Tucked away just inside of I-495 is a 40-acre nature lover’s paradise, anchored by a beautiful Georgian Revival-style mansion. Famed architect John Russell Pope was commissioned by Captain Chester and Marion Wells to design the home. Pope was the master architect behind some of Washington D.C.’s most iconic buildings—DAR Constitution Hall, the Jefferson Memorial, and the National Gallery of Art. Traces of these magnificent buildings can be seen in Woodend, which was constructed between 1927-1928. Mrs. Wells wanted to ensure the property was built to her exacting specifications, so she requested the…
