Welcome to 1917 Marthas Rd

Situated on a roughly half-acre parklike lot on quiet Marthas Circle, this impeccably maintained one-level Goodman home is the perfect blend of modern and classic. Three additions add a formal foyer entrance, a glass-enclosed family room, and an expanded primary bedroom and bath. Highlights include a recently renovated kitchen with custom cabinets, Caesarstone counters, and Ann Sacks tile backsplash. The primary bedroom features vaulted ceilings, access to a private patio and garden, ample closet space, and an en-suite bathroom complete with double vanity, oversized walk-in shower, heated tile floors, and a separate dressing area. The home also includes two additional bedrooms and an updated hall bathroom, all finished with meticulous attention to detail. Quality updates throughout the home include new doors and fixtures, baseboards, door casings, wide plank oak floors, custom storage solutions, and upgraded lighting.  The exterior is equally inviting, featuring multiple seating areas including a flagstone grilling patio, a 14’ x 20’ rear deck, and a welcoming entrance patio. Storage is ample and includes a detached two-sided shed and two outdoor closets. The professionally landscaped grounds emphasize privacy, four-season interest and native plantings.  

The historic community of Hollin Hills comprises approximately 450 mid-century modern homes designed and built by architect Charles Goodman and developer Robert Davenport. The homes are characterized by their large private wooded lots, sleek lines, and blending of interior and exterior vistas with their distinctive walls of windows. This close-knit community offers something for everyone from a garden club to the supper society. Annual events such as the Fall potluck, the 4th of July picnic, Holiday caroling, and the bi-annual Hollin Hills House and Garden Tour bring together young and old alike and help to make this such a special place to live. The neighborhood was added to the National Register of Historic Places in September 2013. This provides formal recognition of the historic architecture and community planning of Goodman and Davenport and identifies nearly 475 contributing historic structures including this house.

Hollin Hills is a neighborhood with covenants that govern your property and is also in a Fairfax County Historic Overlay District.  Any exterior modifications of your home will require approval from the Design Review Committee and, if permits are required, also the Fairfax County Architectural Review Board. For more information and copies of the covenants and DRC Guidelines, check out the Hollin Hills website.

For further details about the HOD, see the County website here.

Updates and Highlights

General

• Unit #2 with multiple additions, adding an entry foyer (1967), expanding the primary bedroom and bathroom  (1988), and adding a glass-enclosed family room in the rear (1969)
• Insulated windows throughout
• Wide-plank Provenza Heirloom Engineered Oak Flooring in main living space
• Emtek oiled rubbed bronze finish door hardware inside and out
• Restoration Hardware and Rejuvenation Hardware light fixtures
• All interior doors upgraded to Shaker style panel
• All baseboards and door casings  upgraded
• Cherry doors in hallway

Foyer 

• Formal, vaulted foyer with tile flooring
• Glass inset front door

Kitchen

• Remodeled in 2022 to include custom cabinets, floating shelves, Caesarstone countertops, Ann Sacks zellige tile backsplash, and premium appliances

Living Room/Dining Room

• Custom cherry fireplace mantle with travertine marble surround and hearth

Family Room/Formal Dining Room

• Glass-enclosed room with access to the grilling patio from one side and the deck from the other
• Narrow coffered ceiling

Primary Bedroom Suite

• Pella 8’ architectural doors and windows
• Access to small private patio and garden
• Dressing area with custom closets and barn door
• En-suite bathroom renovated in 2018 with an oversized walk-in shower, Ronbow double vanity, Restoration Hardware mirror and sconces, wood-look heated tile flooring and glass shower door

Bedroom Two/Office

• Custom crown molding
• New 7’ wood sliding closet door

Bedroom Three

• Custom wardrobe style closet
• Custom crown molding

Bathroom Two

• Renovated in 2016 to add wall-mounted Ronbow vanity, soaking tub, glass door and Brazilian slate flooring

Hall Laundry

• LG washer/dryer 2020

SYSTEMS

• Carrier furnace replaced in 2021
• Carrier AC 2012
• Hot water heater replaced in 2017, serviced in 2023 
• Electrical panel upgraded to 200 amp 2017
• Roof circa 2005

EXTERIOR

• Extensive professional landscaping designed for privacy throughout the grounds with an emphasis on native plantings
• Concrete paver driveway and walkways
• 6’ x 10’ storage shed
• 14’ x 20’ Azek ground-level rear deck
• 11’ x 15’ flagstone grilling patio with stainless steel wall-mounted counter and garden area
• 13.5’ x 13’ front flagstone patio and wide walkway from driveway set on concrete
• Secondary flagstone walkway from street with stone steps and custom low voltage lighting