Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District

518 17th St NW

R. M. Balthis House, 1900

FrameContributes to the historic character of the district

1900
18001850190019502000

From the National Register nomination

Detached dwelling. Colonial Revival/Queen Anne. Built 1900. Frame with weatherboarding (covered with asbestos shingles); 2 1/2 stories; intersecting gable and hipped roofs; asymmetrical 3-bay front; wraparound veranda with paired wooden columns. Possibly the largest turn-of-the-century dwelling in the District, this unaltered house occupies a spacious corner lot shaded by hardwoods.

Date based on the City's historic survey.

City historic survey