This house belonged to the Varney family, which was prominent in the civic and economic history of Potomac. Varney was the corporation attornev for the Town. It is supported by a square post, and has an iron balustrade. The center front gable has a deck set into the roof. This and the corner porch are reminiscent of some of the Sears mail order houses available during the 1 920's.
Front door is set into side of porch.
Possibly a Sears house. In the late l9th century, developers stressed the ease of commuting, even offering one year's worth of free commuting tickets to one member of each family building a new house and residing in St. Elmo's by November 1, 1894. Mount Vernon Avenue, zoned commercial today, was laid out wider than the rest of the streets in Del Ray and St. Elmo and was the location of some of the larger houses built by prominent citizens such as the banker, John Harding, at 2001 Mount Vernon Avenue, and the physician and mayor, Robert Yates, who lived at 2006 Mount Vernon Avenue. In the Del Ray area there are many duplex houses, including six built before 19l5. Pre-cut homes from Sears, Roebuck Co. were built in the Del Ray area.