The "Watermelon House" is a neighborhood landmark located at 1112 Q Street, N.W., in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The end row house, built in 1870,<ref namedcgov/> features a watermelon mural painted on the side of the building.<ref namewapo/>
The homeowners, Wade Wilson and Robert Banaszak, hired professionals to paint the exterior of their home fire engine red. The couple was unhappy with the results, describing the side's color as resembling "Pepto-Bismol". They decided to use black, green, and pink to paint a large watermelon. When a reporter from The Washington Post asked the couple's roommate, Tom Healy, why the men chose to paint a watermelon, Healy stated, "We're all big fruits".<ref name=wapo/>
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