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Perched above the street on a 5,000 square foot lot on a quiet and tree-lined block this stately and updated four level Victorian home with southern exposure boasts an ideal Brookland location. A wide array of popular and authentic restaurants awaits just one half block away on 12th Street, including Brookland's Finest, Primrose, and many more, as well as those everyday conveniences like Yes! Organic Market and CVS. Venture just a few more blocks to the Brookland Metro and the immediately surrounding area with its abundance of restaurants, bars, parks, shopping and neighborhood hangouts. Brookland is full of history, beauty and things to explore, and 1254 Hamlin Street is a perfect starting point for any outing. Ascending the front steps leads to a wide and gracious front porch running the full width of the home - a perfect location to watch the sunrise and sunset while gazing over the neighborhood. Beyond the beautiful front door, the formal entry is an elegant greeting point for the open and impressive first floor with its high ceilings, hardwood floors, multitude of windows bringing natural light into the living spaces, including large living and dining areas perfect for entertaining and larger dinner parties, a stainless steel and granite open kitchen with a breakfast bar, and the convenient first floor full bath. Offering an extension of the already generous interior living spaces, the flat, expansive and fully fenced backyard underwent significant renovations in 2018-2019, and features a natural gas outdoor kitchen and natural gas firepit, and a delightful storage and potting shed, to create a private oasis for grilling, lounging, entertaining and gardening. Beyond the beautiful first floor wood staircase, the first upper level offers two bedrooms and two updated bathrooms, including the master suite with a full bath featuring a stall shower and soaking tub, as well as convenient second floor laundry. Two additional bedrooms, each of which can also easily function as guest rooms, office or den, round out the second upper level, and the multi-functional lower level provides additional finished living space, a half bath, a storage closet with and a tool room/workshop.