The Old Stonehouse

Nestled in the heart of the small neighborhood of Georgetown, a popular place for many European expats living in Washington, the Old Stonehouse is the oldest house in the city. Completely built of stone, it nevertheless blends elegantly into a very modern and urban landscape. We love the little wooden staircase and cute windows, and the well-maintained garden.

It is a modern reconstruction of the Vechte-Cortelyou House, a 1699 stone house with important ties to American history. Today, the old stone house functions as a historic interpretive center dedicated to celebrating the crucial role that the building played in the American Revolution and in the evolutionary history of Brooklyn, the city of New York and the entire United States.