Earlier this year I wrote an article about how I greatly admired the work of William Draper Brinckloe, an architect who lived in Easton from 1911-1933. I illustrated the article with photographs of his six enchanting Period cottages that are located in Easton’s Historic District. Part of my research was reading his book “A Small Home.”At the end of the book, he wrote that he was leaving his farm in the country on Peachblossom Creek and designing a cottage for him and his family in downtown Easton. His new home became known as  “Dutch Cottage.”

Brinckloe sited the house parallel to a stream that at the time he designed his home bisected the property which gave the house privacy from the street. The wood fencing that surrounds the property has weathered beautifully and blends into the landscape. A meandering brick path crosses over the small bridge above a current small fishpond and the surrounding mature trees give one the illusion of living in the country.

I love the massing and materials of this charming cottage with the first floor’s gray/blue stucco walls, multi-paned windows and light pink shutters;  the steeply pitched roof with architectural shingles punctuated by several shed dormers for the second floor rooms and how the flared roof profile creates deep overhangs.  A seamless addition by a subsequent owner enhances the massing by extending beyond the original footprint. 

The current owner replaced the solid wood front door with a French door to give more light into the small foyer. I think Brinckloe would approve since it brings sunlight into the small space and creates a lovely vista to the landscaping from the interior of the house.  The foyer leads to a spacious wood paneled room with corner windows, built-in bookcases and a fireplace at the one end with Delft tiles surrounding the firebox. The current owners also use this room as their dining room. Brinckloe cleverly hid the heating radiators behind vertical slots in the wood paneling and the darker wood paneling contrasts well with the lighter wood floors.  

What was once an exterior door off the dining room now opens into the family room addition with a pitched ceiling above dramatic stained roof trusses.  Wide windows on three sides bring sunlight throughout the day. The addition tucks under part of the second floor and the original first floor exterior Dutch door and window and the stained glass window above are delightful reminders of the original design.  

Wood doors with upper wooden spindles separate the dining room from another sitting room with a fireplace. A short hall off this room accesses a bedroom and bath and the stairs to the second floor. At the landing, the stairs turn in two directions to access the front and rear rooms; a clever idea to eliminate hallways.  

The kitchen is in the center of the house next to a cozy breakfast area with two windows and a French door leading to the covered terrace. The living room, dining room and bedroom all have a pair of French doors with multi-paned glass above a wood panel for access to the landscape.  

The second floor bedrooms have a combination of one, two and three unit windows for sunlight. The dormer windows with storage below recessed into the eave space and the pitched ceilings add interior architectural character. Like Goldilocks, I think that the spacious corner master bedroom was “just right”  with its sitting area beneath the gable window and the dormer triple window that divides the room into the sitting and sleeping areas. The wood floors, bright blue walls, white trim, crisp white bed linens and the antique wood pieces create a serene space.

A detached garage off the rear alley with off-site parking has a second floor studio and I could easily imagine an artist being inspired by this lovely setting. Walking through this charming house made me appreciate even more Brinckloe’s genius.   I envy the next lucky owner of this architectural gem!

For more information about this property, contact Cornelia Heckenbach at Long and Foster Real Estate Inc., 410-745-0283 (v), 410-310-1229 (c) or info@corneliaheckenbach.com, “Equal Housing Opportunity.”

Spy House of the Week is an ongoing series that selects a different home each week. The Spy’s Habitat editor Jennifer Martella makes these selections based exclusively on her experience as a architect.

Jennifer Martella has pursued her dual careers in architecture and real estate since she moved to the Eastern Shore in 2004. Her award winning work has ranged from revitalization projects to a collaboration with the Maya Lin Studio for the Children’s Defense Fund’s corporate retreat in her home state of Tennessee.

This is the time of year when I look forward to the sounds that herald the return of the geese, so I thought it appropriate to feature this property with the charming name of “Watch Goose Farm”. I also liked its one-level floor plan very much and how the massing broke up what could have been a long linear footprint into three distinct elements one of which is a recessed gable wing at the end that contains the garage with the garage doors at the side of the house. 

The main wing of the house and the bedroom wing are linked by a vestibule with glazing on both sides.  Two porches also enhance the front elevation. One porch is over the front entry door and the other is an “L” shaped porch that opens directly to the spacious laundry/mud room (complete with a dog shower) and sliding doors leading to the breakfast room/kitchen/screened porch area.

