Edmund Bennett was one of the leading builders of  mid-century modern (or “contemporary” as they were called at the time) homes in the DC area.  In addition to Carderock Springs, New Mark Commons and Potomac Overlook, his team of architects–which included at various times Arthur Keyes, Chloethial Woodard Smith, David Condon, Nicholas Satterlee and Francis [...]

(Sold) This newly listed mid-century modern home is located in Flint Hill, a community of 40 homes designed by Keyes, Lethbridge and Condon and built by Edmund Bennett. The National Association of Home Builders gave Bennett a design merit award in 1959 for the community. An unassuming front facade opens up to a dramatic rear [...]

Here’s your chance to own the former home of developer Edmund Bennett, one of the leading forces behind “contemporary” architecture in the D.C.-area during the 1960s and early 1970s. Bennett built Carderock Springs, New Mark Commons, Potomac Overlook and Flint Hill. His homes can also be found in Kenwood Park and Wildwood Hills. It took [...]

I love the whole area where this late ’60s contemporary is located. Just drive around (or bike as I did) Nevis Road and the surrounding streets to see a wide variety of mid-century modern and contemporary homes. The area comprises Bannockburn Estates, Bannockburn Heights and Flint Hill. If you take Nevis north across River Road [...]