The Taft Mansion Finds Its Proper Stewards  
• January 12, 2022

Almost two years ago, The Georgetowner published a short history of the neighborhood’s most expensive crumbling property, the Taft Mansion at 1688 31st NW which was once owned by Senator Robert […]

Auction Block – December 8, 2021 Issue
• December 13, 2021

This month’s auction block includes a bejeweled bracelet from Doyle, a seasonally appropriate Norman Rockwell from Weschler’s, a Picasso original at Sotheby’s and signed items from Ben Franklin and the […]

Balfour at Palisades: A New Standard in Senior Living 
• December 9, 2021

  Native Content A successful career as CEO of National Jewish Hospital and government nursing home regulator didn’t come close to preparing Michael Schonbrun for the challenges of relocating his then recently […]

Smithsonian Focuses on the Future with New Exhibit (photos)
• November 21, 2021

The Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building came back to life on Saturday Nov. 20 with “Futures,” an exhibition scheduled to run until July 6, 2022. It will be part of […]

Bright Lights: A 1900s Row House Opens Up to Let More than Sun Shine In
• November 10, 2021

The white brick and clapboard townhouse at 3317 Q St. NW is full of surprises — starting with what you think is the street-level entry but is really a private entrance to the first-floor WFH […]

Midas Touch: Rich Metal, Ornamentation Turn Sedate Home into Showstopper
• October 14, 2021

After a dismal 19 months, we’d all love to see the world in a golden hue. The home at 3420 N St. NW offers just such a vision, rendered in an opulent palette of metallics, […]

Auction Block: $2.4 Million Vase; Top Dollars for Painting, Watch
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We’re back for another auction block. This month, Doyle sold a vase that topped millions. The Potomack Company and Sotheby’s boasted paintings that did well and Hindman and Christie’s auctioned gorgeous pieces […]

Developer, Lawyer Bob Elliott Dies at 80 
• October 9, 2021

Robert Raymond Elliott, a real estate developer and lawyer — best known in Georgetown for his mixed-use complex, Georgetown Court, home to businesses like Cafe Milano, Peacock Cafe, Cafe Liberte […]

Auction Insiders: Specialists from Doyle Discuss Current Trends
• September 29, 2021

Sponsored Content Founded in 1962, Doyle is one of the world’s foremost auctioneers and appraisers of jewelry, fine art, furniture, decorations, Asian works of art, coins, stamps and rare books, […]

Old Stone House Reopens, Garden Renewed
• September 20, 2021

There was historic activity at Georgetown’s Old Stone House at 3051 M St. NW — the oldest house, dating from about 1762, on its original foundation in Washington, D.C. and […]