Anonymous wrote:I grew up in a 1930s mock Tudor and it was amazingly well built. I would have no problem with a well-built Tudor. I’m in a circa 2015 new build colonial and often long for the thick walls and doors and pretty arches of my childhood home. It was plenty bright, too.

If you had walking around money in the 1930s, you could go nuts on materials and labor because things were cheap. Lots of homes built during those years are overbuilt relative to their 1920s or 1940s counterparts.

Furthermore, this place seems like it was put together by someone actually involved in home building. Often builders and developers and others in the industry will put the best stuff in their own houses, making for surprisingly durable structures.

Systems could an altogether matter. Plumbing, electrical, and especially HVAC have changed enough that the when and what of updates are real questions. I'd be very curious about this place's utility bills.

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Anonymous wrote:I could never host my British relatives (like I did last month) because they'd laugh at the faux-Tudor look.

How about this modern Tudor: https://www.redfin.com/MD/Bethesda/8220-Custer-Rd-20817/home/10646809?600390594=copy_variant&231528114=control&utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=share_sheet

There is nothing remotely Tudor about that house. Arts and Crafts. Shingle. Craftsman. Sure. But not Tudor!

I grew up in a 1930s mock Tudor and it was amazingly well built. I would have no problem with a well-built Tudor. I’m in a circa 2015 new build colonial and often long for the thick walls and doors and pretty arches of my childhood home. It was plenty bright, too.

Very nice IMO.

As far as comparing to British, if you've seen the typical British home, I wouldn't be concerned. Brits live in doily-infused squalor compared to us.

Pleasantly bright for a Tudor.

Very strong Prince of Thieves vibe.

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Anonymous wrote:I could never host my British relatives (like I did last month) because they'd laugh at the faux-Tudor look.

How about this modern Tudor: https://www.redfin.com/MD/Bethesda/8220-Custer-Rd-20817/home/10646809?600390594=copy_variant&231528114=control&utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=share_sheet

Castle wood homes like that are not a Tudor. No matter what they pretend.

Anonymous wrote:I could never host my British relatives (like I did last month) because they'd laugh at the faux-Tudor look.

New build tudors are a lot more common there than here

Wow! I had no idea this property was tucked away there! What an awesome piece of land!

Anonymous wrote:Too many weird turns and angles in rooms would make this difficult to furnish, and the kitchen feels like it was wedged in.

Yup. A house like this needs a buyer who will work with some difficulties. Finding the right XYZ to fit somewhere can take time and most in Bethesda are not the type to do that.

Too many weird turns and angles in rooms would make this difficult to furnish, and the kitchen feels like it was wedged in.

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Anonymous wrote:I could never host my British relatives (like I did last month) because they'd laugh at the faux-Tudor look.

With their brown crooked teeth they should talk

Gotta love DCUM! Never afraid to cast the first stone.

Anonymous wrote:I could never host my British relatives (like I did last month) because they'd laugh at the faux-Tudor look.

Eh. I grew up in the UK and faux-Tudor does not bother me at all. I like this exterior and the screened porch is lovely, but some rooms are a little awkward and the pond means massive mosquito invasion every summer.

However, I appreciate that it's priced to sell. I've visited multiple Bethesda homes that cost more and are much smaller on smaller properties.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I could never host my British relatives (like I did last month) because they'd laugh at the faux-Tudor look.

How about this modern Tudor: https://www.redfin.com/MD/Bethesda/8220-Custer-Rd-20817/home/10646809?600390594=copy_variant&231528114=control&utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=share_sheet

No comparison. At all.

I actually love this house.

Anonymous wrote:I could never host my British relatives (like I did last month) because they'd laugh at the faux-Tudor look.

With their brown crooked teeth they should talk