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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I moved here from the NY suburbs (New Canaan). The contrast is striking. Not that I think my former area is perfect, but architecturally it is miles ahead of the DC suburbs architecturally and aesthetically. Very rare to see these strange white brick houses with gold accented columns and other bizarre stuff that look like a McMansion architectural mishmash. Just go on Zillow for Great Falls and then look up New Canaan and look at similarly sized houses on similarly sized lots

Why are Potomac / McLean / Great falls houses so ugly? Curious to hear thoughts. [/quote]

I grew up in Stamford, and agree. However, I think Fairfield county rich areas have been rich for a very long time so have long established houses that were custom designed, built, with large properties, etc. at a time when people did prettier homes with more detail in finishes and there was room to purchase a large property that allowed space between homes. Plus the landscaping and general design is older, mature privacy landscaping, hedges, etc., homes hidden from the road as that is how they were designed years ago.

There's more newer/noveau rich in the VA areas, plus people try to fit homes in wherever even when it doesn't make sense based on the geography/landscape.

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