Home of the Week :History And Comfort In Vienna, Va

Vienna is an affluent Northern Virginia bedroom community that abuts Tyson's Corner, a massive cluster of office parks and retail centers that is among the country's largest business districts. Its residents have an enthusiasm for newly built mansions that approximate the American colonial style of the area's older colonial and colonial revival homes. Of the area homes listed on Trulia, a real estate search Web site, 17% were built in the last 10 years. By contrast, only 4% were built in the 1920s or earlier.

That may be why the sellers of this 1925 property have made the potential to redevelop the 2.4 acres on which it sits a key selling point. But razing this charming home would be a shame, even if it lacks the abundant space and modern sensibility of other local estates. Hardwood floors and three brick fireplaces, one of which is the living room's centerpiece, adorn the three-bedroom, four-bathroom house, infusing it with warmth and comfort. This could come in handy--despite its technically Southern location, temperatures in the 22182 ZIP code regularly dip below the freezing point in the winter.