Archive for the 'Woodside' Category
Story Book Home for Sale in Downtown Silver Spring - South Woodside Park
January 31st, 2008 Categories: Houses in Silver Spring, Woodside
Romantic Tudor situated along Sligo Creek Park
Houses like this don’t come along very often . . . .
Enchanted, Elegant and Gracious 4 Bedroom, 2 1/4 Bathroom Tudor within walking distance of Silver Spring METRO, Beautiful Sligo Creek Park and all that is new and exciting in Downtown Silver Spring!
This home has a Unique, Private, Spacious Master Bedroom Suite with a Full Bath and Skylights. Fully Equipted Gourmet Kitchen with high end Bosch and Maytag appliances. Separate Formal Dining Room. There is a finished Daylight Berber Carpeted Lower Level with Large Den or extra Bedroom, and Recreation/Family or Media/Game Room, Laundry Room, and 1/4 Bathroom.
Built in 1934 this house retains the charm of sought after architectural details, such as the intricate brick work in the sunroom, to the hardwood floors, built ins and masonary fireplace that are original to the house. The Neighborhood is Vibrant and delightful to live in, with it’s Quiet, Old, Shady tree-lined streets and access to the amenities offered by the recent revitalization of Downtown Silver Spring.
More photos and details at this property’s website: www.425Pershing.com
| Discussion: No Comments »
Silver Spring Residents Fighting to Save the Watson House
January 6th, 2008 Categories: Houses in Silver Spring, Real Estate, Woodside
The Committee to Save the Watson House, a large group of residents in Silver Spring’s Woodside Forest, has 
appealed to Montgomery County to save the historic Watson House, one of the best and few remaining examples of the Dutch Colonial architecture in the area. Early in 2007, the Committee hired EHT Traceries, Inc., architectural historians based in D.C., to research the house and its architectural significance. Originating in homes put up by German settlers in Pennsylvania as far back as the 1600s, the Dutch Colonial style saw a revival in the early 20th century. Built ca. 1918, the house at 9206 Watson Road sits atop a hill on just slightly under 1.5 acres. In its wooded setting bordered by an intricately woven stone wall, it bespeaks a time before the late 20th century boom in suburban development. 
The house almost abuts two others that have already received historic designation by the county: the Civil War-era Condict House and the late 1880s, Second Empire Wilbur House. From this historic enclave whose three distinctive styles tell a story of American architectural history spanning three-quarters of a century, it is a stone’s throw to Sligo Creek to the north and only a short walking distance to downtown Silver Spring to the south. The county’s Historic Preservation Commission took up the case of the Watson House along with other proposed historic resources at its scheduled Dec. 19 meeting. Although HPC staff did not recommend the nomination for designation, the commission, allowing for additional materials to be submitted, put off a vote until its January 9 meeting. At that time, commissioners will decide whether to recommend to the County Council that the house be placed on the county’s Master Plan for Historic Preservation. If it is not designated, Committee members fear the house will be demolished. 
“We do not want to see this beautiful old house razed and the surrounding landscaping destroyed to make way for a new development,” said Kathleen Staudt, a Committee member. “At the same time, we’re not opposed to reasonable new development on the property as long as the existing home is preserved.” Apart from the house’s architectural value, there is increasing evidence that the elevated area on which the triad of houses sits was used as a Confederate encampment, as is suggested in memoirs of soldiers who marched with Confederate General Jubal A. Early when he advanced toward Washington in July 1864. In addition, the Watson House property contains a wide spectrum of mature plant specimens and groves, including Azalea, American Holly, Hemlock, Kentucky Coffee Tree, White Pine, Poplar, Dogwood, Southern Magnolia and Crape Myrtle.
Many Thanks to a Commitee Member of Save the Watson House for Information and Photos!
