In 1927, Business Week publisher, Merle Thorpe, chose this location as prime real estate to build his mansion. Thorpe named the location "Pook's Hill", after the "Puck of Pook's Hill", a popular poem by Kipling which was made famous when T.S. Eliot included the poem in one of his compilations. In 1940, the Crown Princess of Norway bought the mansion and enlarged it further, bringing further renown to this location. Today, a luxury enclave of beautiful new homes, called Wild Oak, will soon grace the top of this historic hill, called Pook's Hill. The homes of Wild Oak were custom-designed for Wild Oak by the Wormald Design Studio, based on Wormald's decades long experience of building homes in the local market (not to mention a grandfather who built Wildwood Shopping Center just down the street!). Every detail and specification celebrates the latest design trends in the market today. This exclusive wooded enclave provides a rare opportunity to live in fresh, new, transitional architectural designs which include open floor plans, elevators, and outdoor living spaces. The newly renovated Y is just down the street, as well as abundant shopping opportunities including Wildwood Sh...
Off market
$2,578,100
Wildoak Dr #QHCCZX, Bethesda, MD 20814
6beds
6,294sqft
SingleFamily
Built in 2022
-- sqft lot
$2,578,100 Zestimate®
$410/sqft
$9,887 Estimated rent
What's special
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 6
- Bathrooms: 7
- Full bathrooms: 5
- 1/2 bathrooms: 2
Features
- Has fireplace: Yes
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 6,294 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
Condition
- Year built: 2022
Community & neighborhood
Location
- Region: Bethesda