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Shaded under towering trees along streets that invite bike riders, walkers and neighbors who actually know each other is the hidden neighborhood of historic Dowden Terrace - secluded, yet accessible to some of the best shops, restaurants and schools in Northern Virginia. The elegant solid-brick rambler at 5515 Bradley Boulevard is a gem among more than 300 houses built in an eclectic mix of styles from traditional to contemporary. Whether you like mid-century modern or a touch of historic charm, this house is for you. A wood-burning fireplace flanked by built-in bookcases anchors one end of the living room, which opens to a formal dining room with a brushed-brass chandelier hung under a decorative ceiling medallion. The dining room leads to a sunlit den, study or home office - you decide. The kitchen is updated with stainless steel appliances, undercounter lighting and a roomy pantry. Three generous bedrooms and two remodeled full bathrooms complete the layout. The floors are solid oak, and the windows feature plantation shutters. Attached is a two-car garage large enough for SUVs. The house sits on a three-quarter acre lot with a massive back yard sheltered by shady trees including a 200-year-old oak and a 100-year-old magnolia, along with azalea bushes ablaze with colors in the spring. The front yard is a carpet of grass maintained like a putting green. Dowden Terrace was once a dairy farm. Walter Dowden started building houses on his land in the 1950s. Today the neighborhood includes the eight-acre Dowden Terrace Park, with tennis courts, a basketball court and a baseball field - owned and maintained by the Fairfax County Park Authority. Dowden Terrace also features a community, membership swimming pool and the wooded Holmes Run Parkway bike path. Although Dowden Terrace feels like a small, country village, it is close to some of the best restaurants in Northern Virginia, especially the Peking Gourmet Inn, made famous by presidents, Supreme Court justices and generals. The neighborhood is less than two miles to the nearest Trader Joe's and a convenient commute along Seminary Road and Rte. 395 to the Pentagon and DC.
Year Built:
1952
Days on Market:
3
Listing ID:
VAFX2317160
Bathrooms:
2 full
List Date:
June 06, 2026
Property Type:
Single Family Residential
Architecture Style:
Ranch/Rambler
Subdivision:
DOWDEN TERRACE
County:
FAIRFAX
Total Taxes:
$9,316
Courtesy of Corcoran McEnearney
This content was last updated on June 08, 2026 18:47
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Parklawn Elementary School |
Public | Primary | PK-5 | 4116 Braddock Rd, Alexandria, VA 22312 | |
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District: Fairfax County Public Schools Grade Span: PK - 5 Admission: Public Address: 4116 Braddock Rd, Alexandria, VA 22312 Phone: 703-914-6900 Website: http://www.fcps.edu/ParklawnES/ Teachers: 69 Students: 963 Ratio: 14:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 50% Male / 50% Female Lunch: 98% Free Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Glasgow Middle School |
Public | Middle | 6-8 | 4101 Fairfax Pkwy, Alexandria, VA 22312 | |
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District: Fairfax County Public Schools Grade Span: 6 - 8 Admission: Public Address: 4101 Fairfax Pkwy, Alexandria, VA 22312 Phone: 703-813-8700 Website: http://www.fcps.edu/GlasgowMS/ Teachers: 123 Students: 1702 Ratio: 14:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 52% Male / 48% Female Lunch: 86% Free Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Justice High School |
Public | High | 9-12 | 3301 Peace Valley Ln, Falls Church, VA 22044 | |
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District: Fairfax County Public Schools Grade Span: 9 - 12 Admission: Public Address: 3301 Peace Valley Ln, Falls Church, VA 22044 Phone: 703-824-3900 Website: http://www.fcps.edu/StuartHS/ Teachers: 153 Students: 2357 Ratio: 15:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 53% Male / 47% Female Lunch: 77% Free Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Alexandria Country Day School |
Private | Elementary | KG-8 | 2400 Russell Rd, Alexandria, VA 22301 | |
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Grade Span: KG - 8 Admission: Private Address: 2400 Russell Rd, Alexandria, VA 22301 Phone: 703-548-4804 Website: http://www.acdsnet.org Teachers: 34 Students: 213 Ratio: 6:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 47% Male / 53% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Alternative Paths Training School |
Private | Combined Elementary/Secondary | 1-12 | 5632 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309 | |
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Grade Span: 1 - 12 Admission: Private Address: 5632 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309 Phone: 703-348-5361 Teachers: 36 Students: 188 Ratio: 5:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 80% Male / 20% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Alternative Paths Training School - Alexandria |
Private | Combined Elementary/Secondary | 1-12 | 5632 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309 | |
