Joseph Carleton House: Joseph Carleton served as Georgetown's postmaster from 1799 to 1803.
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Built by Georgetown postmaster Joseph Carleton in approximately 1794, this 2-1/2 story double-house, with gabled roof, dormers, a plain facade, and rectangular transoms, represents a typical middle-class Federal period house. Due to its location in the heart of the old commercial area of Georgetown, this building probably always housed businesses on its ground floor, with living spaces above.
DC Inventory: January 23, 1973 (Joint Committee on Landmarks)
Within Georgetown Historic District
Files
1. Historic American Buildings Survey George Eisenman, Photographer Summer 1967 EAST (FRONT) ELEVATION - Joseph Carleton House, 1052-54 Potomac Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
A very early 19th century building, in the heart of the old commercial area of Georgetown, that probably always was used for business (ground floor) as well as residence (above). Little altered. | Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA | Date: Summer 1967
2. Historic American Buildings Survey George Eisenman, Photographer Summer 1967 REAR - Joseph Carleton House, 1052-54 Potomac Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
A very early 19th century building, in the heart of the old commercial area of Georgetown, that probably always was used for business (ground floor) as well as residence (above). Little altered. | Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA | Date: Summer 1967
3. Historic American Buildings Survey George Eisenman, Photographer Summer 1967 FIRST FLOOR, FRONT ROOM, FIREPLACE IN SOUTHEAST CORNER - Joseph Carleton House, 1052-54 Potomac Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
A very early 19th century building, in the heart of the old commercial area of Georgetown, that probably always was used for business (ground floor) as well as residence (above). Little altered. | Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA | Date: Summer 1967