The Next Public Hearing about this Property is this Wednesday, January 9th at 7:30pm MNCPPC Auditorium * 8787 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring MD 20910
Phone (301) 495-4500 Directions
If you are intrested please contact Jim Cassell with SAVE THE WATSON HOUSE * Phone 301-585-4638 *E-mail: jkcassell@rcn.com
| Discussion: 1 Comment »
When Fido, Fluffy or Tweety Go Missing in Silver Spring
December 18th, 2007 Categories: Houses in Silver Spring, Silver Spring Neighborhoods, Woodside
Robin Siegel is resident of the Woodside Park Neighborhood of Silver Spring and a tireless lost and found volunteer for the Montgomery County Humane Society. You may have seen her vehicle in and around Silver Spring. She has the vehicle “wrapped with what she does”, so you can’t miss it!
Robin is a Volunteer who has a mission, a passion for and a great deal of success finding owners of lost pets by using neighborhood Yahoo groups. She has joined over 100 groups in the past two years so that she can monitor for lost pets, post information, and notify of animals picked up in the area.
If you get a request from her to join your Yahoo group, please permit her to do so, so that she can add your Silver Spring neighborhood to the range that she is able to cover. I hope you have no objections to her posting notices to groups when pets are found in your area. She can also answer questions regarding the shelter, and advise on lost and found pets in general.
If you find a any lost pet in your Silver Spring Neighborhood (including cats, dogs, birds, ferrets, hamsters, lizards, rabbits . . . just about anything!) and you don’t know who it belongs to feel free to contact her for suggestions on finding the owners.
Robin Siegel Woodside Park resident
Volunteer, Montgomery County
Humane Society www.mchumane.org
Best Way to REACH Robin is by email at: robin.siegel@yahoo.com
As a pet owner, animal lover and resident of Silver Spring I want to give a big, grateful THANK YOU to Robin!
| Discussion: 2 Comments »
More Real Estate Market Reports for Silver Spring Neighborhoods
September 17th, 2007 Categories: Houses in Silver Spring, North Hills of Sligo, Real Estate, Real Estate Market, Silver Spring Neighborhoods, Woodside, Woodside Forest, old houses
Real Estate Sales Activity for the past 6 months
Woodside Forest – 20910
 (As Requested)
North Hills of Sligo – 20901
 Â
                                                       Â
                   Â
| Discussion: 1 Comment »
Real Estate Market Stat Reports for Silver Spring, Md Neighborhoods
September 13th, 2007 Categories: 4 Corners, Blair, Home Sellers, Houses in Silver Spring, Silver Spring Neighborhoods, Woodmoor, Woodside
                       What’s Happening in the Silver Spring Real Estate Market? 
I will be doing market reports for more and more Silver Spring Neighborhoods. If you are interested in a recent market report for a specific Silver Spring Neighborhood – Let me know – Leave a comment here with the Subdivision Name and I’ll include it! Lots more to come soon.Â
Â
| Discussion: 2 Comments »
The Oldest House in Silver Spring?
April 4th, 2007 Categories: Famous Silver Spring People, Houses in Silver Spring, Real Estate, Silver Spring Neighborhoods, Woodside
This old farmhouse sits at the highest point on a hill overlooking Colesville Road from the top 
of Greyrock Road and Harvey Roads in The Woodside Park Neighborhood of Silver Spring. Built in 1833, it is by far the oldest house I have ever encountered in Silver Spring.
