This Week's Find: A Mid-Century Modern Ranch on the DC Border

• January 25th 2021

by Nena Perry-Brown

On the market for the first time in 35 years, This Week's Find is a mid-century modern ranch house on DC's western boundary.

The three-bedroom house was designed and built by commercial builder George Tipp in 1961 and features natural materials while creating ample opportunities tp access fresh air and sunlight. A flagstone path leads up to the front of the house, where screened-in french doors are surrounded by windows and lead into a skylit vestibule. 

Pocket doors off the tiled-floor foyer lead into the living room, which has wood-paneled walls and a stone corner fireplace with raised hearth. The family room has a slanted ceiling with built-in shelving covering one wall, and at the opposite end of the room is an elevated dining area.

Sliding glass doors lead from the kitchen, living room, and owner's bedroom into a screened-in porch with a vaulted ceiling that doubles as a slatted skylight; this room also has redwood-paneled walls, terrazzo flooring, and a brick chimney-like corner grill. 

The three carpeted bedrooms each have vaulted ceilings, and a basement has a spacious office/rec room with tiled floors, wood paneled walls, and a wine closet. The lower level also has a full bath and a storage room/workshop with painted concrete floor. The backyard is elevated above the driveway.

Listing details are below.

• Full Listing: 7111 Western Avenue NW (map)
• Price: $1,169,000
• Bedrooms: Three
• Bathrooms: 3.5
• Square Feet: 3,593
• Year Built: 1960
• Listing Agent: Linda Chaletzky, Evers & Co. Real Estate

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/this-weeks-find-a-mid-century-modern-ranch-on-the-dc-border/17800.