Rock Creek Park and Northwest Washington » Rock Creek and Connecticut Avenue » Washington, D.C. » Gearing House Gearing House Details 1914, Nicholas R. Grimm. 2329 Porter St. NW The Gearing house is one of Washington's most substantial and best-preserved bungalows, retaining its particularly fine and complex system of overhanging eaves on the house itself as well as on its porches. Writing Credits Author: Pamela Scott and Antoinette J. Lee