History & Heritage

Normandy Cottage

Property Details

James Pinchot, 1903 (Tudor) One of the most charming structures in the District, this fanciful Tudor Revival cottage has a myriad of textures: steep roof with fish-scale slate shingles, bluestone used with the chimney and corner quoins, walls made of rubble stone with half-timbering and stucco. Of note is the slight front overhang with interesting round glass decorations – possibly bottoms of glass bottles. Note the carriage house in the alley with its unusual cater-cornered doors and single round hooded window in a gable facing the house and relating to its back door. This home was built in the original Pinchot family garden by James Pinchot for his son Amos.