Washington Post

The odd-numbered side of the 2300 block of S Street NW, in D.C.'s Kalorama neighborhood, has just two private homes — the one Jeff Bezos (owner of The ...

The living room has several glass French doors that lead to a walled courtyard in the rear. Rather than a traditional garage door, the opening to the garage looks like a set of glass French doors with shutters. Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen and Bath updated the main kitchen on the second floor. Both kitchens — the main one on the second level and the catering one on the first level — were revamped. But several of the home’s original features were not touched, including the sweeping spiral stairway and the wall of windows next to it, both of which span all four levels. For those who don’t want to take the stairs, an elevator runs to all four levels. She resigned her seat in 2009 to join the State Department as a senior arms control adviser to President Barack Obama. Mishal al-Sabah, now crown prince of Kuwait, is listed in the deed records as owning the house from 1983 to 1988. His books include “The Best Congress Money Can Buy” (1988); “The Great Treasury Raid” (1962); and “The Shame of a Nation” (1965). He spent several months in 1974 as a special investigative reporter on the life insurance industry for The Washington Post. But they weren’t the first people to take advantage of the house’s layout. The odd-numbered side of the 2300 block of S Street NW, in D.C.’s Kalorama neighborhood, has just two private homes — the one Jeff Bezos (owner of The Washington Post) reportedly bought in 2020 and this house, both built in 1958. He is credited with coining the term “affirmative action.” Taylor later was director of the Export Import Bank under President Lyndon B. Johnson.