Nestled beneath the tree canopy in the desirable Windsor Forest neighborhood, this striking contemporary home offers privacy, natural light, and truly unique design. If you love an abundance of natural light and custom design, this is your dream home. Custom-designed by renowned local architect Roger S. Guernsey and featured in The Virginia Record in 1982, the home offers 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and a versatile bonus room. Thoughtfully engineered for energy efficiency across three distinct living levels, the design centers around a multi-functional solarium and dramatic stairwell. Custom skylights and expansive windows bring the outdoors in and showcase the wooded 0.80-acre setting. Enjoy an almost 800 sq. ft. deck, screened porch, and 2-car carport. Convenient to Colonial Williamsburg, William & Mary, Route 199, I-64, shopping, and area attractions.
Nestled beneath the tree canopy in the desirable Windsor Forest neighborhood, this striking contemporary home offers privacy, natural light, and truly unique design. If you love an abundance of natural light and custom design, this is your dream home. Custom-designed by renowned local architect Roger S. Guernsey and featured in The Virginia Record in 1982, the home offers 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and a versatile bonus room. Thoughtfully engineered for energy efficiency across three distinct living levels, the design centers around a multi-functional solarium and dramatic stairwell. Custom skylights and expansive windows bring the outdoors in and showcase the wooded 0.80-acre setting. Enjoy an almost 800 sq. ft. deck, screened porch, and 2-car carport. Convenient to Colonial Williamsburg, William & Mary, Route 199, I-64, shopping, and area attractions.
REINMLS #10655051
Sep 25, 2026
Listed
$550,000
$223/sq ft
WMLS #2203118
Oct 28, 2022
Sold
$440,000
$178/sq ft
Sep 19, 2022
Price Changed
$440,000
$178/sq ft
Sep 7, 2022
Listed
$438,000
$177/sq ft
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This custom contemporary residence was built in 1980 after being meticulously designed by a renowned local architect. Published in "Virginia Record" (1982), this unique property consists of energy efficient rooms that are grouped around 3 living-levels. The multi-functioning solarium, stairwell & double entry shaft act as the homes "circulation core". Situated on . 78 acre of a southwesterly sloping wooded suburban lot, this 4 bedroom 2.5 bath home is located in the Windsor Forest subdivision. Custom sized skylights coupled with large patio sized fixed glass add to the dramatic entry when pulling up the aggregate drive way. A carport for 2 cars, yard equipment storage space, compost station, screened porch as well as an almost 800 square foot deck provide plentiful provisions for extensive outdoor living! Located just minutes from Colonial Williamsburg's restored 18th century architecture, this home is convenient to I-64, Rt 199, shopping, and more! HOA is voluntary.
REINMLS #10455584
Sep 19, 2022
Price Changed
$440,000
$178/sq ft
Sep 7, 2022
Listed
$438,000
$177/sq ft
WMLS #1901563
Jul 26, 2019
Sold
$339,000
$137/sq ft
Apr 19, 2019
Listed
$339,000
$137/sq ft
CVRMLS #1912135
Jul 26, 2019
Sold
$339,000
$137/sq ft
Apr 19, 2019
Listed
$339,000
$137/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2026
$3,876 (+4.4%)
$109,000 + $387,900
$496,900
2025
$3,712 (+6.4%)
$109,000 + $387,900
$496,900
2024
$3,488 (+25.0%)
$109,000 + $338,200
$447,200
2023
$2,790
$109,000 + $338,200
$447,200
2022
$2,790 (+5.5%)
$68,800 + $267,400
$336,200
2021
$2,645
$68,800 + $267,400
$336,200
2020
$2,645 (+5.0%)
$62,500 + $252,400
$314,900
2019
$2,519
$62,500 + $252,400
$314,900
2018
$2,519
$62,500 + $237,400
$299,900
2017
$2,519
$62,500 + $237,400
$299,900
2016
$2,519 (+9.1%)
$62,500 + $237,400
$299,900
2015
$2,309 (−7.4%)
$62,500 + $237,400
$299,900
2014
$2,494
$62,500 + $237,400
$299,900
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
3
Baths
2.5
Stories
2
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.78 Acres
Year renovated
—
Finished Sq. Ft.
2,468
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
2,468
Year built
1981
Style
Single Family Residential
County
James City
APN
3230800005
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Nov 5, 2026.
R2
General Residential District
The General Residential District, R-2, is composed of certain quiet, low-density residential areas plus certain open areas where similar residential development is likely to occur. The regulations for this district are designed to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of the district, to promote and encourage the clustering of residential developments to maximize shared and purposeful open space, to protect the natural environment and to promote a sense of community, to limit activities of a commercial nature and to implement the policies and designations of the Comprehensive Plan applicable to low-density residential areas. To these ends, development is limited to low-density residential and permitted uses are limited to dwellings designed to be occupied by one family or more than one family under certain conditions plus certain additional community-oriented uses that serve the residents of the district.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Community / recreation center
Housing-Group
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Communications tower
Park & open space
Timberland
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
8/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 107° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
6/10 Wind Factor
64% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
2/10 Air Factor
1 unhealthy days expected this year, 2 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Williamsburg, VA • 23188
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Sun exposure
In this area, properties receive around 9.7 hours in
June and 5.1 hours in December, which is comparable to the
U.S. average for solar exposure.
9.7 hrs
5.1 hrs
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Redfin Estimate for 411 Hempstead Rd
$548,170
$1,830 under list price of $550K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $450K to $760K.