In the 1950’s, architect Larry Menefee set out to create an urban experience that enjoyed the serenity of a wooded setting by creating rowhomes in Baltimore City overlooking a tree-canopied stream, calmed and shaded with a rural surround.

6176 Chinquapin Parkway is a definitive example of Menefee’s concept of a contemporary rowhome maximizing its natural situation. His groundbreaking floorplan ensured that the protected acreage behind the block would become the central focus by placing the kitchens in the front of the house and featuring large windows in the back thus changing the wooded scenery from the background to the foreground. Like the rest of Architects Row (the even-numbered side of the block), this duplex’s clean, totally un-embellished design of squared brick simplicity, made certain that the structures would not diminish the beauty of the surrounding nature.

Through the front door, stepping past the First Floor Half Bath, updated flooring leads to the open-concept First Floor where an updated kitchen, living and dining space enjoy the wooded view from a wall of windows. A deck overlooks the backyard and Chinquapin Run just behind the alley. Upstairs, three ample bedrooms share one of the Full Baths. The Lower Level has a walkout living space, also enjoying the light and pleasing sightlines from its own wall of windows. An added Full Bath gives the Lower Level even more living options and versatility. From the Lower Level, one enjoys a rear patio shaded by the First Floor Deck. The fenced backyard, with alley access, offers gardening and entertaining possibilities.