Welcome to Dupont Circle
Key Details
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WHAT TO EXPECT
Old-world charm with new-world vitality.
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THE LIFESTYLE
Effortless living with arts and entertainment at your doorstep
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UNEXPECTED APPEAL
European lifestyle in the nation’s capital.
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THE MARKET
Old-world townhouses, condos, and apartment buildings.
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YOU’LL FALL IN LOVE WITH
Browsing the neighborhood’s bookstores and small shops after work.
NEIGHBORHOOD OVERVIEW
Around the Block
Dupont circle:
An elegant and artistic haven.
Dupont Circle was developed during the Gilded Age as a home for Washington’s elite and moneyed class. Stately mansions built around the elegant circle and along Massachusetts Avenue were showpieces for many of the nation’s wealthiest industrialists, earning the stretch the nickname “Millionaires Row.” It became Embassy Row after the stock market crash emptied the mansions and foreign governments moved in. The neighborhood next became a center of the city’s bohemian and alternative scene, and it still knows how to let its hair down today with a mix of popular galleries, restaurants, bars, and clubs.
What to expect:
Old-world charm with new-world vitality.
The picturesque streets exude European charm and display a treasure trove of architectural delights.
The lifestyle:
Effortless living with arts and entertainment at your doorstep.
From groceries to dry cleaners to local coffee houses, Dupont has all the conveniences of urban living. The neighborhood has a relaxed pace with a vitality and energy infused by its interesting residents,numerous tourists and visitors. Established galleries dot the neighborhood’s side streets and open their doors after hours for First Fridays each month. The circle itself serves as a community gathering place for everything from impromptu al fresco dining with friends to organized viewings of major sporting events like the World Cup.
Unexpected appeal:
European lifestyle in the nation’s capital.
Dupont Circle’s residents enjoy European living in the nation’s capital, from its intermixed retail and residential spaces to its pedestrian-friendly lifestyle. Many residents choose not to keep a car;with convenient transportation alternatives, who needs one?
The market:
Old-world townhouses, condos, and apartment buildings.
Dupont's older apartments tend to be quite spacious. Walk along Dupont’s diagonal avenues and you will find palatial stand-alone residences, but turn onto the numbered and lettered streets to discover three- and four-story row homes in the Queen Anne and Richardsonian Romanesque Revival style.
You'll fall in love with:
Browsing the neighborhood’s bookstores and small shops after work.
Strolling down Connecticut Avenue to do your food shopping at the Sunday farmers’ market. Sitting in the Spanish Steps with a book or a coffee, watching the world pass by.
