The Washington times., 1905-11-12
CLEVELAND PARKS
HANDSOME HOUSES
Suburb Is Now Having Its
Red-Letter Season.
BUILDING PALATIAL HOMES
Land Company Erecting Residences to
Meet Demand-Connecticu High
lands Also on Rise.

Cleveland Park is keeping pace with
other sections OF the DISTRICT in the
building line. more houses having been
erected in this subdivision during the
present season than at any other time
in its history
One OF the largest and handsomest
houses in the park has just been com
pleted by Bates Warren, WHO viii make
II his permanent residence. The house
is OF the colonial type, with ample
porches along the first and second story
front. is 60xS0 feet, and contains four
teen rooms.
There are large rooms on each side
of the wide hall. which extends through
the center of the main building. On one
side Of the hall is the dining room, il
brary and study. on the other the re-
ception and dining rooms. and also a
large conservatory.
The rest Of the first floor is devoted
TO service purposes. such as buffers
pantry, kitchen. etc.
The upper floor contains seven large
bedrooms. three baths and large clos
cts. The entire building is finished
throughout in hardwood and is alto
gether the handsomest residence in the
Park
James Sharpe is just completing
ten-room residence on the corner of
Newark street and Ashley Terrace. It
has all modern improvements. Houses
are also now being erected IN the Park
by John Sherman. Mrs. Lillian A. Full
Ter. and others.
Avenue Front Built Up.
The demand for Cleveland Park
homes has been so great that the COM
pany has commenced the construction of
several residences some distance back
and away from the Connecticut avenue
car line. AS every lot, with the eX-
ception OF g. few directly on the avenue,
has been built on, the overflow must go
further west toward the Tenleytown
car line.
In the great demand for homes in this
section. the subdivision of Connecticut
Avenue Highlands has come in for n
share. the company having lately sold
TO several persons who are now having
plans prepared by Sherman, lockwood
* Paschal. the architects, for handsome
residences to be erected this fan and
winter.
The Connecticut Avenue Highlands
Company reports that it has sold nearly
all OF It's lots that are on grade and
ready 10 be-built o.. but the company is
steadily pushing grade operations, and
by spring will have number OF other
lots graded and IN shape for the builder.
Washingtonians are just beginning 10
realize that the section along Connect
cut avenue, beyond the new bridge is
destined 10 be one OF the great bouIe-
wards of the National Capital. The fac,
that the property bordering on both
sides of this thoroughfaTe as far as
the District limo. is owned by three land
companies that are most particular as
TO the character CT buildings erected on
guarantee against the cheap class OF
houses that usually md their way into
most other sections.
Business Structures TaboOed.
These companies all have restrictive
clauses IN their deeds which require 81
houses to cost not less than 5000. and
permit Of no building being erected fol
mercantile or business purposes. This
viii make a strictly residential section
Of the properties along the avenue
The great demand for property be
yond the new bridge and its scarcity
has caused the Cleveland Park Com
pany TO grade Milwaukee street and
the property facing on this street. a.
noted IN these columns last week
Ground that several years ago was con.
sidcred too rough and hilly 10 ever be
buiit on IS now being graded of with q
slope toward Milwaukee street and will
be Immediately improved by the cree
ton or several residences. This street
IS between Newark street and the Ole
knnEle road and enters the pa TX from
Connecticut avenue.