For years, a Maryland couple gathered inspiration for the abode they dreamed of building one day. From their outings to Potomac’s Glenstone museum and trips to the West Coast, certain […]
For years, a Maryland couple gathered inspiration for the abode they dreamed of building one day. From their outings to Potomac’s Glenstone museum and trips to the West Coast, certain […]
In 1939, a member of the du Pont dynasty built a sprawling, Shingle-style refuge called Sandaway on the shores of Dewey Beach. The spot made history 82 years later, when […]
On a quiet, winding street facing Rock Creek Park in Kalorama stands a 1953 house that appears every bit as conventional as its neighbors. However, step inside or wander around […]
A century-old cattle farm in Laytonsville, Maryland, offers a scenic slice of Americana, where cows graze amid rolling pastures. When 19 untouched acres adjacent to the farm came up for […]
Landscape architect Jennifer Horn’s Arlington Colonial gets a bright addition and outdoor upgrade.
Looming over the Potomac River as it winds around Washington, the legendary Watergate complex conjures an era—in more ways than one. Besides its infamous role in that eponymous scandal, the […]
Tudor-style houses often get a bad rap for being drab and fusty affairs. Not so for this English-inspired manor in Northwest DC. “A lot of them are sited in such […]
Though she’s resided in Annapolis for the last 43 years, architect Cathy Purple Cherry has had a lifelong love affair with the mountains. “My whole childhood was visiting Skyline Drive,” […]
Sun streams through a round aperture in the vaulted ceiling. As the day deepens, a beam of light meanders along a curved upper wall, marking the passage of time, then […]
Washington’s Logan Circle boasts a storied past. Part of Pierre L’Enfant’s original 1791 city plan, it remains a hub in Northwest DC, presided over by a statue of Civil War […]
In the early 20th century, many Washington and Baltimore residents beat the summer heat by removing to the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. Abundant creeks, rivers and inlets created destinations […]
Houses christened with formal names never fail to capture the imagination. Think of Daphne du Maurier’s Manderley in Rebecca or Jane Austen’s Pemberley from Pride and Prejudice. Set on the […]
In Washington, I.M. Pei is most celebrated for designing the National Gallery of Art’s awe-inspiring East Wing. But the late Pritzker Prize-winning architect completed another impressive if less monumental masterpiece […]
About 15 years ago, a visit to Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic Fallingwater instilled Ali Manesh with a fascination for modern architecture and design. Later, the dentist, who had put down […]
Strolling past ordinary row houses in Washington’s Pleasant Plains neighborhood, it would be easy to overlook the newest home on the block. But turn into an unmarked alley and you’ll […]
On a sylvan property in Sparks Glencoe, Maryland, bordering woods create a verdant cocoon, while a neighbor’s cattle graze off to one side. Amid such surroundings, it’s easy to forget […]