The exterior materials of vertical board and batten siding, metal roof and accents of stone give the house a contemporary farmhouse flair. I actually liked that the house was unfurnished so I could appreciate the spaces and how they link together so well. The interior materials of variegated colored hickory floors, white walls and black accents in the doors, window frames and some of the kitchen cabinetry was quite refreshing.  

The spacious entry hall has generous closet space and the powder room is also located here. At the end of the entry hall, the vistas through the open plan dining, living room, kitchen and breakfast room offer views through the screened porch and open porch to the water views beyond.  I loved the kitchen with its black island and countertops, white cabinets and the hickory floors. The upper cabinets at the rear of the room have glass fronts and the stainless steel appliances, pendant lighting over the island and the recessed lighting create a great kitchen to inspire any cook.

The vestibule between the living and bedroom wings would make a cozy reading nook and the two large guest rooms and bath are directly behind it.  The luxurious master suite is located at the corner of the house with large windows for water views and sliding doors to a private deck. My favorite part of the master bath was the soaking tub in a corner with windows on each side where one could relax in a sea of bubbles, preferably with a glass of bubbly!  At the other end of the house are stairs leading to another guest suite with two bedrooms and another bath over the garage so the family bedroom wing is separate from the guest wing for privacy.

Serenity on the deep waters of Solitude Creek close to St. Michaels, great floor plan, contemporary style inside and out-and room for a waterside pool- hard to resist!

For more information about this property, contact Barb Watkins with Benson and Mangold at 410-822-1415 (o), 410-310-2021 (c), or barb.c.watkins@gmail.com,  “Equal Housing Opportunity”.

Photography by Janelle Stroup of Through the Lens Photography ,410-310-6838, janelle@thruthelensphotos.com

One of the excursions I have intended to do ever since I moved to Talbot County fifteen years ago is to tour the historic houses along the James and Potomac Rivers. I could easily imagine this exquisitely proportioned house, “Charlecote”, being on any tour of historic houses. I was curious about the name and learned that the original “Charlecote” is a grand 16th century country estate in the UK and the name is from the French for “free peasants’ cottage”. 

This peasant prefers Talbot County’s “Charlecote” for the perfection of its scale, proportion and symmetry. The front elevation has a center wing with a side entry door, three windows and three dormer windows in the roof equally spaced over the windows and door below.  Two chimneys are bookends for the center wing and two recessed “hyphens” with circular windows connect the center wing to the gable wings at each end of the house. The classic color palette of red brick, white trim and black shutters is so pleasing to the eye as are the details such as the brick water table. I especially liked how the front door has a transom above that aligns with the headers of the 12/16 tall windows for a seamless line.

The rear elevation facing the water has a gallery with brick walls and floors that connects the two ends of the house.  The center room is a charming bowfront sunroom with window seats under the two end window units and a seating arrangement in the center for views of the landscape and the water beyond. At one end of the gallery is the large kitchen which was one of my favorite rooms.  Two low circular windows alternate between three rectangular windows. The kitchen island anchors the space with its “L” arrangement of cabinets and a separate wall for the refrigerator and a workspace. There is also an area for a bar sink and glass fronted upper cabinets.

The main sitting room is beautifully detailed with double wood doors that open to the gallery.  A wood paneled transom over the doors extends upward to several layers of wood moldings. Another wall has built-in millwork with a center opening to the adjacent room. The opening projects slightly beyond the millwork and has the same wood transom as the other doors but the molding at the header aligns with the millwork crown molding. The blue and white color scheme completes the design of this beautiful room.  

The master bedroom has a fireplace with a seating area and built in closets that have extra storage above the closets. The wall of white woodwork is broken by the long window to the views of the landscape.

Classic architecture, perfect proportion and scale, beautiful interior vistas, excellent craftsmanship, waterfront setting in Oxford -everything for which this peasant yearns!

For more information about this property, contact Cliff Meredith with Meredith Fine Properties at 410-822-6272 (o), 410-924-0082 (c), or mre@goeaston.net , “Equal Housing Opportunity”. This property is also co-listed with John Akridge of the John Akridge Management Company.  

Spy House of the Week is an ongoing series that selects a different home each week. The Spy’s Habitat editor Jennifer Martella makes these selections based exclusively on her experience as a architect.

Jennifer Martella has pursued her dual careers in architecture and real estate since she moved to the Eastern Shore in 2004. Her award winning work has ranged from revitalization projects to a collaboration with the Maya Lin Studio for the Children’s Defense Fund’s corporate retreat in her home state of Tennessee.

