667-022-14 McNitt-Gohr House 5712 Ruatan Street Berwyn Heights
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Constructed c. 1889-1890 by the Charlton Heights Improvement Company, this two-and-one-half-story, three-bay, single-family dwelling was influenced by the Queen Anne style. The design is from the pattern book catalogs of R.W. Shoppell. A side-gable roof covered with pressed metal shingles caps the dwelling. Of particular interest is the two-story gabled porch supported by bracketed chamfered posts, and accessed from the second floor by double-leaf doors. The tympanum is ornamented with geometric panels. Members of the McNitt family were the first owneroccupants of the dwelling; the Gohr family has owned the property since 1950 with one four-year interruption.
Built in 1889 by Andrew B. Stine, this large three-story frame dwelling combines Second Empire and Queen Anne stylistic elements. Originally it was adorned with window shutters, a bracketed cornice, and a belt course of pressed tin shingles. The Chinese-inspired fretwork of the porch railing has been recreated using a 1909 photograph of the dwelling. One of the first houses built in the 1888 subdivision of Charlton Heights (now Berwyn Heights) it reflects the Second Empire style which is rare in Prince George’s County. The Wolfe family has owned the property since 1978.
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Wolfe House 5617 Ruatan Street Berwyn Heights