Listed as a “modernized” mid-century modern home, this 1953 home designed by Donald Lethbridge is on the market for a very modern price of $3.395 million. Many properties have pretended to be “Mid-Century” but this is the real thing. And, as they say in real estate, just two lights to downtown. It might be best to let pictures speak for this dream house. See more about the house at the real estate listing. (Preservation Arlington had been doing unique or…
Fostoria is a wonderful subdivision within the larger Westover neighborhood and was once a stop on the electric rail line back to jobs in Washington, DC. Today it is an extremely accessible community just steps from the Westover shops and restaurants with easy access to the Custis Bike Trail and the East Falls Church Metro. This is a rare opportunity to take on the ownership of a wonderful 19th century farmhouse that was meticulously restored (the owner even wrote a…
One of Arlington’s oldest neighborhoods, Glencarlyn has many beautiful restored older homes. This is an opportunity to purchase an older home and restore it to your liking. The home retains many original features from hardwood flooring, door, door handles, to possibly original exterior siding. It is being sold “AS IS”. The 4 BR home at 5608 1st Street South is listed for $749,999, click here, for the listing and more details. Glencarlyn is a National Register Historic District, click here…
Arlington does not have a large inventory of homes from the 19th Century. And few of them make it to the market. This one is in good shape and has been well maintained. In the pictures you see many of the old features of the house — hardwood floors and doors. While other parts of the house are modernized. Located at 2813 2nd Street South, it is 3 BR, 3 BA and listed at $869,900. It is open December 15…
Does a previous owner of a home make it more valuable? How do we evaluate whether or not the owner of a home and what they accomplished while living there makes it worthy of preservation? Astronaut John Glenn lived in Arlington at the time of his historic Friendship 7 mission. On February 20, 1962 the world was riveted as Friendship 7 orbited the earth — three times. John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth and he lived…
Sold just last July, the owner of this almost 200 year old house has decided to sell it. Click here to see the listing. We featured this property last July in one of our posts, click here. Last year the Washington Post featured the property in their Saturday real estate section. And had done additional research on the home. It is behind the WashPost paywall at click here. Maybe, unlike the realtor suggests, the next owner will want to care…
Built in 1926 by the grandparents, 2718 18th Street has always been dear to the family. The family would like to see the next caretaker of the home enjoy it and cherish it as much. In order to guarantee this, the family has placed a deed restriction on the property that it cannot be torn down and must remain a Dutch Colonial with front porch facing 18th Street North. It is a gorgeous home sitting nicely on a quiet street….
There are only a few log cabin homes in Arlington. And one of them is for sale, for the first time in over 40 years. The history of this property is very interesting and it is posisble we don’t really know everything about the house. The Historical Marker outside the house details some of the history of the property, including visits from President Theodore Roosevelt: Caleb Birch, a farmer and constable, built a log house here around 1800 on land…
Two 100+ year old Arlington farmhouses hit the market this past week. Both need some TLC. Each has some challenges — one is on a large lot but not clear that it can be subdivided and the other straddles the border with Arlington. Neither are in National Register of Historic Places neighborhoods. 5420 11th Street North was once a much larger parcel with portions having been subdivide off as early as the 1930s. Now sitting on a 14,000 sf lot…
The Marden House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, might be one of the best kept secrets in Arlington. It is one of three Frank Lloyd Wright homes in Virginia. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for National Geographic photographer Luis Marden and his wife Ethel Cox the house was completed in 1959. Located at 600 Chain Bridge Road, the Marden property and the house itself, straddle the border between Arlington and Fairfax. Marden sold the property in 1998 to neighbor, and…