Donald Rumsfeld lists his Bush-administration house in D.C.'s Kalorama neighborhood

Jennifer Karmon
·Homes Editor
Donald Rumsfeld lists his Bush-administration house in D.C.'s Kalorama neighborhood
... and a statue on the porch of a dachshund, like Rumsfeld's pup Reggie. Click a photo for a slideshow.
... and a statue on the porch of a dachshund, like Rumsfeld's pup Reggie. Click a photo for a slideshow.

Former Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld has just listed the D.C. home that he bought when he was named secretary of defense by President George W. Bush in 2001.

The home, in Washington's diplomatic Kalorama neighborhood, had been quietly shopped around as a pocket listing, according to the Washingtonian Open House blog, but it officially hit the public market Tuesday, July 8.

It has 7 bedrooms and 7 baths in about 5,000 square feet of living space, with "embassy-sized entrance-level reception rooms." It's directly across the street from the French ambassador's house.

Rumsfeld and his wife, Joyce, bought the home in 2001, closing on Feb. 28 -- just a few weeks after he was sworn in as Bush's defense secretary on Jan. 20. Rumsfeld has lived in Washington off and on for decades, having served as a congressman, as a White House chief of staff, and as secretary of defense to President Gerald Ford in the mid-1970s as well.

They paid $3.35 million in 2001, records show.

The Rumsfelds are asking $4.5 million for the home. Click here or on a photo for a slideshow with many more photos and details.