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You Could Have Bought a Home in Petworth for $8,950 in 1927

  • Published October 12, 2013
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Did you know you could have bought a home in Petworth, Washington DC for $8,950 in 1927? Read this blog post to find out more about this historical advertisement from The Washington Post.
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Want to buy a home in Petworth for $8,950? You could have if you were reading The Washington Post on October 9th, 1927. Here’s an advertisement that proves it.

Petworth advertisement
Petworth advertisement

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