In a report from Curbed, the Julia Child House, which is located at 2706 Olive Street, Georgetown, Washington D.C, was already purchased by the Veevers-Carter couple. The article added that the kitchen's house was used by Julia Child for her cooking lessons entitled "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." in 1956.
In a separate article from Curbed, the 1,497-square-feet house has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The article added that the house was built before 1870 by African American carpenter Edgar Murphy.
In addition, the two-storey home has a fireplace and nine rooms, as mentioned in a listing from Zillow.
The listing from Trulia added that the house has a basement, a roof made of metal, and an exterior walls made of wood sliding.
The new owners plan to renovate the home but Child's design to the kitchen will be retained, as mentioned in The Washington Post. Rory Veveers-Carter added, "Maybe not the pegboard ... you end up having to clean it an awful lot."
The article also mentioned that the listing agent will not reveal the sales price for the home although the listed price was at $1.1 million.
In an article from Washingtonian, Julia and Paul Child lived twice in the house - once in 1948 and in 1956 after the couple's return from France. The article also mentioned that when they returned, they expanded and upgraded the home's kitchen. In the article from The Washington Post, the couples lived in the house for three years in 1956.
In the meantime, the American chef, author, and television personality, Julia Child has a net worth estimated at $38 million, as reported from Celebrity Net Worth. The article added that she authored 19 books and was featured on 13 TV shows including The French Chef, Dinner at Julia's, Baking with Julia, and In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chef. The article also mentioned that in 1961, she was credited in bringing French cuisine to the American public and in 1995, she started The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and Culinary Arts. She also won a Peabody Award, an Emmy, two Daytime Emmy Awards, and a U.S. National Book Award. The article added that Julia Child passed away last August 13, 2004 due to kidney failure.
