512 Lexington Ave

From the National Register nomination

104-5144-0035 Single Dwelling, Stories 2.00, Style: Late 19th and Early 20th C. American Movement, 1911 One of the most distinctive dwellings in the District, this two-story, three-bay, hipped-roof, concrete block dwelling was built by contractor W.N. Lupton and his wife, Cora, in 1911. Lupton then sold the house in 1918 to engineer Mason E. and his wife, Sallie. The house takes full advantage of various types of concrete block as W.N. Lupton and his brother John were the area's only dealer of Harmon S. Palmer's Hollow Concrete Building Blocks. The house is approached via three concrete steps flanked by stepped concrete block plinths. A porch with four bold Tuscan columns and a simple cornice stretches the entire length of the facade, each column supported on concrete block piers. The entrance is placed roughly in the center of the west-facing facade. The two side bays each have single two/two-sash windows. The facade has a central, flush gable with a boxed cornice and return. The gable is filled in with fish scale shingles and features a small, circular vignette in its center. The hipped roof is covered in asphalt shingles. The entire bottom floor and porch details are finished in a rock-faced concrete block, while the same version of the material lines the corners of the 2nd story, as well as the 2nd-story windows and the bottom of the gable, much like quoins. The rest of the building is made of plain concrete block. A semi-hexagonal bay projects from the eastern side of the south elevation. Individual Resource Status: Single Dwelling Contributing Total: 1 Individual Resource Status: Shed Non-Contributing Total: 1