$7.5 million
A House Occupied by JFK and Jackie
Built around 1811 for William Marbury–the Federalist whose Marbury v. Madison case established judicial review–Marbury House is at 3307 N Street in Georgetown. It was home to John and Jacqueline Kennedy from 1957 until they moved into the White House.
$8.5 million
A Home Owned by Alexander Graham Bell
The inventor bought this ornate Georgetown house–at 1527 35th Street–in 1881 for his parents. He also purchased adjacent buildings to create a larger complex and a workshop (not part of this sale) for his post-telephone experiments, including early sound-recording innovations.
$3.9 million
A Mansion Used as a Civil War Hospital
The corner house at 600 G Street, Southeast, on Capitol Hill was constructed in 1830, and during the Civil War it served as a hospital for Union soldiers, with the tower of nearby Christ Church used as a lookout to spot Confederates across the Potomac.
This article appears in the November 2025 issue of Washingtonian.
