Where can you buy a historic home?
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Anonymous
| I have been HGTV watching for a few days and these old Victorian homes with historical pasts are so interesting. What areas in MD, DC, VA would you find a historic home for sale? |
Anonymous
| In MD, downtown Rockville has a number of old Victorian homes...Takoma Park also. There are pockets of Silver spring, Gaithersburg, even Olney with some older farmhouses and other styles of 1800-1900 homes. |
Anonymous
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Historic (though not Victorians): Georgetown.
Historic looking: Chevy Chase MD Closest thing to Victorians I've seen around this area (I live in DC so don't know much about the burbs): Cleveland Park. Seen some beautiful houses w/ the larger wraparound porches and a little victorian looking tower on some of the back streets of CP. |
Anonymous
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Takoma Park -- gorgeous historic district. Many of the houses sell privately, though, b/c they are quite sought after and turn over very infrequently (think every 30-40 years).
Meg Finn does have one coming on line in late Spring or early Summer, on Maple. I think it is the oldest Victorian on the block (the yellow house w/ turret). |
Anonymous
| Chevy Chase Village, Kensington, Cleveland Park, Chevy Chase DC. |
Anonymous
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Basically anywhere that wasn't a wide spot in the road in 1900.
In VA: Winchester, Front Royal, Warrenton, Leesburg, Middleburg, Fredericksburg, LOTS in Richmond In MD: Annapolis, Frederick, Hagerstown, LOTS in Bawlmer. |
Anonymous
| Also in southern Prince George's County. |
Anonymous
| Garrett Park, MD |
Anonymous
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In DC: Georgetown, Kalorama, Dupont - though not Victorian.
Nice areas around DC: Annapolis, Eastern Shore (Chestertown, St. Michaels), The Plains- VA (Middleburg, Washington, VA), Frederick MD, lots more. |
Anonymous
| what about old town alexandria? Still talking rowhomes like in georgetown, but they are historic. |
Anonymous
| there are a few old victorians in Herndon and Manassas. |
Anonymous
| Herndon |
Anonymous
| Annapolis and Falls Church City |
Anonymous
| Folks, Georgetown, Dupont, etc have TONS of Victorian-era homes. They are made of brick and stone and typically have shared walls. |
Anonymous
| Old Town Alexandria, SE quadrant. Check out oldtownhome.com. It is a really fun blog if you are interested in historic homes. |