Surrounded now by homes built in the 1940’s on Harvey Road and Greyrock Road, it looks to me like before these homes were built around it, it must have looked out on Colesville Road and down at Mrs K’sTollhouse with lots of acreage around and 
probably had a Colesville Road address. The address now is 9315 Greyrock Road, Silver Spring, Md 20910, the street address is at the back of the 3/4 acre property. The front of the property (front of the house with the porch) is at the end of Harvey Road.Â
I was surprised to find out that this was the home of David and Elizabeth Scull. They purchased it from the Watson family in 1949 and Elizabeth Scull lived in the house until her death in 1981. Elisabeth L. Scull was a descendant of the Blair and Lee Families of Silver Spring and had a tremendous career on the Montgomery County Council. I found it cool that she was a Champion of Affordable Housing and Housing for the poor in Montgomery County.Â
| Discussion: 1 Comment »
Silver Spring Md Tiny Mini Kentlands Coming to the Woodside Neighborhood
February 26th, 2007 Categories: Houses in Silver Spring, New Construction, Real Estate, Real Estate Market, Silver Spring Neighborhoods, Woodside
The Corner of Noyes & Georgia Avenue (just north of the Downtown Silver Spring CBD) is
expecting a New Developement of 23 Townhouses and 3 Restored Historic Houses.Â
The builder Joseph Alefandre built homes in the award-winning neotraditional new urbanist community of the “Kentlands” in Gaithersburg, Md.Â
On a much smaller scale than the Kentlands, and using the already in place ammenties of Downtown Silver Spring, the development includes 6 existing Properties consiting of 1 lot and 5 Houses. The exisitng homes at 1403 
Noyes Drive and 8918 Georgia Avenue will be preserved in their existing locations. The exsiting home at 8922 Georgia Avenue will be preserved and relocated on the property to front on Noyes Drive. Zoning Application was granted by the Montgomery County Council in October of 2004. Â
The Details of the Courts of Woodside developement are:Â
Density–9.7 du/acre, 26 units (23 townhomes and 3 
single family detatched)
Green Area– 60% Minimum (gross tract area)
Building Coverage– 25% Maximum (gross tract area)
Parking and Access– Owner and guest parking will be provided entirely on site, and not accessed from Georgia Avenue.
The Homes will be sold by Long and Foster Realtors The Courts of Woodside Website shows rendering of the townhomes and  the layout of the planned developement.
Â
Â
Â
| Discussion: 1 Comment »
2 Famous Pioneer Women were Neighbors in Silver Spring, Md
November 6th, 2006 Categories: Houses in Silver Spring, Quaint Acres, Real Estate, Real Estate Market, Silver Spring Neighborhoods, Woodmoor, Woodside
Rachael Carson, this pioneer activist stirred up controversy with her book “Silent Spring” She wrote the book in her house in the Quaint Acres Neighborhood of Silver Spring, Md. This fairly modest rambler with english basement was built in 1957 and sits on a heavily wood lot of a little over an acre. A Conservation park in Brookville and an elementary school in Gaithersburg are named after Carson. Rumor has it that Rachel Carson lived in a cape cod style home on Williamsburg Drive in the Woodmoor Subdivision of Silver Spring, Md 20901, many years before moving to her “Quaint Acres” house. If anyone has also heard this or can verify it, Please let us know!? Read the rest of this entry »
| Discussion: Comments Off
Proposed Subdivision in Silver Spring-Woodside 1.43 Acre Lot - 6 Homes
November 3rd, 2006 Categories: Houses in Silver Spring, New Construction, Real Estate, Silver Spring Neighborhoods, Woodside
An Old Elegant Dutch Colonial Built in 1912 sits majestically on an elevated circular site, surrounded by old fragrant pine trees and a stone retaining wall. The grounds are abundant with mature trees including an old giant sized magnolia. The house is vacant and overgrown and suffers badly from deferred maintainence, but still retains the charm of a bygone era. It appears that at one time the house had a circular driveway coming in from edgevale road and going out to Watson Road. The Plans are to raze the old house and build 6 new houses. The Address is 9206 Watson Road, Silver Spring, Md 20910 Off of Dale Drive near Colesville Road.
| Discussion: 1 Comment »
It’s Halloween! 3 More Scary Silver Spring Houses
October 31st, 2006 Categories: East Silver Spring, Houses in Silver Spring, Real Estate, Silver Spring Neighborhoods, Sligo Park Hills, Woodside
Stygmatized?:In 1990, this house, located near the corner of Greenbrier & Wayne Avenue in Silver Spring was owned by a Single Guy who kept it in immaculate condition. I met him one day when he was cutting his grass. I told him how charming his tudor style house was and that I had always admired it. 2 years later I noticed this same house had come up for sale. The gossip about the house was that the owner had hung himself from the overhang in the foyer, in onl his boxer shorts, with a bag over his head. He left a note for the mailman saying…..
| Discussion: No Comments »