Earlier this year when I wrote about the work of the architect William Draper Brinckloe, his “country” home was on Edgemere until he moved into town to a house he designed on S. Harrison in Easton. Today the Easton-Oxford corridor is one of the most sought after locations for real estate in Talbot County. This spectacular property is well elevated above Peachblossom Creek and offers panoramic views from the four structures that comprise this estate.

I loved the floor plan of the main house whose deceptively compact footprint contains large rooms for relaxing with family and friends. The double front doors in a deep slate blue at the front porch open to a foyer that leads on one side to the living room and office/den and on the other side, a short hall leads to the kitchen area and the breezeway connecting the main house to the guest/pool house. All of the rooms in the main house have water views from multiple window locations and the geometry of angles and bows add architectural interest to many rooms. The dining room with its dramatic bow front wall of windows to the water, the bay window with its bowed front in the den/office and the kitchen’s angled base cabinetry echoes the angled edge of the screened porch to direct the easy flow among rooms. The stairs, pantry and coat closet are discreetly tucked between the living room and the kitchen. 

The upper floor of the main house contains a sumptuous master suite, a guest suite and laundry. The master bedroom has a bay-shaped sitting area and the guest room has a bay window. The guest/pool house is a short walk under a breezeway from the main house and overlooks the pool.  The first floor has a large family room that accommodates a pool table, a living room with a gas fireplace, kitchen and a dining area overlooking the pool. The second floor has two guest rooms and a bath. Perfect privacy for a movie marathon or a midnight swim without awakening the rest of the family.  

The other structures are a two-car garage with a large bonus room above and a deck for enjoying the bird’s eye view of the property.  The last structure is a detached studio/office close to the main house. 

The spacious living room’s furnishings are grouped around the fireplace and its rear wall has a wide opening with columns at either side to define the vista to the  dining room table and chairs against the backdrop of the bow front window wall. 

Next to the living room, the office/den’s deep rose walls, exposed beams and millwork, a full bar and upholstered furnishings create the perfect setting for an afternoon or evening watching sports or movies on the TV.

The white palette of the kitchen with cabinets and countertops, wood floors, upper cabinets that stretch to the underside of the ceiling, and bar-height counters in an accent color to define the prep area is a cook’s dream.  Easy access to the screened porch and family room make this the hub of the house. I loved the screened porch with its exposed beams and decking, the wide openings that bring the outside in, the swing and other seating that make this an irresistible space for a lazy afternoon with a good book and a cat on one’s lap. 

The master suite with its bay window nook with windows on three sides was an exquisite space and I love how the other bedrooms have walls that follow the high pitch of the roof framing to create deep dormer windows.  

How different this design would have been if all of the functions housed in the four structures were under one roof.  Instead, this interesting grouping of carefully sited buildings created over a three year period of renovation resulted in this very special place-Bravo! 

For more information about this property contact Janet Larson with Benson and Mangold at 410-822-6665 (o), 410-310-1797 (c) or jlarson@bensonandmangold.com, Equal Housing Opportunity”. Photography by Janelle Stroop, Thru the Lens, 845-744-2758,  Janelle@Thruthelensphotos.com

Spy House of the Week is an ongoing series that selects a different home each week. The Spy’s Habitat editor Jennifer Martella makes these selections based exclusively on her experience as a architect.

Jennifer Martella has pursued her dual careers in architecture and real estate since she moved to the Eastern Shore in 2004. Her award winning work has ranged from revitalization projects to a collaboration with the Maya Lin Studio for the Children’s Defense Fund’s corporate retreat in her home state of Tennessee.

It is always a special pleasure to write about one of Talbot County’s historic properties and this beautifully maintained county estate was built in the early 19^th century on a parcel comprised of four original land grants with surveys dating from 1665 to 1719. This is the first time in over thirty-four years that “Baybury Bank” Farm, consisting of thirty-five acres including a main house, guest house, caretaker house, outbuildings, tillable fields and pastures along San Domingo Creek has been for sale.

At the end of the gravel drive lined with an allee of trees, the front elevation of the main house comes into view framed by overhanging tree branches for a picture perfect vista. The house was built in 1825 with a main wing clad in brick,  brick flat lintels over the 6/6 windows and a corbeled brick cornice around the perimeter.  The secondary wing telescopes down and is clad in light colored lap siding and pale green shutters that complement the light rose red brick of the main house.

