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On a cinematic block in Georgetown stands one Federal row house that?s not quite like the others. Known as ?the seam house,? it?s nicknamed for the visible vertical line stitched down its brick façade showing where a newer part of the home joins one of two older sections?the oldest of which dates back to the late 1700s.
For interior designer Azali Kassum, the idea of having more than two centuries of history beneath her feet proved an irresistible lure. ?When I walked through the house for the first time, I loved how I could feel its age with every step,? she says. ?The original part of the home used to be a cobbler?s workshop and it still had these incredible timber beams and old pine floors.?
Kassum, then an intellectual property lawyer, and husband Ian Myers, who works in healthcare, purchased the 3,000-square- foot property in 2014 and began a three-year renovation with the help of architect Christian Zapatka. The residence, which is composed of four sections, features a central core that was once the home of Colonel Washington Bowie, Sr., a godson of George Washington. In the mid-19th century, a two-and-a-half-story addition was built in front of that original structure to meet the sidewalk. ?Often, the simplest modest dwelling would have been put up in the middle of the lot. As the owners gained prosperity, it would have been added onto over time and built out to the street front,? Zapatka explains. Later, the walkway between the houses was filled in with brick to cr...
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