A house built by Hyattsville’s founder that is considered to be one of the oldest buildings still standing in the city is listed for sale.
Built by Christopher Hyatt sometime before 1873, the two-and-a-half story Colonial Revival house at 4901 40th Pl. is also called the Kuhns House after a previous owner. One previous occupant of the home was noted D.C. muralist MISS CHELOVE.
The five-bedroom, two-bath house is currently listed for sale at $795,000.
Hyatt founded the city that bears his name in 1845 after purchasing land near the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and the Washington and Baltimore Turnpike, two transportation lines that guaranteed it would be valuable land.
But the area really started to take off when the 82 Streetcar Line reached Hyattsville and Riverdale Park in 1899, and then College Park the following year.
Many of the homes in Hyattsville’s Historic District, where the Kuhns House is located, are from that era, making it a bit of a rarity. Its Colonial Revival design was also a little ahead of the time, as that architectural style was more popular in the early 20th century.
The house has been updated since then, with new wraparound porches, but many of the original touches, including a wood-burning fireplace, kitchen cabinets and exposed brick.
Another old house in Hyattsville, called Ash Hill, was built in the 1840s.
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