The front door leads to a spacious entrance hall with another door at the rear to the back entryway. The one room-deep plan allows each room to have front and rear windows for water views and cross ventilation. On one side of the entrance hall is the family room and on the other side are the living room, dining room, den, kitchen and service areas.  A large waterside screened porch connects to the dining room and to the service areas that lead to the kitchen.

Paneled double doors from the entrance hall lead to the family room and are centered on the end wall fireplace flanked by windows. Since this room is at the end of the house, it has windows on three sides for panoramic views. The living room on the opposite side of the entrance hall has exposed stained wood beams below the white ceiling, another fireplace with built-in millwork and windows to the screened porch. I loved the artisan wavy twig design floor lamp by the wing chair which would be a perfect spot for reading by the fire.

A wide wall opening framed in trim of the same stained wood as the exposed beams leads to the dining room. The table and chairs are centered on the fireplace with antiques, light rose walls with art and the French door leading to the screened porch frames the landscape view beyond. The large kitchen is open to the den with stained wood beams underneath the white ceiling and wood cabinets.

I loved the master bedroom that was above the family room so this room too had windows on three sides and a fireplace.  The ceiling with stained wood exposed beams and decking with lighter wood flooring, white walls, pencil post bed with white linens accented by a quilt in the 3-D “tumbling blocks” pattern in browns and cream and the dresser between the rear windows with chairs on either side create a serene space. The other bedrooms were beautifully decorated especially the large bedroom with access to the large deck above the screened porch overlooking the pool and landscape.

The carriage house has a two-car garage and a two-bedroom suite over two floors with a dramatic two-story living room.  One of the upper floor bedrooms has twin beds with headboards and footboards in a rustic twig/branch design.  The delightful caretaker/guest cottage has a screened porch and a deck at the second floor bedroom.  The sitting area below the deck has seating arranged around the wide picture window with water views and woods beyond.

Stunning waterfront historic property, lovingly maintained and close and St. Michaels amenities-truly one of a kind!

For more information about this property, contact Kim Crouch Ozman with Benson & Mangold Real Estate at 410-745-0417 (o), 410-829-7062 (c ) or kcrouch@bensonadmangold.com, “Equal Housing Opportunity”.

Spy House of the Week is an ongoing series that selects a different home each week. The Spy’s Habitat editor Jennifer Martella makes these selections based exclusively on her experience as a architect.

Jennifer Martella has pursued her dual careers in architecture and real estate since she moved to the Eastern Shore in 2004. Her award winning work has ranged from revitalization projects to a collaboration with the Maya Lin Studio for the Children’s Defense Fund’s corporate retreat in her home state of Tennessee.

At first glance, you could imagine that this house is a beautifully crafted restoration/renovation project since the house fits so seamlessly into its streetscape in St. Michaels’ Historic District.  However, the site was actually an empty lot and this house was actually built in 2017 and carefully designed by Atelier 11 Architects.  The street façade has a main wing and a secondary wing that telescopes down to break up the massing in the tradition of the older houses.

The inviting front porch extends across the front of the main wing and the low slope metal roof has a gable at the end to mark the entry. The front elevation has been carefully detailed with large 2/2 windows, shutters and all of the elements of an older home, such as corner boards, lap siding and cornice boards. One of the benefits of new construction is the opportunity to create interior spaces that flow together well for today’s lifestyle. Locating the staircase to one side of the house maximizes the floor area of the adjacent living room.  I loved the details in this room that make it special-the fireplace is set into the room and creates space for window seats on either side with double windows above, the recessed  bookcases, the wide wall opening that connects the living room to the dining room, the open balustrade at the lower run of the stairs and the beautiful Hickory floors.

The dining room has daylight from both sides of this corner space from tall windows on either side of a hutch and French doors with a transom above that lead to the rear terrace.  I was enchanted by the artisan designed “children’s table” and chuckled remembering my younger sister and I having to sit at a rickety card table for large family gatherings! As a cook, I also loved the kitchen with its white cabinets, light gray Quartz countertops, the farmhouse sink at the exterior window,  another prep sink and light blue stools and the upper cabinets that extend to the ceiling with glass fronts for display of special pieces. Another recessed bookcase has space for serving pieces, art and ceramics.

A vista from the kitchen leads through a short hall to the ground floor bedroom suite and through the mud room/laundry to the rear door that opens onto a hardscaped area along the length of the house with a table and chairs for al-fresco dining. Careful placement of fencing, a delightful open air pavilion and a detached two-car garage provide perimeter privacy for this true “outdoor room” and its planting areas.  The pavilion is a study in open/closed wall planes and the pitched ceiling is open to the underside of the decking above.  Space for seating and a dining table makes this a cozy warm weather family room.

