William Knowles House
This old frame house demonstrates the Greek Revival style as it influenced the largely Federal early city.
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This frame house illustrates the influence of Greek Revival on the city's generally conservative early domestic architecture. The William Knowles House is a wood frame, with clapboard siding painted gray covering most of the surface. The building maintains a Federal form, but with frieze-like attic in place of dormers, and it also boasts a Doric portico with fluted columns.
Although the back section has been extensively remodeled, there is indication that part of this was originally a separate two story frame building with a single chimney. This is further supported by the fact that the first known resident was listed with his carpentry shop at this address.
DC Inventory: November 8, 1964 (Joint Committee on Landmarks)
Within Georgetown Historic District
