ose living room and often a bedroom on the first floor.
Dunblane in Tenleytown is a Craftsman, and the 16th Street Heights neighborhood has many Craftsman and American Foursquare houses.
Mid-Century Modern (mid-1940s to mid-1970s):
Pockets of Mid-Century Modern houses can be found in many spots, including Alexandria and Cleveland Park.
These houses are low and boxy, and often feature floor-to-ceiling windows. They have open floor plans and use finishing materials such as steel and aluminum or wood and glass.
Designed by Walter Gropius and the Architects Collaborative, the Hechinger House on Chain Bridge Road in Northwest is an example.
An I.M. Pei-designed house at 3411 Ordway St. NW in Cleveland Park has three barrel-vaulted arches. A collection of other houses designed by Pei is right around the corner on Rowland Place.
Laura Barnhardt Cech is a freelance writer.