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Grade Span: 1 - 12 Admission: Private Address: 5632 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309 Phone: 703-766-8708 Teachers: 15 Students: 72 Ratio: 5:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 74% Male / 26% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Bishop Ireton High School |
Private | Secondary | 9-12 | 201 Cambridge Rd, Alexandria, VA 22314 | |
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Grade Span: 9 - 12 Admission: Private Address: 201 Cambridge Rd, Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703-751-7606 Website: http://www.bishopireton.org/ Teachers: 76 Students: 802 Ratio: 11:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 48% Male / 52% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Blessed Sacrament Grade School & Early Childhood C |
Private | Elementary | PK-8 | 1417 W Braddock Rd, Alexandria, VA 22302 | |
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Grade Span: PK - 8 Admission: Private Address: 1417 W Braddock Rd, Alexandria, VA 22302 Phone: 703-998-4170 Website: http://www.scbss.org/ Teachers: 19 Students: 252 Ratio: 13:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 46% Male / 54% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Browne Academy |
Private | Elementary | PK-8 | 5917 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22310 | |
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Grade Span: PK - 8 Admission: Private Address: 5917 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22310 Phone: 571-451-1004 Website: http://www.browneacademy.org/ Teachers: 39 Students: 195 Ratio: 5:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 48% Male / 52% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Calvary Road Christian School |
Private | Elementary | PK-6 | 6811 Beulah St, Alexandria, VA 22310 | |
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Grade Span: PK - 6 Admission: Private Address: 6811 Beulah St, Alexandria, VA 22310 Phone: 203-971-8004 Teachers: 19 Students: 237 Ratio: 12:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 57% Male / 43% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Calvary Road Christian School |
Private | Elementary | PK-6 | 6811 Beulah St, Alexandria, VA 22310 | |
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Grade Span: PK - 6 Admission: Private Address: 6811 Beulah St, Alexandria, VA 22310 Phone: 703-970-8004 Website: http://www.crcs.org/ Teachers: 15 Students: 249 Ratio: 17:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 68% Male / 32% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Card Academy Alexandria |
Private | Combined Elementary/Secondary | KG-10 | 4875 Eisenhower Ave Ste 210, Alexandria, VA 22304 | |
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Grade Span: KG - 10 Admission: Private Address: 4875 Eisenhower Ave Ste 210, Alexandria, VA 22304 Phone: 571-290-0143 Teachers: 5 Students: 36 Ratio: 7:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 78% Male / 22% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Commonwealth Academy |
Private | Combined Elementary/Secondary | 3-12 | 1321 Leslie Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301 | |
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Grade Span: 3 - 12 Admission: Private Address: 1321 Leslie Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301 Phone: 703-548-6912 Website: http://www.commonwealthacademy.org/ Teachers: 25 Students: 146 Ratio: 6:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 62% Male / 38% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Engleside Christian School |
Private | Elementary | PK-6 | 8428 Highland Ln, Alexandria, VA 22309 | |
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Grade Span: PK - 6 Admission: Private Address: 8428 Highland Ln, Alexandria, VA 22309 Phone: 703-780-4332 Website: http://www.ebcecs.com/ Teachers: 6 Students: 58 Ratio: 10:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 40% Male / 60% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Episcopal High School |
Private | Secondary | 9-12 | 1200 N Quaker Ln, Alexandria, VA 22302 | |
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Grade Span: 9 - 12 Admission: Private Address: 1200 N Quaker Ln, Alexandria, VA 22302 Phone: 703-933-3000 Website: http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/ Teachers: 62 Students: 467 Ratio: 7:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 50% Male / 50% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Fusion Academy Alykandria |
Private | Combined Elementary/Secondary | 6-12 | 333 John Carlyle St, Alexandria, VA 22314 | |
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Grade Span: 6 - 12 Admission: Private Address: 333 John Carlyle St, Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703-535-3130 Teachers: 16 Students: 33 Ratio: 2:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 55% Male / 45% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Grace Episcopal School |
Private | Elementary | KG-5 | 3601 Russell Rd, Alexandria, VA 22305 | |
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Grade Span: KG - 5 Admission: Private Address: 3601 Russell Rd, Alexandria, VA 22305 Phone: 703-549-5067 Website: http://www.graceschoolalex.org/ Teachers: 12 Students: 75 Ratio: 6:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 45% Male / 55% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Immanuel Lutheran School |
