Sep 02, 2010 |
Kensington, Rock Creek Palisades
My New Listing: Mid-Century in Rock Creek Palisades; $439K; Open 9/5
Check out my new listing located here in Rock Creek Palisades in Kensington, MD. I’ll be holding it open on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. This 1955 mid-century was built by Standard Properties, which marketed the easily expandable “contemporary” (this is the term they used at the time) bi-level as the “Home with All [...] Read More →
Modern Snapshot: Gropius-Designed House in Lake Barcroft
In my post yesterday, I mentioned a house in Lake Barcroft by Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius. Col. Joseph Barger, the developer of Lake Barcroft, bought the 135-acre lake and surrounding 566 aces for $1 million in 19[...]
FSBO: 1956 Mid-Century Rambler in Lake Barcroft; $653K
This 1956 4 bedroom/3 bath rambler on .4 acres in Lake Barcroft looks largely untouched if someone is looking to create a retro space. The two-level, side-gabled roof home is a For Sale by Owner. Lake Barcroft has one o[...]
1962 ‘Phoenix’ Flat-Roof Mid-Century Modern in Mantua Hills – $699K
I really love these flat-roof mid-century modern homes by Phoenix Builders in Mantua Hill in Fairfax, Virginia. With their flat-roofs, clerestory windows and cool “screen block,” the design epitomizes West[...]
Open House Picks: My Goodman, Carderock Springs and Custom Potomac MCM
I’ll be holding my listing in Rock Creek Woods in Silver Spring open from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday for those of you looking for a Charles Goodman in Montgomery County. Check out this copy from the original brochure: &[...]
The Disappearing Mid-Century Modern Safeways
One of the mid-century modern “Marina”-style Safeways in the area will be disappearing. This one on Georgia Avenue and Reedie Drive in Wheaton, most likely from the 1960s, will be replaced with with a mixed-[...]
Mid-Century Modern Office Space: Silver Spring’s Technical Service Park
On the new season of “Mad Men,” Don Draper and the rest of the crew have new digs in the Wallace Harrison-designed Time-Life Building. Anyone looking for their own mid-century office space? I came across T[...]
1956 Holmes Run Acres Mid-Century – $550K
I’m on the road in Vermont and hope to be heading to Phillip Johnson’s Glass House in a few days so stay tuned for a report. Here’s a new listing for a 4 bedroom/2 bath in Holmes Run Acres in Falls Chu[...]
Price Drop: 1970 Goodman Mid-Century Modern in Hollin Hills – $765K
Architect Charles Goodman and developer Robert Davenport began the award-winning community of Hollin Hills south of Alexandria in the late 1940s; the last house was built in 1971. This 1970 5 bedroom/3 bathroom home tuc[...]
Modern Snapshot
Modern Snapshot: Mid-Century Cooling in Berkeley Springs
Berkeley Springs State Park in West Virginia features two mid-century ways to relax and cool off from the summer heat–one is mid-18th Century and the other is mid-20th Century. You can take a plunge in George Washington’s Bath Tub (c. 1748). At age 16, the first president was part of a team surveying the western [...]
Modern Snapshot: St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Kensignton
The 1968 St. Paul’s United Methodist Church building in Kensington is the fourth the congregation has had since its founding in 1885. The current mid-century modern sanctuary was built after fire destroyed the previous sanctuary and heavily damaged other buildings, which were built in the 1950s. You can view a few pictures of the four [...]
