The Washington times., 1905-12-03
GEORGE FEELS
REAL ESTATE RISE
Activity in Old City Found
on All Sides
SOME MODERN STRUCTURES
Will Replace Old Buildings-PubIic I'm
provements Will Hasten Time of
Big Increase in Values.

Georgetown. which. replete with his
toric interest and romantic spots. has
slumbered quietly for years while other
parts or the DistT;c; have been in the
vhirl Of real estate progress and boom
conditions has shaken off its mantle OF
conservatism IN business and is now
fairly launched on the sea OF prosperity
which is in full tide all over Washing
ton
Those who are most vitality interested
in the welfare % West washington. and
VINO have had much TO do with develop
ing cconditions there. are confident that
in the very near future. the paint cid
city will ride gracefully on the crest Of
the wave OF high values and substantial
improvements which is rolling in unmis-
taxable swells across Rock creek valle-
and turning eyesores into artistic land
scape pictures.
This Will, they believe. come TO pa SIS
with the completion Of the bridging sys-
tenn over the creek and the extension OF
avenues and streets. OF course George
towners have other and bigger plans for
the aggrandizc-aent of the locality. but.
even without the aid which always
comes to neighborhood from public
improvements. Georgetown has made
windcrful strides in recent years.
Builders Are Busy.
Building operations are going on all
the while old homes arc being remodel
ed. streets are being repaired new
thoroughfares are breaking through
great stretches OF territory. and coin
cident with these things. beauty is sup
planting unsightHness and values are
soaring upward.
As examples Of what IS going on in the
way Of improvements. Charles w Klee
has Just finished a model home on the
fcights above the town. which. as il
stands. has cost him round sum Few
Palat;al homes Of the Capital have more
real conveniences or more attractivenes.
as home than has this palace.
The value that comes from opening III
Tho highways is clearly shown in the
rome OF James EIverson. which now has
Vn entrance on Massachusetts avenue
extended. \ well-known real estate mar
stated yesterday that the opening of tn
road from the avenue TO Mr. Elverson't
place had increas sed the value of hi,
frontage on that side by several hundre,
per cent.
Apartment Houses Take.
The town is dotted with various-size,
apartment houses. all Of them new an
patterned after approved architecture
styles. Hammond Court. the largest
and by far the handsomest apartmen
structure in Georgetown. gives one q fsi
idea OF this section as a location 10
high class apartments. IT will compar
favorably with the finest apartmen
houses Of the District and has loni
waiting list Of people who want &C
Commodations there.
Hammond Court stands on the site O
the old Cooke mansion. where The IA
nous governor or The District OF co
lumbia resided II has $50 rooms, wit
twenty-one apartments built about thre
courts These courts take up about 16
600 square feet Of ground that coul
have been used for building purpose:
Two OF them are outside and one is /
the rear Fountains and shrubbery an
trees are features Of the adornment G
the courts.
Every room is large. and has an out
side frontage. with abundance of ligf1
and ventilation. The house has fou
exits, and was designed by Architect {
r. Keferstein. the owner. Mr. KefcI
stein was careful 70 preserve the ol
Cooke mansion In his plans. only r.
constructing and adding 10 X three larR
wings. The property is estimated to i
worth about $4,000