5553 Little Falls Rd

About This Home

Singularly-sensational Manor home in N. Arlington on a large lot ~1acre - with mature trees atop a neighborhood hill. Built in 1938's and graciously updated. Once through the stone portico into the foyer, the downstairs offers an enormous formal living room with a grand wood-burning fireplace, a paneled library with a gas fireplace, a formal dining room (that easily homes a 12 person table) with a gas fireplace , an eat-in kitchen with an adjacent coffee bar/pantry, and an elevated sun-room with natural light streaming into all four sides. There is a bar area between the library and the formal living room. Walk up the curved wrought-iron, spiral staircase to spacious, sun-lit bedrooms with custom closets and custom built-ins. Hallmark landscaping includes two 150 yr-old oak trees. Be ensconced within a green yard - with trees lining the boundaries to create a private respite. House has elevated ceilings on all main and living levels. Custom molding throughout. Oak hardwoods throughout. Plaster walls. Yes, plaster walls. The upstairs bedrooms had walls and ceilings skimmed and painted in Sept 2025. Upstairs floors also sanded/buffed/sealed during same refresh. The subfloors are concrete. This house is warmed by radiant heat and quiet. A new HVAC (with a heat pump) was recently added on the master side of the house to expand and offer redundant heating preferences. Five fireplaces (three gas, two wood burning). Radiant heat. 2 zones of a/c. Bathrooms: Lots of marble, lots of updates. 1. Main bath with double marble sink, marble mosaic flooring and marble shower 2. Shared bathroom with two free-standing sinks - marble, mosaic flooring, concrete shower tiles. 3. Shared bathroom - marble flooring. Shower with tub 4. 1st floor powder room - marble mosaic flooring. 5. Ground level - 1/2 bathroom with travertine tile 6. Ground level - full bathroom, that also includes a cedar sauna. Cedar closets: 1. two on first floor 2. one in second-floor linen closet 3. large, walk-in located in attic. Kitchen: Granite countertops Cabinets: Cool blue/grey lower and crisp white upper cabinets with designer hardware. Appliances: stainless-steel. Gas stove. French-door refrig. Dishwasher. Euro vent hood Wrought-iron detailing on all exterior doors, which are each custom designed and built. Crystal chandeliers, antique chandeliers, marble switch plates, the level of detail itself is detailed. The house is a stunner and in a prime location -- walking distance to multiple parks and highly-rated elementary, middle, and high schools. Each of the schools is less than a 7 min walk. Walk just a bit more to grocery stores, coffee shops, and East Falls Church Metro. Easy reach to both DCA and IAD. Lot is unusually-private for N. Arlington. (There only about 25 residential lots in all of Arlington of this size.) There is no comparable to this home - it is gracious, spacious, private, and hyper convenient. It offers all the charm of not being a cookie-cutter new build and yet (somehow despite the era it was built) extensive room-breadth and closet space of a modern build. This is available starting in the late Winter of 2025 - Min lease is 2 years. Possible to be rented partially-furnished. Back yard has privacy fence, but yard is not fully-fenced. Parking is a two-car, attached garage and a hardscape parking pad which accommodates 3 more vehicles. Due to allergies, pets are on a case-by-case basis Attic is partially-finished with cooling/heat in an office area that has built-in bookcases and space for exercise equipment. Also, amazing "hilltop" views of the neighborhood. Basement has a private, walk-out apartment. Currently used by the owner. Used 1-3 nights per week. Possible to include in the rental. Offers ground level exit. There are 1.5 baths in this suite area. (A wood burning fireplace and kitchenette.) - Have a great day!