tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post8527546646868610553..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: Jenkins Mansion: A Gilded Age BeautyPigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-29755374385275424002015-03-04T20:36:28.754-05:002015-03-04T20:36:28.754-05:00Thanks for this post! My wife and I have been cons...Thanks for this post! My wife and I have been considering designing our own new home, and we couldn't be more excited about it. Casperhttp://www.terranovabuilders.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-82458078224397092282014-07-31T10:25:57.102-04:002014-07-31T10:25:57.102-04:00Great post! These are some incredible houses. Keep...Great post! These are some incredible houses. Keep up the awesome work on this blog!Mansion admirerhttp://www.terranovabuilders.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-83857019630958073472014-07-28T13:20:16.457-04:002014-07-28T13:20:16.457-04:00Bolton Hill is lovely but most of the housing stoc...Bolton Hill is lovely but most of the housing stock can't compare, with a few exceptions. It's a shame fortune favored that enclave and not it's uptown neighbor. North Avenue was too wide of a gulf to bridge unfortunately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-59194203700324371982014-07-28T12:37:06.445-04:002014-07-28T12:37:06.445-04:00Some of the places in Reservoir Hill are drop dead...Some of the places in Reservoir Hill are drop dead amazing. You can only hope that they aren't ruined.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-24411871023722337402014-07-28T12:36:28.462-04:002014-07-28T12:36:28.462-04:00Your neck of the woods is 5 times more expensive t...Your neck of the woods is 5 times more expensive than mine!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-84085620344753170412014-07-28T12:36:01.259-04:002014-07-28T12:36:01.259-04:00Think he ran his business from the house. Think he ran his business from the house. Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-52568809012616791442014-07-28T12:35:45.989-04:002014-07-28T12:35:45.989-04:00Looks like octagonal tile. We had some great tile ...Looks like octagonal tile. We had some great tile work in our front hall in Cardiff.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-13372842220171764732014-07-28T12:35:20.190-04:002014-07-28T12:35:20.190-04:00no accounting for some people's taste!no accounting for some people's taste!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-86286294145317231712014-07-28T12:35:01.924-04:002014-07-28T12:35:01.924-04:00loads of potential!loads of potential!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-15532670160561840582014-07-28T12:34:50.699-04:002014-07-28T12:34:50.699-04:00and very inexpensive in comparison to dc!and very inexpensive in comparison to dc!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-58938436689044030172014-07-28T12:34:32.988-04:002014-07-28T12:34:32.988-04:00He's done a couple of other houses as well... ...He's done a couple of other houses as well... would love to see them!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-80346162483355555042014-07-28T12:34:10.413-04:002014-07-28T12:34:10.413-04:00And why would they leave the toilet seat up?And why would they leave the toilet seat up?Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-88887776360831166732014-07-28T12:33:49.905-04:002014-07-28T12:33:49.905-04:00Your movie room idea sounds fabulous!Your movie room idea sounds fabulous!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-90953844208659671822014-07-28T12:02:32.338-04:002014-07-28T12:02:32.338-04:00Reservoir Hill and Mt. Vernon are full of these de...Reservoir Hill and Mt. Vernon are full of these deceptively sumptuous piles from their heyday as the fashionable addresses of the city's elite before they abandoned downtown and lived in their country spreads full time. Sevenoaks, George Jenkins's former estate in the Valley that's now part of the dubiously named Stevenson University, was something special a long time ago as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-43351812731172241182014-07-25T21:05:50.563-04:002014-07-25T21:05:50.563-04:00Don't much care for the kitchen, but the rest ...Don't much care for the kitchen, but the rest is at the very least spectacular.<br /><br />And of course would cost $6M in my neck of the woods. Or more.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-27544444686459271882014-07-24T00:06:18.230-04:002014-07-24T00:06:18.230-04:00My goodness. The click here reveals so much more ...My goodness. The click here reveals so much more it seems as if this person either ran a business from the house or was a chef that owns restaurants. hence the tread mill lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-33812876816932764822014-07-23T13:49:53.953-04:002014-07-23T13:49:53.953-04:00That is a very interesting pattern on the front en...That is a very interesting pattern on the front entry hall. Is that octagonal tile? I've never seen it used like that before. Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-31208395119771173932014-07-23T11:24:50.875-04:002014-07-23T11:24:50.875-04:00why did they furnish the rooms this way + to each ...why did they furnish the rooms this way + to each his own + love the outside. xxpeggybraswelldesign.com peggybraswellhttp://peggybraswelldesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-87849606080682426402014-07-23T11:13:16.079-04:002014-07-23T11:13:16.079-04:00I agree the structure of this home and the details...I agree the structure of this home and the details are incredible. As far as the decor, not my choices, i can see all of the potential though!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />The Arts by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-36851330694219978802014-07-23T10:26:08.316-04:002014-07-23T10:26:08.316-04:00wow thats a great house!wow thats a great house!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-43468156288168119922014-07-23T08:57:34.275-04:002014-07-23T08:57:34.275-04:00To each his own, said the old lady as she kissed t...To each his own, said the old lady as she kissed the cow, but I think the bones are extraordinarily beautiful and it's obvious a lot of care has gone into the reno, even though we may not share the same taste in furnishings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-30666675096670241952014-07-23T08:47:53.225-04:002014-07-23T08:47:53.225-04:00So sorry you won't be able to make the tour. ...So sorry you won't be able to make the tour. But why would they put a big honking black treadmill in a lovely bedroom in a house they are trying to sell? Makes no sense to me.Cynthia Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550592770287010816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-80221491664817300962014-07-23T08:46:36.810-04:002014-07-23T08:46:36.810-04:00You're going to think I'm crazy, but I don...You're going to think I'm crazy, but I don't like it. It seems like a department store that's been decorated... the rooms are all too uniformly huge to feel comfortable to me. Even the outdoor space... it looks like a hotel patio. With the kind of money that went into this place, the media room looks like something you'd see in a Long Island condo. I would have made a Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.com