10405 Fawcett St, Kensington, MD 20895

10405 Fawcett StreetKensington, MD Come live in the Kensington historic district where people still stroll and the train still stops. A lovely Victorian style home just off of Connecticut Avenue, blocks from temple and churches, shops, Cafe 1894, Antique Row, the new Safeway and the MARC train. Award-winning school cluster - bus stops across the street. Enjoy a quiet change of pace, relaxing on a 3 story completely private Charleston porch, looking out onto a landscaped garden. Practice pitching or play badminton. Four bedrooms, two and a half baths, hardwood floors throughout, den, front parlor, formal dining room, family room with fireplace. Spacious rooms and room flow make it perfect for contemporary family living and entertaining. Enjoy the lower level with its large L-shaped recreation room, additional office/exercise room and plenty of storage. A ten minute drive from the National Institutes of Health, the National Naval Medical Center, and soon Walter Reed; a short train ride from Union Station; Ride-on bus to the Metro. Location, location, convenience and charm. The garden at 10405 Fawcett Street is an interesting mix of small trees, shrubs, perennials and grasses, where there is always something blooming throughout the growing season. The garden was designed and landscaped six years ago and has been well maintained without the use of pesticides for at least the past six years. A feature in the front garden is the flowering cherry tree, which is underplanted with peonies, bulbs and lilies. The back garden is home to such old fashioned perennials as foxgloves, sundrops, lavender and geraniums, tied together by a border of variegated liriope. Two well established pink camellias add to the color in the back and healthy evergreen trees provide a privacy screen. Please let this brochure be the guide to the many amenities this home has to offer. Level One:Foyer hardwood flooring crown molding decorative ceiling medallion around light fixture a portion of the foye