Where is Woodland Normanstone?
It’s a sylvan enclave of mansions overlooking Rock Creek valley in Northwest D.C., named for the parallel Woodland and Normanstone drives that run through it. The natural beauty of the surrounding landscape which encompasses the Rock Creek watershed is unsurpassed
A subdivision of Massachusetts Avenue Heights, the neighborhood began its development in the early twentieth century, as bridges spanning Rock Creek Park at Massachusetts and Connecticut avenues made the area accessible from downtown Washington.
Lifestyles of the Ultra Wealthy
Today Woodland Normanstone is the preferred dwelling place for a bevy of billionaires who prize its large cascading estates built along meandering roads and cul-de-sacs. (A 1910 act of Congress exempted the development’s streets from conforming to Washington, D.C.’s existing street grid.)
The neighborhood is unique in that it has no condo buildings, townhouses, rowhouses or apartment buildings, only single-family houses–make that mansions!Â
Renowned architects including John Russell Pope, George Ray, and Rose Greely designed homes and gardens for cabinet secretaries, ambassadors, generals, local entrepreneurs, and the owners of Washington’s NFL franchise.
Please note: The tour includes hilly terrain and one long outdoor staircase to climb.
People who liked this D.C. tour also liked: Kalorama and Woodley Park
