Sideling Court and the Beechwood Subdivision

Introduction This article is a history of Beechwood, a small subdivision organized largely around Sideling Court along Beulah Road at the Vienna Town line. The article tracks property transactions from the Colonial Era to the the establishment of the subdivision and Sideling Court in the 1970s. As part of the… Continue reading

The Freemans of Runnymede Farm (Today’s Beulah Terrace & Embassy Court Subdivisions)

This post is about Virginia and William Freeman (see Figures 1 and 2). The Freemans were the last pre-development owners of the future Beulah Terrace subdivision who actually resided on the parcel; their property also included what would later be the Embassy Court subdivisions (see Figure 3). The Freemans referred to their… Continue reading

History of 19th Century Vienna House Gutted By Fire In April 2022

The vintage house on 135 Park St. NE in Vienna (see Figure 1) and its lot have an interesting history, including connections to local political figures of the past and two doctors, a prominent place in the Vienna social scene of the early and mid-20th century—and an expansion project 50… Continue reading