One of the most innovative of Charles Goodman’s designs in Hollin Hills was for the 1952 Unit House No. 5 model, a one-story, flat-roofed rectangular house with 3 bedroom and 1 bath. Goodman even designed a new framing system to accommodate the flat roof, according to Gregory Hunt’s chapter on the architecture of the mid-century [...]

I am excited to be listing this one-of-a-kind expanded and updated Charles Goodman mid-century modern home in the award-winning community of Hollin Hills. The original 1953 Unit 5B home is at center with a central fireplace core and raised roof with clerestory windows over the bathroom. The upper-level is cantilevered over the ground level.  The [...]

Two homes by Charles Goodman in Hollin Hills came on the market this past week. This 4 bed/2 bath ranch is listed for $592K and open Sunday (May 22) while this 4 bed/2 bath two-level home is priced at $635K. I also will be having an expanded and updated (with high-end modern finishes) Goodman coming [...]

(This house was listed for $899K and sold for $900K in just over a week.) Here’s my new listing that just hit the market. One of only five custom homes by leading D.C. modernist Charles Goodman in his award-winning community of Hollin Hills, this 3 bedroom/2 bathroom home has never been publicly listed for sale. [...]

Two homes by Charles Goodman in Hollin Hills are new to the market during the past week. This 1949 expanded and updated Goodman is listed for $749K. The 4 bedroom/3 bath home has Poggenpohl cabinets and cork flooring in the sleek kitchen and terrazzo floor in the master bath. The two-story house sits on more than [...]

I’m highlighting three homes by Charles Goodman that hit the market this past week. One each in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. They each represent a different part of his career here in D.C.: townhomes (River Park and Hickory Cluster), single-family builder homes (Hollin Hills, Rock Creek Woods, Hammond Wood, etc) and custom mid-century modern homes. [...]

With spring approaching, more listings are coming on the market, including a number of mid-century modern homes. This untouched (the kitchen has starburst Formica) home in the Forest Hills neighborhood of D.C. is listed for $889K. The 3 bedroom/3 bath 1962 home with pool is being sold “as-is.” The soaring roof line of the living [...]

I came across an interesting piece about Hollin Hills from 1983. Written by then-Washington Post architecture critic Benjamin Forgey, it looks at the groundbreaking community by builder Robert Davenport and architect Charles Goodman before mid-century modernism was cool again. As part of the piece marking the neighborhood’s 30th anniversary, Forgey interviewed Goodman, who discussed his [...]

It has been quiet in Hollin Hills during the past few months. The last new listing came on the market 75 days ago. While Hollin Hills  is hibernating for the winter, here’s a new piece from Old House Online about the neighborhood by Charles Goodman and Robert Davenport. Thanks to my friends at the Takoma [...]