The Drysdale House

Visitors to The Drysdale House approach by driving through miles of gorgeous horse country. Richly manicured fields of green blend into rolling hills, and, finally, give way to a distant view of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. It is fitting then, for this site which was the former polo grounds of the Farmington Hunt Club, that the residence is an interpretation of a Jefferson-inspired Virginia manor house.

The main house is a compact, highly-articulated volume. Rich detailing, done in wood and masonry, is faithful to elegant Nineteenth Century design and craft standards. The interiors are fashioned around the client's modern program & and their fine collection of art. One of the delights of the house is its reconciliation of the modern, the minimal, and the traditional. It is a joint venture between Jacquelin Taylor Robertson (of Cooper, Robertson & Partners) and Train & Partners Architects.