Designer: Liz Mearns
1513 28th Street NW
Owners: Laura Kim & Chip Newton
Architect: BVA BarnesVanze Architects
Designer: Maria Pollard Crosby / Crosby Designs LLC
Owners: Elena & Philip Fletcher
Owners: Sharon & John Stanton
Owners: Melissa & Dale Overmyer
Architect: Dale Overmyer
The 91st Georgetown House Tour will take place 11 a.m. to 5 p.m, Saturday, April 20. During the afternoon, the Parish Tea will run 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Blake Hall at St. John’s Church, 3240 O St. NW, the beneficiary of the tour. For details, visit GeorgetownHouseTour.com or call 202-338-1796.
