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617 7th Ave NW

617 7th Avenue NW, front side view. A tall 2-story home with dark slate blue/purple siding with gray trim accented with large bargeboard peak decorations and yellow fish scale siding on the roof gables. The front covered porch has a 2nd-story "sleeper porch" above.

Quicklinks: Photos | Map & Directions The current owner of 617 7th Ave NW, Cheryl Russell, has said that she loves coming home to the beauty of this Victorian, which …

Side view of 616 7th Ave. A 2-story home, gray with white trim and a dark gray shingled gambrel roof. This photo also shows part of a large covered front porch with hanging plants, as well as a featured bay window on the left side wall with well tended shrubs nearby.

Quicklinks: Photos | Map & Directions Old homes will always have their quirks and often need a great deal of upkeep, but this one, located at 616 7th Ave NW, …

Ash Park 703 6th Ave NW. This is a 2-story Queen Anne home with a large tower and a broad covered porch. The home is blue with white trim. The grounds are pleasantly planted with shrubs and flowers.

Quicklinks: Photos | Map & Directions The blue Victorian home at 703 6th Ave NW was built in 1896 by Cornell music Professor William B. Van Valkenberg, and is the …

717 6th Avenue NW. A 2-story Victorian home with a huge covered wraparound porch which covers a huge bay window which is the lower part of 2-story tower design feature. There are many flower beds and shrubs surrounding the porch. The home is painted a deep green color with white trim and accents, the roof is a light gray shingle. The entrance to the home is almost hidden from view and sits back on the right side of the porch. There is also a view of the garage to the back and right of the home, also painted in the same color as the home.

Quicklinks: Photos | Map & Directions The home at 717 6th Ave NW belongs to one of the founders of the Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission. It is therefore in …

Quicklinks: Photos | Map & Directions 724 5th Ave NW is a cream-colored home with red trim, rectangular windows, and a turret facing the street, but it didn’t always live …

525 6th Street side view. A 2 story home with pale yellow siding, a tan shingled roof and two porches (1 in back and 1 in front). There are also some bicycles and a hammock in the back yard.

Quicklinks: Photos | Map & Directions The house at 525 6th St NW features large porches, a unique geometric porch skirt, and gingerbread trim. Constructed in the 1880s, it is …

Front view of 603 6th Street NW. A classic Victorian 2-story home with white siding, slate blue shutters, fish scale decorative shingles surrounding a small ornate window on the attic front gable and a small covered front porch decorated with dentils along the porch roof.

Quicklinks: Photos | Map & Directions The eye-catching small ornate window, or oculus, in the front gable of 603 6th St NW, is an arresting architectural element. The home’s decorative …