Set into a gentle hillside overlooking a horse farm in picturesque Carroll County, this house draws its inspiration from earlier farmhouses that are still visible in this predominantly rural area. The wraparound porch and bracketed, fishscale gables invoke a touch of this nostalgia.
Functional as well as aesthetic, the 3-sided porch provides summer shade, frames the outward views, and eases the transition between house and landscape. The drystack fieldstone coursing mirrors the original stone foundations of the many prototypical residential and agricultural structures indigenous to this region. The tradition-minded facade yields to a modern, open-plan interior that is carefully laid out to take advantage of the rustic views provided by this inspirational setting.
The top image, as seen in the February, 2005 issue of Chesapeake Home, the Mid-Atlantic's home and garden magazine, is of the turn gable over the entry.
The next image shows the entire south elevation, and the evening shot looks up the driveway towards the house.
The next shot is taken from the balcony at early dawn, with the mist rising over the horse farm.
Below that is a close-up of the stone coursing near the front entry, a view from the wraparound porch, and a porch light on a winter's day.
The floor plans are shown immediately below.
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