This romantic, warm, and distinctive French country home in the Highlands quadrant of Lansdowne on the Potomac offers pristine environmental surrounds, K-12 classrooms within the community, and access to Metro's Silver Line coming soon. Its understated brick-and-stone facade and elegant hip roofline evoke the unique style of French designer Rene Lalique, for whom it was named. Originally a builder's model, it has all the designer touches you hope for. Two porches and a spacious deck with pergola open to the night air and capture seasonal views of Sugarloaf Mountain. The double-door entrance opens to a two-story foyer with a grand staircase and gleaming hardwood floors leading to the formal living and dining rooms. The library/office leads to a private side porch. The ceiling in the adjacent family room evokes Lalique's creative spirit. In the 1930s, he designed an elegant coffered ceiling for the fabled "Normandie" ocean liner. The precision of its neatly ordered squares reappear in the family room of this former model home in Virginia, The gourmet kitchen is appointed with white cabinetry and subway tile, granite bar-height island, stainless steel appliances, double wall ovens, and five-burner gas cooktop. A writer's desk and pet room complete the kitchen, which opens onto a spacious deck with pergola and fire-pit. The elegant master bedroom has a tray ceiling and wall-mounted fireplace with marble surrounds and glass face. The master bath features a pedestal soaking tub wrapped with twin showers featuring frameless glass doors. Two of four upper bedrooms share a Jack and Jill bath; the third has a private bath ensuite. The lower living area has a separate bedroom and sitting area, full bath, large workout room, wet bar and walkout glass doors that open to a private patio. Potomac Club HOA facility is located directly across the street from this property. It offers a beach-entry outdoor pool, 6-lane heated year-round indoor pool, well-equipped fitness center, sand volleyball court, summer concert amphitheater, multi-age tot lot, meeting rooms, ballroom, and game room with pool, ping pong, foosball, and air hockey, all included in monthly HOA assessment with Comcast s fiber optics based internet (250mb/250mb) including digital gateway, basic digital TV, and access to Xfinity hotspots nationwide Also within the community: outdoor pool in Coton Commons, kayak/canoe launch into Goose Creek, for rowing and fishing, and 5 total tot lots.Lansdowne adjoins the Potomac Regional Trail, which continues west to the Appalachian Trail, and is adjacent to two professionally-designed golf courses at the neighboring Lansdowne Resort. On July 4, the neighborhood hosts a street fair to enjoy the Resort's annual fireworks display. Enter this home and let the stress of the 21st-century lift away. You are cordially invited to visit this hillside on the Potomac and perhaps come back to stay.