A Foursquare on Second Street: 15520 Comes to Market in the Heart of Waterford
- Christy Hertel
- 4 days ago
- 3 min read
I am pleased to introduce a home that captures something I love about village life — a classic American Foursquare on a generous lot, just one block off Main Street and walking distance to everything that makes Waterford, Waterford. 15520 Second Street will officially go active on May 8, and I am taking inquiries now from buyers who would like to be among the first through the door once showings begin.
A Village Home with Foursquare Bones
Built in 1918, 15520 Second Street is a quintessential American Foursquare — the architectural style that defined small-town America in the early twentieth century. You can read the Foursquare in the bones of this house at a glance: the boxy two-and-a-half story massing, the pyramidal hipped roof, the central front dormer, and the broad columned porch wrapping the front. Stucco exterior over frame, a stone foundation, and a standing-seam metal roof above. A bright yellow front door — entirely the right note for a home with this much warmth.
In a village best known for its eighteenth- and nineteenth-century stone and log dwellings, the Foursquares add their own chapter to the story of the National Historic Landmark District. They are the houses that arrived as the village matured — built confidently, scaled humanely, and designed to last. After more than a century on Second Street, this one has earned every bit of its character.
Light, Plaster, and the Long Porch
Step inside and the home reveals what photographs can only hint at: it is genuinely, beautifully filled with light. Original hardwood floors run throughout. The walls are plaster — the real thing, with the depth and sound a Foursquare of this era demands. Built-ins flank the living room. The floor plan moves with an open, unfussy generosity from foyer to living room to dining room to a country kitchen with a substantial stone-topped island, open shelving, and French doors to the rear patio.
A few of the features worth knowing about:
Approx. 2,512 sq.ft. across three livable levels, with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms
A flex room on the main level ideal as a home office, library, or guest room
A primary bedroom of approx. 26 x 12 feet on the upper level, with two additional bedrooms, a full bath, and laundry conveniently located upstairs
A walk-up attic loft of approx. 22 x 22 feet with knotty pine ceilings, three skylights, and a ceiling fan — a studio, art room, fourth bedroom, or media space, depending on how you live
A wrap-around front porch of approx. 27 x 21 feet, the kind of porch the village was built around
A Quarter-Acre-Plus, Right in the Village
The lot is what sets this home apart from most village offerings. At approx. 0.42 acres, it is exceptionally generous for an address this central — room enough for serious gardens, a stone patio enclosed by low stone walls and mature plantings, a hot tub tucked into the landscape, and an expanse of lawn that simply does not exist on most village lots. A detached garage and workshop sit at the rear. Off-street parking, too — a quiet luxury in Waterford.
For anyone drawn to village life but unwilling to give up the outdoors, this is the rare property that does not ask you to choose.
Coming Soon — Active May 8
15520 Second Street officially comes to market on Thursday, May 8. As a Coming Soon listing under Bright MLS, showings cannot begin until that date — but I am happy to add interested buyers to the showing list now and reach out the moment the home goes active.
Drawn to this one? Reach out at (703) 624-6283 or christy.hertel@huntcountrysir.com and I will make sure you are first in line. As a Waterford resident and your local Realtor® with Hunt Country Sotheby's International Realty, I would be glad to walk you through this home — and the village around it.
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