1219-21 [sic] Shepherd St. ca. 19201231-35 Shepherd Street, NW

Left: Photographed ca. 1920, these homes on Shepherd Street, NW were listed as having the addresses of 1219 through 1221 Shepherd Street. Even though they are for sale, they don’t appear to be quite finished yet.

Right: The image to the right shows the same homes today, thought the addresses now seem to be 1231-1235. They are certainly well lived in and have changed in a variety of ways over the years.

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Kent Boese posts items of historic interest, primarily within the District. He’s worked in libraries since 1994, both federal and law, and currently works on K Street. He’s been an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner serving the northern Columbia Heights and Park View neighborhoods since 2011 (ANC 1A), and served as the Commission’s Chair since 2013. He has a MS in Design from Arizona State University with strong interests in preservation, planning, and zoning. Kent is also the force behind the blog Park View, DC.