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Want a home with a story instead of a builder-grade floor plan? These are my favorite places across the DMV to hunt for historic character, organized by state, from the icons everyone knows to the hidden gems most buyers never think to look. Each one links straight to live listings, so you can start searching today. Find something you love and send it my way. I will tell you what I actually think.

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Historic homes, one column per state.

Virginia is my home turf on the left; West Virginia, the least-traveled and often most rewarding, sits on the right. Every place links straight to live listings. Find one you love and send it my way.

My home turf

Virginia

Grand historic Virginia home with landscaped grounds

18th-century port cities, early-1900s streetcar neighborhoods in Arlington and Alexandria, protected village landmarks in Loudoun, and walkable old town cores across Northern Virginia.

21 places to look
Alexandria, VA · Icon Old Town Alexandria Cobblestone streets and Federal-era townhomes going back to 1749. Search live listings → Alexandria, VA · Charm Del Ray Bungalows and cottages on tree-lined streets with a true small-town main street running through the middle of it. Search live listings → Alexandria, VA · Walk to Metro Rosemont A leafy historic neighborhood of early-1900s homes a short walk from the King Street Metro and Old Town. Search live listings → Arlington, VA · First Historic District Maywood Arlington's first local historic district and one of the only places in the county with intact early-1900s Craftsman and Queen Anne homes. Search live listings → Arlington, VA · Classic Lyon Park & Lyon Village 1920s Arlington at its best: brick Colonials and bungalows a short walk from Clarendon, with mature trees and a beloved community center anchoring it all. Search live listings → Arlington, VA · Classic Cherrydale One of Arlington's oldest neighborhoods, full of early-1900s homes with porches and personality, walkable to Lee Highway and minutes from everything that matters. Search live listings → Arlington, VA · Historic Character Halls Hill / High View Park One of Arlington's most historically significant neighborhoods, with deep roots and a real identity near the Ballston and Clarendon corridors. Search live listings → Falls Church, VA · Historic City The City of Falls Church A small independent city built around one of the oldest churches in the region, with historic homes, top schools, and a walkable, established feel. Search live listings → Fairfax County, VA · Town Core Vienna A historic town core with century-old homes, a walkable Church Street, and the W&OD trail running right through it. Search live listings → Fairfax City, VA · Old Town Old Town Fairfax A historic courthouse town with 18th- and 19th-century homes and a walkable old core. Search live listings → Fairfax County, VA · Railroad Village Clifton A Victorian railroad town tucked into Fairfax County that feels a hundred miles from the Beltway. Search live listings → Fairfax County, VA · Historic Downtown Historic Herndon An old railroad town with a restored depot, historic homes, and the W&OD trail running through downtown. Search live listings → Prince William County, VA · Riverfront Mill Town Occoquan A tiny riverfront mill town most people only ever drive past on I-95. Search live listings → Prince William County, VA · Old Town Old Town Manassas A walkable historic railroad town with a restored depot, Civil War history, and a lively Main Street. Search live listings → Loudoun County, VA · Historic Town Leesburg A historic downtown with brick sidewalks and homes dating to the 1700s, wrapped in Loudoun wine country. Search live listings → Loudoun County, VA · Landmark Village Waterford A National Historic Landmark village frozen in the 18th and 19th centuries. Search live listings → Loudoun County, VA · Hunt Country Middleburg The heart of Virginia hunt country, with stone homes, historic estates, and a storybook Main Street. Search live listings → Loudoun County, VA · Historic Town Purcellville A historic western Loudoun town at the end of the W&OD trail, with old homes, a walkable core, and wine country all around. Search live listings → Fauquier County, VA · Old Town Warrenton A handsome historic county seat with a walkable Old Town, 19th-century homes, and hunt-country surroundings. Search live listings → Fredericksburg, VA · Historic City Historic Fredericksburg One of the most history-rich towns in the country, with a walkable downtown of colonial and Federal homes and a VRE line to DC. Search live listings → Clarke County, VA · Shenandoah Edge Berryville Clarke County's quiet, genuinely beautiful seat at the edge of the Shenandoah Valley. Search live listings →
The District

Washington, DC

Elegant historic rowhouse door in Washington DC

Some of the deepest historic housing stock in the country: Federal townhouses, Victorian rowhouses, grand bay-fronts, and bungalow-lined streets where the architecture still tells the story.

