7 Beds
6 Baths
5,595 SqFt
7 Beds
6 Baths
5,595 SqFt
Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Detached
Listing Status Pending
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 5,595 sqft
Price per Sqft $1,161
Subdivision None Available
MLS Listing ID VAFX2195874
Style Colonial,Cabin/Lodge
Bedrooms 7
Full Baths 5
Half Baths 1
HOA Y/N N
Abv Grd Liv Area 5,595
Originating Board BRIGHT
Year Built 1905
Annual Tax Amount $31,766
Tax Year 2024
Lot Size 6.020 Acres
Acres 6.02
Property Description
Elmwood represents a unique opportunity to own a rambling estate and historic residence inside the Capital Beltway.
The property includes a grand farmhouse, built in 1905, with an attached wing constructed in 1879. Together they form a seven-bedroom home, tied together with generous wrap-around porches and patios for entertaining. A four-room log cabin and other outbuildings are situated in their original historic locations near the main house. Two additional lots, each 1 acre, have been added to the original property bringing the total acreage to 8.02. Bedroom on main level with wheel-in shower
A mile from McLean’s central business district, the residence is set back from Old Dominion Drive, accessed by a curving 700+ foot private driveway. The grounds feature significant mature hardwoods, pines, azaleas, and a formally landscaped entrance courtyard with fountain.
Distinguished television journalist Roger Mudd and his wife acquired the property in 1972 and through significant restoration, made Elmwood their family home for almost fifty years.
Originally part of the Fairfax Land grant, “Elmwood” has been a working farm and family estate since the early 18th century. The original house was built in 1850 by Spencer Mottrom Ball but was destroyed during the Civil War. After the War, Ball’s son William Selwyn (“Selly”) returned to Elmwood, building the log “Bachelor’s Hall” in 1876 and a larger house in 1879.
In 1900, John McLean, owner of the Washington Post, was granted a charter to build The Washington and Old Dominion railroad from Rosslyn to Great Falls. McLean bought rights of way along what would eventually become Old Dominion Drive, and the Ball family Family sold access through Elmwood; the stop there was then called “Ball’s Hill." The surrounding public roads - including Ball’s Hill Road, Mottrom Drive and others - capture some of the property’s history.
Location
State VA
County Fairfax
Zoning 110
Rooms
Basement Other
Main Level Bedrooms 1
Interior
Hot Water Propane
Heating Other
Cooling Other
Flooring Hardwood
Fireplaces Number 2
Fireplace Y
Heat Source Propane - Owned
Exterior
Garage Spaces 5.0
Waterfront N
Water Access N
View Garden/Lawn, Scenic Vista, Trees/Woods
Accessibility Other
Parking Type Driveway, Attached Carport
Total Parking Spaces 5
Garage N
Building
Story 3
Foundation Other
Sewer Septic Exists
Water Well
Architectural Style Colonial, Cabin/Lodge
Level or Stories 3
Additional Building Above Grade, Below Grade
New Construction N
Schools
Elementary Schools Churchill Road
High Schools Langley
School District Fairfax County Public Schools
Others
Senior Community No
Tax ID 0301 01 0060
Ownership Fee Simple
SqFt Source Assessor
Special Listing Condition Standard
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