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Your place on the Potomac
Older homes often tout the most pleasant lawns. This circa-1960 rambler is top of the line. It has more than 10 mature trees that could bolster any kid's dream treehouse, and the lawn has been meticulously landscaped.
This home is in Broad Run Farm, which has no homeowners association, making it a rare one-of-a-kind community in eastern Loudoun. The neighboring homes sport a range of eclectic styles. If you desire uniformity, don't come here. If you want to flaunt your unique style, this rambler affords the opportunity.
The extended model has an all-brick front with thin blue siding continuing to the back. Look out your front window and you will see only nature. Stand on your large, red back deck and you'll see the same thing – green, green and green. Benches line the deck, which also has a raised pentagonal seating area providing enough room to easily fit a picnic table. It has steps down to the yard and an entrance to the house through French doors.
Step inside through the French doors. You will find yourself in the dining room and will be surprised by what you see. The nearly 50-year-old home has been totally redone. A surprisingly modern kitchen is to your immediate right, and the custom-designed slate backsplash at its entrance will take your breath away. It's set directly behind the five-burner stainless steel cooktop with a stainless steel hood. A pot filler sits in the middle of the slate tile backsplash, making it easy to fill pans with water without having to then transfer them from the sink. Dark cherry cabinets completely cover two walls. A stainless steel backsplash between the cabinets bounces light off the overhead lamp. The room is finished off by a white tile floor and black granite countertops.
Step from the kitchen onto the light, tan hardwood lining the living-room floor. The same hardwood finish continues through the home. The living room is at the front of the house with a three-pane window giving views of the front lawn. A closet off the front door offers ample storage space.
Three steps lead down from the living room to a dark tile cut-out at the entrance of the family room. A two-tier mantel hangs over the all-brick fireplace with marble base at the center of the room. Although it is a wood-burning fireplace, the rest of the home is heated using propane. A shelf for displaying art or family photos lines the center of the room and leads to a built-in bookcase resting to the side.
A separate laundry room provides plenty of shelving for storage. Two sides of the room consist entirely of windows.
Switch directions and find yourself at the home's opposite end. A bedroom to the left has sliding mirrored doors in front of the large closet. The same is repeated in the other two bedrooms, including the master bedroom. All three rooms also enjoy ceiling fans.
The full bathroom in the hallway has upgraded white tile flooring, a pattern that continues on the wall around the bathtub. The cabinet vanity matches the dark wood found on the medicine cabinet. The half-bathroom in the master bedroom has upgraded white appliances and a burnt-orange tile floor.
This home offers truly remarkable updates in an old-fashioned setting.
Broad Run Farms
The Broad Run Farms community is a unique neighborhood in eastern Loudoun. Access to the Potomac River is about 1 mile down the road, yet the Dulles Town Center and the Washington-Dulles International Airport are only minutes away.
U.S. Senate lawyer Robert Barnes Young purchased a 706-acre dairy farm, Miskel Farm, in 1950 before subdividing and renaming it Broad Run Farms. This groundbreaking decision made it the first subdivision meeting modern standards in Loudoun. Young's plan to have common access to the Potomac River and Broad Run Creek was considered an innovative feature for the neighborhood. Community access continues today.
Contact the writer at hhager@timespapers.com
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