Welcome to your dream home at 17580 Hardy Road, perfectly situated at the intersection of peaceful country living and everyday convenience. Custom built by master brick masons and beautifully maintained and upgraded by its original owner, this all-brick residence offers 5,000 square feet, light-filled living space inside, plus outdoor venues ideal for both entertaining and daily comfort. A generously sized front lawn, private drive, brick walkway, manicured landscaping, and a welcoming front porch prepare you to fall in love with a very special lifestyle surrounded by nature’s bounty. Inside, the center foyer is flanked by living and dining formals with gleaming hardwood floors, elegant architectural details and a bay window with framed vistas that calm and enliven all at once. The heart of the home is a spacious, open-concept kitchen featuring granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, a commanding central island with a breakfast bar, pantry, and wrap-around wood cabinetry enhanced with a designer tile backsplash and picturesque views. Adjacent to the kitchen, sunlight streams and bounces through a bay window, bathing the breakfast area with morning sun while the thoughtful open plan design unfolds seamlessly into a family room with a beamed ceiling and rusticated stone fireplace surround offering a cozy wood burning fireplace with a relaxed and casual feel and atrium access to invite outdoor living at its finest. Enjoy outdoor venues daily or host gatherings large and small on an expansive low maintenance deck, brick gazebo, or stone grilling patio with access to the garage through a secondary service door. This spectacular home presides over a tree-fringed 3.3+acre level lot providing endless outdoor entertaining venues for sports, hobbies and activities of all kinds. A front loading two car garage provides inside access to a mud room and laundry center adjacent to the kitchen. On the other side, the main level is concluded with a well-appointed private study tucked away in an idyllic location, standing at the ready to foster any amount of creativity or productivity for a day of work or study. Upstairs, the generously sized primary suite boasts a large window seat, sitting area, walk-in closet, and a fully remodeled spa-inspired luxury bathroom complete with an expansive double vanity, and a large open shower with designer tile and rain shower head. Three additional spacious bedrooms and a renovated hall bathroom provide comfortable accommodation for family or guests. Downstairs, a full daylight, walk-out lower level offers a sun-filled versatile layout with a recreation room, wood stove, game area or playroom, a fully upgraded full bath, and a flex space for optional storage or exercise area is also included. Outside, enjoy the privacy and serenity of a professionally landscaped property with mature trees, front, back, and side yards, tree-lined boundaries, and plenty of room for hosting, gardening, playing, or just for peaceful relaxation. Perfectly located on a quiet low-traffic within a top-rated school district, this exceptional home is just minutes from commuter routes, shopping, and dining in charming Downtown Mount Airy. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to enjoy comfort, space, and timeless style with endless outdoor living options in one of the area’s most desirable neighborhoods. Schedule your private tour today!
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
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Baths
2.5
Stories
2
Lot width
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Lot depth
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Lot size
3.37 Acres
Year renovated
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Sq. Ft.
3,413
Year built
1991
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Howard County
APN
04 346246
Parking Spaces
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Basement
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Accessible
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HOA Dues
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Garage
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Features
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Last updated by owner on Jul 17, 2026.
RC-DEO
Rural Conservation-Density Exchange Option Overlay District
The Rural Conservation District is established to conserve farmland and to encourage agricultural activities, thereby helping to ensure that commercial agriculture will continue as a long term land use and a viable economic activity within the County. The RC District is also established to preserve natural features and the rural landscape, while allowing low density, clustered residential development. Residential development is to be permitted only when it is located and designed to minimize its impact on agricultural land, farming operations, and sensitive environmental features; to create attractive rural developments; and to respect existing features of the rural landscape. The preferred land use in the RC District is agriculture. The District is intended to permit a range of uses related to agriculture, to encourage the preservation of large blocks of farmland, and to permanently protect from development the tracts of land which remain after permitted residential development has occurred. Residential lots in the district are likely to be adjacent or close to agricultural land. Residents of property within the RC District should be prepared to accept the impacts associated with normal farming practices; The DEO Overlay District is established to provide land owners in the RC and RR Districts with opportunity and incentive to preserve significant blocks of farmland in the rural area of the county. This district is also intended to encourage the clustering of residential development in areas where the development will not have an adverse impact on farm operations. To accomplish this, the DEO District allows residential density in the RC and RR Districts to be exchanged between parcels. Density exchanges in the District should result in large parcels being preserved in perpetuity, while residential development is directed toward parcels which are able to absorb the additional dwellings.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Agriculture
Housing-Single unit
Public service
Educational/school
Fire house
Recreation
Communications tower
Park & open space
Property details
Parking
Parking Information
# of Attached Garage Spaces: 2
Garage Features: Garage - Front Entry, Inside Access, Garage Door Opener