HOUSE OF THE WEEK | The six-bedroom, seven-bathroom, 7,400-square-foot house takes its name from Susan Decatur, who was the widow of Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr.
Georgetown house | The Federal-style house is known as the Decatur house in Georgetown, not to be confused with the Decatur House on Lafayette Square. It is on the market for $7.9 million.
Davis, Dorsey and Hall were much more complimentary of the house’s architecture, writing that it is “well known for its fine doorway.” The Countess de Martino rented the house in 1945. Born Asta Berwind von Kleist, the countess was the daughter of Baron and Baroness Frederick von Kleist. She had come to the United States in 1941, and she served as a volunteer ambulance driver with the American Field Service in World War II.
The entrance to the house is reached by a small set of stairs leading up from the brick sidewalk. The entry door is framed by a fan light and sidelights. A library with a wood-burning fireplace is to the right of the center hall. The ceilings on the main level are 12½ feet tall.The 21-by-34-foot living room spans the back of the house. Four sets of French doors open to a porch. There is a wood-burning fireplace at each end of the room.
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