The Washington times., 1905-12-24
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
A SITE FOR HOMES
Wonderful Progress of Sec
ton in Ten Years.
GREAT FUTURE BEFORE 1T
Hhls to Forth OF City Covered by
Homes of Mary Wen-Known People.
New Houses Going Up.

nave
forward in recent years on the wave OF
real estate prosperity.
1t was but few years ago thar hroaf
stretches of country out that way stood
as mute reminders Of the provinciaIisn
of the Washington of other days. but
now these same acres lie in the wake
OF the stream Of progress. which has
swept in an embarrassed tide toward the
north ard northwest
Today block after block has grown
up in handsome structures which lend
beauty and value to the surrounding
neighboEhoods. Far reaching as has
heen the system OF improvements In that
section. it is small as compared with
"hat those closest to the situation hone
TO see come to the front in the next
decade.
The hand Of progress has touched the
northern hills. and its magic grasp bids
1air TO become tighter as time goes On
Fourteenth street and Sixteenth street
each natural highway In that direc-
uon-have as yet only seen their swad-
cEnS clothes as gateways to the broad
e&panse Of beautiful country which a
wise administration of municipal regu-
Iatons may. and it Is i1oDed by those
with Washingtons real estate interest
at heart VIII. convert into modern CITY
blocks without the depressing squalor
that most great cities have to contend
with In their extensions beyond the
original boundary lines.
Martin Brothers Busy.
The real estate firm Of Martin Broth
ers has been operating extensively in
the Columbia Heights section recently.
1hey have effected the sale of Harriet
comes home to William Brown. the
price being $1,000 The property is a
valuable corner. fronts on a public res.
ervation. and is considered one of the
most beautiful sites on the northern
hills.
The house was recently finished. 1t
has twelve rooms. two baths. tiled floors.
and Is finished in oak and heated by hot
water
The same firm has also closed a sale
Of three brown stone front houses on
Fark avenue extended, the purchaser
being Alexander r. Belleau. George r.
Carter was the former owner. The price
paid by Mr.. 9elleau was $4,000
Another place sold by them a few
days ago IS the property of William A.
Dulane. fifteen-room dwelling with
fifteen acres. lying Just north Of Col
umbia Heights and west of Fourteenth
street. II is improved with everything
that makes a beautiful residence. The
price paid Mr. nulane is said to have
been $50 059
one OF the Old. comfortable residences
on the heights, that of Caroline }.
Anderson. has also been sold by Martin
Ercthers TO Robert V. WiIlett, Of Falls
Church. Va. for $500.
Frs Builders There
IN 1895 Barr & Sanner were the first
to appreciate the great beauty Of Co
iumbia Heights This firm built twenty
i've modern houses on Fourteenth.
Princeton. and Harvard streets. Soon
after James J. Hampton erected thirteen
splerdid modern houses on the corner Of |
Thirteenth ard Yale streets.
Since then there have been hundreds
Of convenient and modern homes erect
ed on these beautiful heights bv Rarr g. |
sanner. Kernedy & Davis. Wardman. |
Herndon. Blundon. Bates Warren,
Bruingen. end others. thereby adding
greatly 10 the comfort Of Vyashingtoni- |
sns and filling the Golfers Of the District |
or Columbia with money derived from |
the increased taxable property.
he Columbia Heights Land Company
has as was exclusively stated in The /
Zines. recently purchased from the es-
tate of Senator John Sherman a large
tract Of land between Eleventh and /
thirteenth streets. Florida avenue. and /
Clifton place northwest. The company
a'ss prepared 10 subdivide this property, /
srd VIII put in streets. water. and mod
ern improvements Plans are being
Shaped for the erection there OF many
modern homes
Planning New Houses.
>rry Wardman has plans out for
steen beautiful modern houses on Four
nth street and Kenesaw avenue
They are 70 be three stories in height,
md will have twelve rooms and two
baths each. with steam heat and all
modern convenielces.
Washington people are generally
familiar with many Of the Columbia
telghts homes Beginning at Fourteenth
sreet northwest and the northern
'oundaTy Of the city, one finds that mag
lniceht. palatial house OF A l. Barber,
%" or New York which has about five
'r SIX acres OF beautiful lawn. shaded
~ thcse majestic oaks, under the shade
u "hicn many pleasant lawn fetes are
yiVen FOR the benefit of the charits bie I
Of the city. '
Jus across the street Is the brov-u !
tore row built and owned by AuItcx I
'almer. United States marshal for the ,
district OF Columbia On Clifton street
re many modern and convenient boroes ! +. .
ecently erected. On the corner oS :
;lifton and Thirteenth streets IS the
eiebrated property OF Mrs Logan. tho [
7idow of the late Gen. John A. Logan s
hat gallant soldier and distinguished T
entleman. The principal features OF
his old Colonial dwelling are the large
ais. magnificent rooms and beautiful
awns
On yelling place many beautiful
ouses have been erected noted for their |.