18 places to look
Washington, DC · Icon Georgetown The oldest neighborhood in the city. Search live listings → Washington, DC · Rowhouses Capitol Hill The largest historic district in the country, full of Victorian rowhouses with original bay fronts and ironwork. Search live listings → Washington, DC · Icon Dupont Circle Gilded Age mansions and elegant rowhouses around one of the city's great public spaces. Search live listings → Washington, DC · Historic District Logan Circle One of the best-preserved Victorian neighborhoods in DC, built around a circle of grand late-1800s homes. Search live listings → Washington, DC · Historic Core Shaw & U Street Victorian rowhouses in the heart of DC's historic cultural corridor. Search live listings → Washington, DC · Prestige Kalorama Stately mansions and embassy-row elegance on quiet, tree-lined streets. Search live listings → Washington, DC · Historic District Mount Pleasant A protected historic district of grand rowhouses on a leafy ridge above Rock Creek. Search live listings → Washington, DC · Classic Cleveland Park Big early-1900s homes with deep porches on shaded lots near the National Zoo. Search live listings → Washington, DC · Classic Woodley Park Handsome rowhouses and detached homes on quiet streets near Rock Creek Park. Search live listings → Washington, DC · Victorian Pocket LeDroit Park One of DC's first suburbs and a quiet pocket of ornate Victorians next to Howard University. Search live listings → Washington, DC · Victorian Rowhouses Bloomingdale Beautiful Victorian rowhouses with original detail on a quieter, more residential stretch near LeDroit Park. Search live listings → Washington, DC · On the Rise Eckington An under-the-radar pocket of Victorian rowhouses on the rise, just east of Bloomingdale. Search live listings → Washington, DC · Little Rome Brookland Known as "Little Rome." Big front-porch homes, bungalows, and Craftsman charm on deep lots, with a real neighborhood feel and its own Metro stop. Search live listings → Washington, DC · Bungalows Petworth Rows of porch-front rowhouses and bungalows on a friendly, established grid. Search live listings → Washington, DC · Detached & Leafy 16th Street Heights Detached homes with yards and early-1900s character on a quiet, leafy stretch of upper Northwest. Search live listings → Washington, DC · Historic District Takoma (DC) The DC side of the old Takoma streetcar suburb, full of wraparound-porch Victorians and bungalows on shaded lots. Search live listings → Washington, DC · Douglass's DC Historic Anacostia One of the District's earliest suburbs and the home of Frederick Douglass. Search live listings → Washington, DC · Tudor Enclave Foxhall Village A storybook enclave of 1920s Tudor-style rowhomes tucked into upper Northwest. Search live listings →
Colonial to Victorian

Maryland

Historic Maryland home with a welcoming front door

Colonial waterfront capitals, Victorian streetcar suburbs, and old railroad towns. Genuine history at a wider range of price points, including hidden gems in Prince George's and Montgomery counties.

16 places to look
Anne Arundel County, MD · Icon Annapolis Colonial waterfront at its finest, with one of the densest collections of 18th-century homes in the country. Search live listings → Montgomery County, MD · Azalea City Takoma Park The "Azalea City," built as a streetcar suburb in the 1880s and full of big wraparound-porch Victorians on shaded lots. Search live listings → Montgomery County, MD · Historic District Kensington A Victorian railroad town with a famous antique row and beautifully preserved late-1800s homes. Search live listings → Montgomery County, MD · Arboretum Town Garrett Park A tiny Victorian railroad town and certified arboretum where the whole place feels frozen in the best way. Search live listings → Montgomery County, MD · Prestige Chevy Chase One of the original planned streetcar suburbs, full of gracious early-1900s homes on wide, tree-lined streets. Search live listings → Prince George's County, MD · Arts District Hyattsville Prince George's County's most charming secret: bungalows, foursquares, and Victorians along tree-lined streets in a growing arts district. Search live listings → Prince George's County, MD · Main Street Revival Riverdale Park A walkable historic town with porch-front homes, a restored train station, and a real Main Street energy. Search live listings → Prince George's County, MD · Artist Colony Mount Rainier A small, artist-friendly streetcar suburb just over the DC line, full of bungalows and porches. Search live listings → Prince George's County, MD · University Core Old Town College Park The original historic core of College Park, with early-1900s homes near the university. Search live listings → Prince George's County, MD · Railroad Town Old Town Bowie The original railroad heart of Bowie, with historic homes and small-town character that most people drive right past on their way to the newer subdivisions. Search live listings → Prince George's County, MD · County Seat Upper Marlboro The historic county seat, with 18th- and 19th-century homes and a quiet, rural-edge feel. Search live listings → Prince George's County, MD · Historic Main Street Old Town Laurel A historic mill-town Main Street with Victorian homes, midway between DC and Baltimore on the MARC line. Search live listings → Howard County, MD · Granite Mill Town Ellicott City A historic granite mill town built into a hillside, with one of the most distinctive old Main Streets in the country. Search live listings → Frederick County, MD · Historic District Downtown Frederick One of the largest and best-preserved historic districts in the state, with blocks of brick rowhouses and a thriving Main Street. Search live listings → Harford County, MD · Waterfront Havre de Grace A historic waterfront town where the Susquehanna meets the Chesapeake, full of Victorian homes and a walkable promenade. Search live listings → Carroll County, MD · Railroad Town Sykesville A small, beautifully kept Victorian railroad town that regularly lands on "most charming small town" lists. Search live listings →
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