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Article: Saddling up for rural life: Horse farm sports modern house with design tailored to neighboring historic home.(Friday Home Guide)(House Hunting)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 19, 1997
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A small horse farm on the market in Montgomery County offers country living in a classic Williamsburg-style brick house with all the conveniences of the close-in suburbs.
The 6.9-acre property is in Derwood, an area surrounded by Rockville, Gaithersburg and Olney.
The price of $649,000 includes a barn, a stable with huge indoor riding arena and fenced pastures.
The house was custom-built in 1980 for its current owners, orthodontist John Schneider and his wife, Sally.
They designed it to be compatible with the architecture of a neighboring historic home, the Zadok Magruder house, which is listed on the National Register of Historic ...