This new listing in the mid-century modern community of Wessynton is for a 5 bedroom /3 bath River model, which backs up to Little Hunting Creek. This two-level home, updated with a modern aesthetic and located nine miles south of Old Town Alexandria, was designed by Deigert & Yerkes, one of the leading mid-century modern architectural teams in the [...]

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 of the areas largest concentration of mid-century and mid-century modern homes, including some designed by Charles [...]

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 Coast mid-century modern style. This home, listed for $699K, has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and three patios to take in the array of azaleas on the nearly half-acre [...]

Pine Spring in Falls Church is home to 121 modest mid-centuries designed by the local modernist all-star team team of Arthur Keyes, Chloethiel Woodard Smith, Nicholas Satterlee and Francis Donald Lethbridge. Homes in the community were first built in the early 1950s by the Luria brothers, who also developed nearby Homes Run Acres. Andre Bodor, who [...]

This new listing in Raymondale in Falls Church evokes the Eichler’s of mid-century California with its slightly pitched front-gabled roof and wall of glass, which flows out to the deck and pool in the backyard. The .66 acre lot backs up to Holmes Run Stream Valley Park. The listing says the home, which is being [...]

Located on Barger Drive (named for Lake Barcroft’s developer Colonel Joseph V. Barger), this 5 bedroom/3 bath mid-century modern features a side-gabled roof, wood-beamed ceilings, partial stone facade and updated kitchen that goes with the style of the house. Lake Barcroft has one of the areas largest concentration of mid-century modern homes, including some designed [...]

This largely untouched custom mid-century modern sits on a hilltop on 1.4 wooded acres in Woodside Estates in McLean.  Being sold by the original owners, the 4 bedroom/2.5 bath home is a nice mix of redwood, stone and walls of glass. The shot above is one I took of the back of the house, which [...]

While Hollin Hills, located south of Alexandria, gets most of the attention as the first and largest mid-century modern community in Virginia, the Falls Church area to the north has a variety of mid-century modern neighborhoods, including Holmes Run Acres, Pine Spring, Raymondale and Lake Barcroft.  I’m highlight here four new listings:  two in Holmes [...]

This 5/2 Charles Goodman in Hollin Hills is back on the market. It was listed for $949K in June 2008. It is now listed for $874K. The house was built for the original owners here on .6 acres 100 feet up a hill from the road. It was a site the family used to picnic when they [...]