On its 50th anniversary in December, McLean’s annual Holiday Homes Tour will focus on individual architectural styles, from a large, handsome 1951 colonial in McLean’s center to three elegant, custom-designed homes on the north side of the community. Set for Thursday, December 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the tour will coincide with a MarketPlace from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1205 Dolley Madison Blvd., in McLean. That event will feature holiday items, a variety of gifts, jewelry, home-made delicacies, lunch, vendors, tour tickets and a silent auction. Tickets for the tour are $25 before December 1 and $30 on tour day.
Home 1, on Turkey Run Road, built in 2012, has an attractive brick-and-stone façade that is symmetrical overall but has varied gable heights; it also has unusual flared eaves. The two-story home is on a 1-acre lot and has a 5,423-square-foot aboveground living area. A striking two-story foyer leads on the left to a formal yet comfortable living room and on the right to a formal dining room. Beyond are a window-lined family room and a kitchen with a “Hermes” island, built-in appliances and custom cabinetry. The house has five bedrooms, five baths (plus three half-baths), a covered porch in the front, a patio and sitting areas in the back and a three-car garage.
Home 2, on Mackall Ave., with a 7,111-square-foot aboveground living area, is somewhat larger than Home 1 but is also on a 1-acre lot and is distinguished by 12-foot ceilings and often parallel hallways that extend across the house. Completed in 2014, the two-story home has five bedrooms, five full baths (plus three half-baths), some with special features; a large, comfortable screened porch; other, open porches, three fireplaces and an attached two-car-plus garage. Numerous large windows bring nature into the home.
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Home 3, on Swinks Mill Court, is the largest of the tour houses, with an aboveground living area of 8,429 square feet. Built in 2001 on a .83-acre lot, the home has six bedrooms (plus three bedrooms/dens in the basement), five baths (plus three half-baths), eight fireplaces, two garages with living space above (and attached to the house with a breezeway), a two-story family room, a sunroom, a home theater, a garden, a steam room, sauna, and weight room; a party room and a 900-square-foot swimming pool.
Home 4, on Calder Road, is a beautifully restored and expanded 1951 colonial in central McLean. A large addition was built in 1990; county records for the house note that the “effective year it was built” was 2003. With two stories, the home has an aboveground living area of 5,514 square feet; it is on a .58-acre lot. It has five bedrooms, five baths (plus one half-bath), a spacious backyard with a 550-square-foot pool, a pool house and beautiful landscaping planned for year-round blooming.
All proceeds of the Holiday Homes Tour and the MarketPlace will go to local charities and nonprofits. For more information, call 703-556-0197 or visit www.mcleanwomansclub.org