At the top of the stairs is a wall of built-in millwork with two knee spaces for   access to computers.  The second master suite has pitched ceilings that intersect the collar beam for additional ceiling height and a wide wall opening shows the master bath beyond with a deep soaking tub with its underside painted black and bold black & white floral wallpaper that reminded me of William Morris’ Chrysanthemum pattern. Another bedroom has the same ceiling treatment with a pencil post bed between two windows and a beautiful Craftsman settee. My favorite bedroom is a child’s bedroom with an enchanting  “playroom” with its door and windows sized for wee folk.

Colonial Revival architecture that seamlessly fits into the historic streetscape, great floor plan and connections to indoor and outdoor spaces, new construction with careful detailing, trim and moldings-kudos to the architects for another great project!

For more information about this property, contact Carolina Barksdale with Benson & Mangold Real Estate at 410-745-0417(o), 443-786-0348 (c) or carolina@talbotrealestate.com, “Equal Housing Opportunity”.

Architecture by Atelier 11 Architects, 410-822-3680, www.atelier11architecture.com, ldatelier11@goeaston.net

Spy House of the Week is an ongoing series that selects a different home each week. The Spy’s Habitat editor Jennifer Martella makes these selections based exclusively on her experience as a architect.

Jennifer Martella has pursued her dual careers in architecture and real estate since she moved to the Eastern Shore in 2004. Her award winning work has ranged from revitalization projects to a collaboration with the Maya Lin Studio for the Children’s Defense Fund’s corporate retreat in her home state of Tennessee.

The aerial view of this thirty-six plus acre site with south and west exposures on one of Talbot County’s premier points of land shows a complex of a stunning main house, detached three-car garage, guest house, pool  and an English greenhouse overlooking flower and vegetable gardens.  The fortuitous lack of trees along the rip-rapped shoreline gives panoramic views of Harris Creek, the Choptank River and the distant Chesapeake Bay. The house dominates the view from the water and was meticulously detailed by a talented architect and constructed by a team of exceptional craftsmen.

The massing of the front elevation is broken down by a center wing that projects slightly at front and back of the “ELL” connections to two end wings that give the footprint a “C” shape.  Crisp classic detailing of cedar shake roofing, white lap siding, corner boards, cornices and window trim, 2/2 windows and black shutters combine in perfect proportion and symmetry. The rear elevation opens to the water and offers a variety of open and enclosed spaces to extend the living spaces from hardscaped surfaces that wrap around the rear of the house, porches on the main floor, another porch on the second floor, a second floor deck, pergola and a sunroom. The upper deck and porch handrails are detailed in the beautiful Chippendale pattern and the low sloped roofs of the porches are covered with metal roofing in contrast to the cedar shakes.

On either side of the entrance hall enfilades with arched openings with wide moldings and capstones fill the wall openings and the paneled white wainscot of the side walls perfectly intersects the windows at the half point of the lower windowpanes. Pale walls, wood floors covered with rugs and pendant lighting create a gracious progression from room to room. The stair design has three runs and at the top of the second run the landing also accesses an overlook with a window complete with a telescope and comfortable chair for gazing at the constellations.

A wide wall opening opposite the front door leads to the living room which has three pairs of French doors leading to a waterside porch. Deep moldings outline the ceiling plane and built-in millwork and a niche for the TV flank the fireplace. The dining room is located at an outside corner of the house with the antique dining table and chairs centered on the fireplace.

Being a bibliophile, my favorite room was the exquisite library that could have been a PBS set with wood paneled walls, wood coffered ceiling and wood fireplace surround. The rear wall was covered with floor to ceiling book filled  millwork placed between the windows. My passion other than books is wine, especially Italian wine, so I was quite envious of the wine room. The kitchen with its creamy palette of cabinetry and countertops and informal dining area with wrap-around windows was a space one would enjoy lingering over that second cup of coffee after breakfast or for an informal family meal.

One could not possibly tire of the view from the second floor deck of endless water and the distant horizon beyond that would be the perfect spot to relax and watch the sun set.

The exteriors and the interiors of every room of this exceptional house were carefully thought out and magnificently detailed -kudos to the architect’s design  and construction team!

For more information about this property, contact Tom Crouch with Benson and Mangold Real Estate at 410-745-0720 (o), 410-310-8916 (c) or tcrouch@bensonandmangold.com, “Equal Housing Opportunity” Architecture by Christine M. Dayton, Architect, PA, 410-822-3130, staff@cdaytonarchitect.com, www.cdaytonarchitect.com.

