Rediscovering the Charms of Porch Life! Mount Rainier is special for its strong sense of community and "front porch culture" where you know your neighbors. With the dramatic wrap-around porch at 3215 Perry Street you'll be the envy of the neighborhood, with plenty of space for outdoor dining, sitting, and socializing. The porch was rebuilt in the Fall of 2019 including retaining wall, structural supports, and upgraded straight grain Douglas Fir flooring. This 1917 Colonial is full of charm at every angle from original bullseye moldings around the windows, to the heart of pine wood floors, typical for the period. It has huge windows and high ceilings bringing light-filled rooms and private spaces, with the joy that it's not totally gutted and stripped of period details. Instead it's carefully updated in areas that buyers need the most - the kitchen - which was moved into a larger space with new layout, counters, cabinets, recessed lights, and a breakfast bar. Recent stainless appliances and green counters in kitchen and half bath shelving made of Paperstone, manufactured from recycled paper and a non-petroleum resin that looks, feels and polishes like soapstone. The half bathroom addition on the main level is a boon when entertaining. The roof, downspouts, and gutters were new in the Spring of 2018, while the gas-fired hot water tank is just 6 months old. If you like Green homes note the energy-efficient mini-split cooling unit that cools the entire first floor with a compressor unit large enough to add additional mini-split units if desired. The living room cozy corn/pellet burning stove provides extra economical heating in winter - the pellets are available with membership in a silo co-op located in Mount Rainier. All no VOC paints are used throughout the house. Outside enjoy native plant landscaping, vegetable beds, and composting for your very own Victory Garden - there are big side and rear yards. Plenty of storage in the large custom-built utility shed - new Fall 2019 with room for all your garden equipment and more! Easy Street parking and 2 off-street parking spaces with rear alley access. You are located in the Arts District, where artists can work at home on a large range of artistic creations in a City thriving with home artists, and you are across from the original Artist Coop of the City. Just two blocks from Mount Rainier Elementary and Joe's Movement Emporium, Glut Food Co-op, the Waterhole juice bar, Mount Rainier City Hall, and the Mount Rainier bus terminal with multiple inbound routes into Washington DC and north into the growing Route 1 Arts District Corridor. The WMATA G9 is an express bus from Eastern and Rhode Island to McPherson Sq, perfect for downtown commuters. Easy access to NE DC, Capitol Hill, H Street, Brookland, Hyattsville, and College Park. 1.5 miles to DC Costco and Lowe's at Fort Lincoln, 3 miles to Whole Foods in Riverdale Park, and 4 miles to the main gate at the University of Maryland. This is a home with charm at every corner - you will fall in love! The website with photos here: https://tour.truplace.com/property/76/87121/Exterior Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xaqU2zVT5Ztn5YaKgW6LNaEqgk3swSeM/view?usp=sharingInterior Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LpMNNm2vKO7YnyPSKGD2M1Bs1YBWtlwr/view?usp=sharing