Capitol Hill Architectural Styles

We headed east toward another part of the Capitol Hill neighborhood on our morning walk. It was a lovely sunlit day and everything looked shiny bright. The more familiar town houses were lovely - the type of structure one thinks about in this area of town. But what was unfamiliar to us when we first moved here thirteen years ago was any thought of a more modern take on today’s living. I may be wrong but I thought one needed special dispensation to construct or even change anything that didn’t meet strict historical Capitol Hill standards. So it was surprising when we came across a couple of new builds that looked completely out of place. They seemed like they really belonged somewhere else. My idea of a great house is one that looks old but the inside is completely new. What do you think?