12428 Walnut Hill Drive, Rockville, VA 23146

$4,500,000
5
BD
8
BA
8,044
SqFt

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Sold Price
$4,500,000
List Price
$4,250,000
Days on Market
1
Closing Date
May 19, 2026
MLS#
CVR-2609641
Status
CLOSED
Type
Single Family Residential
Style
Colonial
Year Built
1954
Bedrooms
5
Full-baths
5
Half-baths
3
County
Hanover
Region
36 - Hanover
Neighborhood
Walnut Hill
Subdivision
Walnut Hill

Property Description

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.

Additional Information

Acres
40
Living Area
8,044
Exterior Features
Sprinkler/Irrigation, Lighting, Out Building(s), Play Structure, Porch, Storage, Shed, Gas Grill, Paved Driveway
Elementary School
South Anna
Middle School
Liberty
High School
Patrick Henry
Roof
Slate
Appliances
Built-In Oven, Dryer, Dishwasher, Electric Water Heater, Freezer, Gas Cooking, Disposal, Ice Maker, Microwave, Oven, Refrigerator, Range Hood, Stove, Wine Cooler, Water Purifier, Washer
Cooling
Central Air, Heat Pump, Zoned
Heating
Electric, Heat Pump, Oil, Radiator(s), Zoned
Pool
Yes
Basement
Full, Partially Finished, Walk-Out Access
Taxes
$16,462

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Listing courtesy of The Steele Group. Contact:

Selling Office: Shaheen Ruth Martin & Fonville.

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