25 miles out of DC?
Was it Prince William County, Virginia, aka “The place that’s as close as you can afford to live to DC”?
Yes, Dale City. The new house we bought in ‘75 was 4 Bdr 2.5Bath split level. In 2011 someone built onto the house with a second story on the single level side and out the back and side. They added 5 Bdr and 1 Bath for a total of 9 Bdr, 3.5 baths.
I was shocked that the local admin. would permit such a project in a residential neighborhood. I might add that the local school is now 63% Hispanic.