605 Preston Pl

From the National Register nomination

Detached dwelling; built as a farmhouse. Vernacular. Ca. 1857. Frame with weatherboarding; 2 stories; low hipped roof; symmetrical 3-bay front; two interior brick chimneys; raised brick basement; tetrastyle 1-story front porch; later additions at rear and E side. Double-pile, central passage plan. Built as the main dwelling on a large farm, this is one of the two earliest buildings in the District. It served as a student boarding house between ca. 1930 and 1970.

Date based on the City's historic survey.