About this home

Built as the first home in Falconhurst and occupying one of the community's most choice lots, 9801 Bentcross is a singular Potomac estate, distinguished by mature landscaping that decades of careful cultivation simply cannot replicate. Nearly 12,000 square feet of gracious living space is complemented by a spectacular lagoon-style pool with spa, waterfalls and natural diving rocks-- completely shielded from neighboring estates. A dramatic entry foyer introduces beautifully proportioned formal living and dining rooms, each with a fireplace. A richly paneled library, also with fireplace, leads to an extraordinary main-level primary suite. At the rear of the home, an expansive sunroom with fireplace offers some of the most gracious proportions found in any comparable Potomac residence. The eat-in kitchen features a timelessness often sought in modern renovations, while many of the homes fixtures are remeniscint of a level of craftsmanship that is prohibitively expensive to attain today. A dedicated staff hall includes laundry, half bath and a private rear staircase to the upstairs staff quarters with full bath. The upper level offers multiple bedrooms and four full baths, including a substantial second primary suite with fireplace, office, massive bath and oversized walk-in closet. The lower level is equally impressive, with two bonus rooms, storage, two and a half baths, full bar, enormous recreation space with fireplace, billiards room, and gym with steam room and sauna. A sweeping and gated crescent drive provides abundant parking and access to the three-car garage. Just minutes from Potomac Village, leading schools and private clubs-and exceptionally well positioned for commuting from Potomac proper-9801 Bentcross combines scale, setting and location at a value increasingly difficult to find. It is perhaps the final opportunity to acquire nearly 12,000 square feet in Potomac for under $3 million and is priced to accommodate some cosmetic updates if desired. ___

Facts and features

Schools

• Cabin John Middle School

  middle · 6-8 · 1.8 mi

  9

• Seven Locks Elementary School

  elementary · K-5 · 1.8 mi

  10

• Winston Churchill High School

  high · 9-12 · 2.5 mi

  10

• Manor Montessori School-Bethesda

  elementary · PK-K · 0.9 mi

• The Manor Montessori School

  elementary · PK-3 · 0.9 mi

• German International School Washington D.C.

  elementary · K-12 · 1.0 mi

Price history

• Sep 29, 2026 · Listed$2,900,000
• Oct 4, 2019 · Listing Removed—
• May 20, 2019 · Listed$2,495,000
• Feb 3, 1998 · Sold$1,450,000
• Aug 3, 1995 · Sold$1,125,000
• Nov 6, 1987 · Sold$450,000

Tax history

• 2026$27,143 tax · $2,397,867 assessed
• 2025$23,993 tax · $2,397,867 assessed
• 2024$23,206 tax · $2,072,300 assessed
• 2023$22,498 tax · $1,954,433 assessed
• 2022$20,871 tax · $1,895,500 assessed
• 2021$20,791 tax · $1,895,500 assessed
• 2020$20,764 tax · $1,895,500 assessed
• 2019$25,295 tax · $2,309,000 assessed

Home value

$3,202,000

• Collateral Analytics$3,202,000
• Cotality$2,923,300
• Quantarium$3,495,144

Where it is