12428 Walnut Hill Drive, Rockville, VA 23146
- Beds
- 5
- Baths
- 8
- Sqft
- 8,044
- Garage
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes
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Overview
Certain estates exist in a category entirely their own — where heritage, craftsmanship, and landscape converge so completely that the result feels inevitable rather than assembled. Walnut Hill Farm is such a place. The hand-crafted brick Georgian manor rises from forty acres of rolling Hanover County countryside with the unhurried confidence of something built to last centuries. It does not ask for your attention. It commands it. The Greek Revival-influenced manor — completed in 1954 by celebrated Richmond philanthropists Harwood and Louise Cochrane and comprehensively renovated by the current owners — delivers more than 6,500 square feet of living space with irreplaceable architectural character. The home is grand in its formal rooms and gracious in its informal ones, with bedrooms of impressive proportion each offering its own en suite bath. Heart pine floors, ten-foot ceilings, and an extraordinary collection of reclaimed woodwork, mantels, reeded pilasters, fanlights, and carved millwork from the storied Long Branch Estate (c. 1816) create an interior with a patina that is impossible to duplicate today. Centuries-old towering oaks, extensive mature landscaping, formal walled and topiary gardens, a one-acre pond, and 700 feet of South Anna River frontage set a scene of timeless Virginia grandeur. The estate’s offerings are equally compelling: a brand new showstopping chef’s-grade kitchen and breakfast room, a primary suite wing of exceptional breadth and scale, a top-of-the-line equestrian barn and fenced pastures (completed in 2023), a guest cottage ideal for multigenerational living, a conditioned art studio, an idyllic saltwater pool, and a stunning outdoor living pavilion with a pergola, kitchen, and cobblestone fireplace — to name but a few. Approximately fifteen minutes to Short Pump and twenty minutes to western Richmond, Walnut Hill Farm offers the rarest of combinations: genuine country grandeur with effortless suburban access.
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Basic info
- Property type
- House
- Number of stories
- 3
- Number of bedrooms
- 5
- Number of bathrooms
- 8
- Square feet
- 8,044
- Lot size (acres)
- 40
- Year built
- 1954
Interior features
- Basement
- Yes, Partially finished
- Fireplaces
- 4
- Laundry
- Washer Hookup, Dryer Hookup
Exterior features
- Pool
- Yes
- Waterfront
- Pond, River Front, Waterfront
Garage and parking
- Garage parking spaces
- 2
Utilities
- Heating
- Electric, Heat Pump, Oil, Zoned
- Cooling
- Heat Pump, Zoned, Central Air
Estimated monthly costs
- HOA Fees
- $158
Taxes
- Tax Annual Amount (2025)
- $16,462.50
Public schools
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