The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, December 17, 1994            TAG: 9412150316
SECTION: REAL ESTATE WEEKLY       PAGE: 03   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: By Brenda Harris
        Special to Real Estate Weekly
                                             LENGTH: Medium:   57 lines

AT HOME: MIARS FARM, CHESAPEAKE WHERE CHARM AND COMFORT STILL PREVAIL

MEMO: [Please see microfilm for a copy of this story. Due to computer

problems, a copy of the story was not available to be included in the

system.]

ILLUSTRATION: AT A GLANCE

Staff map

ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Schools: Western Branch Primary, grades k-2; Western Branch

Intermediate, 3-5; Western Branch Middle, 6-8, and Western Branch

High School, 9-12.

Shopping: Chesapeake Square Mall, Taylor Road Plaza and Poplar Hill

Plaza.

Recreation: Western Branch Community Center on Portsmouth Boulevard,

jogging trail on Bruce Road, Russell Memorial Library on Taylor

Road.

Assessments: According to the Chesapeake assessor's office,

properties are evaluated from $130,700 to $196,500; the average is

$158,000.

FOR SALE

At 3428 Miars Farm Circle, a four-bedroom, 2 1/2-bath house is

listed for $162,500.

At 3416 Miars Farm Circle, a four-bedroom, 2 1/2-bath house is

listed for $222,500.

At 4516 Andrea Lynne Court, a five-bedroom, three-bath house is

listed for $229,900.

SOLD

At 3435 Anita Circle, a four-bedroom, two-bath house sold in May for

$139,900 after 235 days on the market.

At 3606 Margaret Court, a four-bedroom, two-bath house sold in

August for $134,400 after 154 days on the market.

At 3448 Miars Farm Circle, a three-bedroom, two-bath house sold in

September for $149,000 after 186 days on the market.

At 3405 Miars Farm Circle, a four-bedroom, three-bath house sold in

June for $170,000 after 20 days on the market.

GARY C. KNAPP

The Evans family: dan, Susan and daughter Amanda, 6.

Sixteen-year-old Dan missed the photo session.

Debbie Hesiak puts a wreath on the "friendship bridge" at her

house.

by CNB