Washingtonian Magazine: A Gut Renovation Turned This Capitol Hill Rowhouse Into a European-Inspired Escape

When Meaghan Smith started looking for a Capitol Hill fixer-upper in 2018, she came across a 1909 Federal-style rowhouse in an estate sale. At the time, plants were growing through the brick walls, and the kitchen ceiling was held up by two-by-fours. “But as soon as I walked in, I began imagining what it could be,” says Smith of the three-story house, which has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms, and 1,944 square feet of space.

She purchased the home and spent two years renovating it, and finally moved in in 2020. The now 40-year-old, who works in healthcare communications and also does interior design consulting, lived there for several years with her rotating line-up of foster dogs. She recently decided to list the home, and it’s currently on the market for $1,099,000.