Tuscany Court

Tuscany Court is a small circle of Colonial-and Tudor-style houses, constructed by the Mullan Contracting Company. The same company also built some of the homes on Tuscany Road, the Ambassador Apartments, the Ridgemede and Ridgewood Condos, and 3900 North Charles Street.

Robinson and Slagle sold the Mullan Company the land for Tuscany Court in 1929 but the homes were not built until 1940. The deed contained one proviso that the construction of the row homes must be accomplished so that there was “no interference with light and air.”

These homes have are similar to the Tudor design on Tuscany and Ridgemede Roads. Garages are either under the homes or are at the end of each alley. Some of the homes have decks or some have fenced in yards. These 14 homes rarely are on the market for sale because of the strong village-like atmosphere that has been maintained over the decades.

Neighborhood lore has it that Guilford residents opposed the Tuscany Court houses which were nonetheless built in the 1940’s.  The brick, fieldstone, and half-timber exteriors, the varied terrain, porches, terraces, and front-yard gardens make the court an attractive and appealing niche within the neighborhood.