Resale of the week: Haven in Cleveland Park

Thirty-five years ago, the owner of the home at 2947 Macomb St. NW, in the Districts Cleveland Park neighborhood, fell in love with her home at first sight.

The front porch, the beamed ceiling in the living room, the window seat and pale stained-glass windows grabbed her heart, while the tree-lined street and neighboring front porches provided a setting conducive to building camaraderie between her family and others in the area.

After 3 1/2 decades, the home has nearly doubled in size and has been completely restored and renovated.

Built in 1916, this Cleveland Park home is on the market for $1,350,000. Connecticut Avenue, the Cleveland Park Metro station, the Cleveland Park Library, shops, restaurants and the old-fashioned two-level Uptown Theater are all within a few minutes stroll from this residence. Also nearby are the National Zoo, parks, playgrounds and additional shops and restaurants on Wisconsin Avenue.

Macomb Street, possibly one of the loveliest residential streets in the District, is lined with single-family homes graced with elegant trim, flowering shrubs, trees and garden beds. This home has been professionally landscaped and includes both front and back spaces for enjoying spring, summer and fall evenings.

A flagstone walkway leads to the front porch, a cheerful space with red-painted wood flooring, a beadboard ceiling, columns and a skylight to allow more sunlight to filter onto the porch. Adjacent to the home is a private drive with space for off-street parking that leads to a detached one-car garage with a new roof. A flagstone patio wraps around the back of the house and includes a low stone wall with a few steps up to garden beds shaded by trees. The property is fully fenced.

A wood front door with elegant glass insets opens into the foyer, which has hardwood flooring and wood steps with wrought-iron railings to the upper level. Next to the foyer is the open living room and dining room, which have a wood-beamed ceiling and pastel stained-glass windows that come from a church. At the front of the living room are a window seat and built-in cabinets and shelves under a triple window. The living room has a wood-burning fireplace.

At the back of the house, the owner bumped out a narrow room into a spectacular two-story great room wrapped in windows on two sides. Floor-to-ceiling prairie-style windows form the back wall of this room, with transoms and a round window tucked under the peak of the cathedral ceiling. The windows frame a view of the back patio and gardens. One wall is covered with built-in cabinets and shelving for books, artwork and entertainment systems.

Nearby is a renovated powder room with a modern glass-topped vanity with a steel sink.

The kitchen, which has hardwood flooring, granite counters, stainless steel appliances, maple cabinets and a distinctive tile backsplash was renovated last year. Storage space has been maximized with a wall of custom-built floor-to-ceiling cabinets and additional cabinets with glass fronts. The kitchen has two sinks for efficient cooking.

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Resale of the week: Haven in Cleveland Park