Spy House of the Week is an ongoing series that selects a different home each week. The Spy’s Habitat editor Jennifer Martella makes these selections based exclusively on her experience as a architect.

Jennifer Martella has pursued her dual careers in architecture and real estate since she moved to the Eastern Shore in 2004. Her award winning work has ranged from revitalization projects to a collaboration with the Maya Lin Studio for the Children’s Defense Fund’s corporate retreat in her home state of Tennessee.

The architectural style of this farmhouse is rooted in the Eastern Shore rural vernacular but its detailing and interiors clearly place it firmly in this century. Site, architecture, interiors and landscape combine to create this stunning 5.2 acre property on the Miles River. The traditional farmhouse with its “T” form and end  gables, shed roof over the front porch and metal roofing are reinterpreted with sleek and crisp detailing. The cementitious board and batten siding casts shadows as the sun moves around the house to enliven the facades and the imaginative placement of the windows devoid of trim adds great delight. 

The front door opens onto a long entrance hall with a staircase at one end.  The front door is also on axis with a pair of French doors centered in the rear wall of the living-dining room opposite the hall. Tall windows mark the stair landing and  filter light in two directions. Part of the stair wall is also a recessed bookcase. The other end of the entrance hall leads to the service wing, with a powder room that is connected to the spacious mud room, exterior door, pet washing area, and another set of stairs to the second floor.  

The rooms at the rear of the house create an open plan oriented to the water. From the living-dining room, French doors lead to a waterside terrace and large floor to ceiling windows along the rest of the rear wall perimeter provide views to the water. The living room seating is arranged around the fireplace with the TV to one side and the raised hearth has wood storage below that adds texture. The dining area’s storage closets with a dropped soffit frame the large island of the kitchen beyond and the vista ends at the triple window over the kitchen sink. Another sitting room projects beyond the rear wall of the house and French doors lead to the waterside terrace. Its large picture window allows additional views of the water from the adjacent kitchen.  

The main stairs lead to a playroom at the front of the house opposite the two bedrooms and baths for the children. The office area is above the service wing below and is accessed from the playroom so parents can take breaks from work to join in play time.  The master suite contains a large walk-in closet, a luxurious bathroom and the bedroom over the sitting room below has a pitched ceiling and windows on two sides for water views.

The thoughtful detailing of this house is crafted with the highest level of construction and I loved so many details. The trimless doors and windows with thin muntins in a black finish disappear into the landscape beyond. The dramatic wide picture windows from the floor to the underside of the header above on the main floor keep one in tune with nature. The lower run of the main stair is open below the stringer to float above the floor and the crisp detailing of the minimalist handrail in a black finish maintains the transparency.  The imaginative design of one child’s bedroom has bunkbeds with the upper bed accessed by a steep stair that continues to a nook overlook above the closet below. The mix of upholstered furnishings, the Noguchi coffee table, Scandinavian chairs, splashes of color in the bedding and the kitchen island stools against the neutral palette of create a highly sophisticated look.

All of the elevations have great character but my favorite was the side elevation with a sliding barn door painted deep red leading to the storage area, two upper windows that are in step with the staircase beyond the wall and the corner window at the stair landing. The simple form of the gable end, the board and batten siding and trimless windows in black frames create a simple yet complex elevation that I could easily imagine being a cover for Architectural Record magazine’s “Record Houses” annual issue. 

Stunning definition of the Habitat goal of great site, architecture, interiors and landscape in total harmony.  Bravo to the design and construction team!

Architecture:  Thompson & Cooke Architects, 202-686-6583 Interiors and Construction:  thinkmakebuild, 202-798-5000   Landscape: Loch Collective, 443-569-7290

For more information about this property, contact Brian Gearhart with Benson & Mangold Real Estate at 410-822-1415 (o), 410-310-5179(c), or  briangearhart@goeaston.net, “Equal Housing Opportunity”.

Spy House of the Week is an ongoing series that selects a different home each week. The Spy’s Habitat editor Jennifer Martella makes these selections based exclusively on her experience as a architect.

Jennifer Martella has pursued her dual careers in architecture and real estate since she moved to the Eastern Shore in 2004. Her award winning work has ranged from revitalization projects to a collaboration with the Maya Lin Studio for the Children’s Defense Fund’s corporate retreat in her home state of Tennessee.