Private | Elementary | PK-8 | 109 Bellaire Rd, Alexandria, VA 22301 | |
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Grade Span: PK - 8 Admission: Private Address: 109 Bellaire Rd, Alexandria, VA 22301 Phone: 703-549-0155 Website: http://www.immanuelalexandria.org/ Teachers: 12 Students: 177 Ratio: 15:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 54% Male / 46% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Little Acorn Patch at Kingstowne |
Private | Elementary | PK-KG | 5801 Castlewellan Dr, Alexandria, VA 22315 | |
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Grade Span: PK - KG Admission: Private Address: 5801 Castlewellan Dr, Alexandria, VA 22315 Phone: 703-822-0803 Teachers: 3 Students: 24 Ratio: 8:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 50% Male / 50% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Montessori School of Alexandria |
Private | Elementary | PK-3 | 6300 Florence Ln, Alexandria, VA 22310 | |
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Grade Span: PK - 3 Admission: Private Address: 6300 Florence Ln, Alexandria, VA 22310 Phone: 703-960-3498 Website: http://www.montschoolalex.com/ Teachers: 4 Students: 35 Ratio: 9:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 49% Male / 51% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Old Town Montessori School |
Private | Combined Elementary/Secondary | UG-UG | 112 S Columbus St, Alexandria, VA 22314 | |
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Grade Span: UG - UG Admission: Private Address: 112 S Columbus St, Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703-684-7323 Teachers: 2 Students: 27 Ratio: 14:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 30% Male / 70% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Potomac Crescent Waldorf School |
Private | Elementary | PK-3 | 212 S Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314 | |
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Grade Span: PK - 3 Admission: Private Address: 212 S Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703-486-1309 Teachers: 7 Students: 45 Ratio: 6:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 58% Male / 42% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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Queen of Apostles Catholic School |
Private | Elementary | KG-8 | 4409 Sano St, Alexandria, VA 22312 | |
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Grade Span: KG - 8 Admission: Private Address: 4409 Sano St, Alexandria, VA 22312 Phone: 703-354-0714 Website: http://www.queenofapostlesschool.org Teachers: 16 Students: 194 Ratio: 12:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 49% Male / 51% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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River Farm Cooperative School |
Private | Elementary | KG-6 | 6744 S Kings Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306 | |
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Grade Span: KG - 6 Admission: Private Address: 6744 S Kings Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306 Phone: 817-320-7517 Teachers: 5 Students: 39 Ratio: 7:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 46% Male / 54% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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St Louis Catholic School |
Private | Elementary | PK-8 | 2901 Popkins Ln, Alexandria, VA 22306 | |
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Grade Span: PK - 8 Admission: Private Address: 2901 Popkins Ln, Alexandria, VA 22306 Phone: 703-768-7732 Website: http://www.stlouisschool.org/ Teachers: 27 Students: 455 Ratio: 17:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 49% Male / 51% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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St Luke's Day School |
Private | Elementary | PK-TKG | 8009 Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria, VA 22308 | |
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Grade Span: PK - TKG Admission: Private Address: 8009 Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria, VA 22308 Phone: 703-765-6699 Teachers: 3 Students: 14 Ratio: 5:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 50% Male / 50% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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St Rita School |
Private | Elementary | PK-8 | 3801 Russell Rd, Alexandria, VA 22305 | |
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Grade Span: PK - 8 Admission: Private Address: 3801 Russell Rd, Alexandria, VA 22305 Phone: 703-548-1888 Website: http://www.saintrita-school.org/ Teachers: 16 Students: 205 Ratio: 13:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 47% Male / 53% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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St Stephens & St Agnes School - Upper School |
Private | Combined Elementary/Secondary | PK-12 | 1000 Saint Stephens Rd, Alexandria, VA 22304 | |
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Grade Span: PK - 12 Admission: Private Address: 1000 Saint Stephens Rd, Alexandria, VA 22304 Phone: 703-212-2922 Teachers: 225 Students: 1160 Ratio: 5:1 Students/Teacher Gender: 4% Male / 96% Female Student/Teacher ratioEnrollment |
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