12413 Salem Lane (House), Bowie, Prince George's County, MD

Significance: The house at 12413 Salem Lane is an example of the modern variation of The Country Clubber model, the largest and most expensive one put into production at Belair. While introduced as a new luxury model in 1960, a series of comparatively luxe Country Clubbers had been used in various Levitt and Sons developments since 1949. In Belair, the modern façade option was only available for Country Clubbers constructed in the Somerset and Buckingham sections (1960-62). After these sections, Levitt and Sons ceased mixing Country Clubbers with the other house models and abandoned the model altogether at Belair in 1965 with the completion of the all-Country Clubber Long Ridge section. Although schools, churches, and recreation facilities were mostly designed in a modern idiom, this façade variation was the only overtly contemporary presence among all of the houses constructed at Belair.
Survey number: HABS MD-1270
Building/structure dates: 1961-1962 Initial Construction