Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08

| city plan there were several houses built
! upon 1t. This condition was rehearsed at "a
| hearing before the Commissioners ard
| finally bin was formulated and presented
| In Congress for increasing the width of
| Miiis avenue to fifty feet and for making 1t
public thoroughfare. This action which
VIII probably receive the ratification of
| Congress is only another indication of the
| spreading interests which leaving I'M
| touched not one portion of the.heignts north
| of the capital.
Construction of Houses
indications of the great increases In valu-
| alton of the entire tract between North
Capitol street and the District line, outside
| the old city limits. besides being shown in
the number of-transfers and the prices real
| lied. is obviously nowhere more accurately
| reflected than in the boom In the construc-
tlon OF houses. Nearly all of the promo
| tiers of the different subdivisions have been
STRIVING toward the common end of making
thelr section section of homes, and all
sorts of encouraging conditions have been
held out to the families which purchase
property with the intention of erecting a
domlcile and of making the northeast their
permanent habitaton Some of the older
suburbs have absorbed the greatest portion
OF THIS increase in building and consequent
ADDITION TO the community valuation but
even the smaller subdivisions and tracts
have commanded their share of patronage
and Of development.
1t has been estimated that in Brookland
alone during the past year fully three dozen
new houses have been either completed and
occupied by their owners tenants or have
been started and are under fair way to
completion. Real estate men say that most
OF Brookland has been sold out as far as
lots held largely by any interest are
concerned. but the original Brookland dixie
the North Bucksport, South Bucksport
East Bucksport and Bucksport Center come
into later fame through "The Old Home
steadD bids fair to become the center of
a thriving galaxy of suburbs. Already
| fItrFE- IpggN IL
Brookland and Sherwood's addition to South
Brookland, and in all of them activity is
the WatchWord.
Woodbridge is probably one of the Oldest
subdivisions in the northeast section. II
was purchased more than thirty years ago
by syndicate of ten local capitalists and
for a long time it was held as a whole.
kThen 1t was laid out in streets and avenues
ana placed on the market and not many
years ago this whole street plan was buried
and forgotten when the promoters acceded
to the Commissioners request that Wood
ridge be brought into conformity with the
accepted city plan. Because the promoters
had already gone to considerable expense
and trouble to lay out and grade their
streets. Congress made an appropriation of
sufficient amount to cut the streets through
or the lines laid down by the District en-
gineering department, and now Woodbridge
Is ready TO come into line as one of the
! beneficiaries of the latest proposed extern
sion of Rhode Island avenue. If the addi-
uonal $4,000 recently asked for is appro-
|
available to carry that great thoroughfare
past Woodbridge and connect 1t with South
Dakota avenue, which is one of the bounda-
ries of the tract.
One of the Highest Points.
Woodbridge lies on one of the highest
points in that section of the District and
its owners have been content to await the
march of events bringing buyers to their
| door. OF the original company of ten mem
civ iaJ
stead of being held by the syndicate, was
| long ago apportioned to the individuals by
drawing of lots and by them put on the
| market The subdivision boasts total OF
about fifty houses. and certain building
StrictiouS and restrictions to the
sale of liquor in any store that may he
built have combined to draw a desirable
class of buyers to the Woodbridge mart
and all of the residences built have been
of approved design About ten new houses
We're completed and occupied in Woodbridge
during the year. increasing the assessed val
ut,tion in the sub" alone by upward of
| $4,000
Along the main line of the PENNSYLVANIA
| railroad outside the city limits building
| and real estate activity have also been
| marked, Kenilworth, probably standing at
| the head of the list of the older suburbs
| in this section. Twenty new houses, it is
| estimated. have either been constructed
are under construction In Kenilworth. and
| in Benning, Chesapeake Junction and Cen
| borhood, new dwellings have been pre-
| pared for as many If not more families
! BurrviAe, Lincoln and Linwood Heights
| have laid claim to two or three new houses
| each, and on the roads between the vari-
| Gus suburbs so much activity has been
| manifested that it is obvious of
| them will be divided in name only in the
not very distant future.
OF the other subdivisions in the north
east Trinidad, Langdon and Fort Saratoga
| kept nearly abreast during the year. each
| having between twelve and fifteen new
| houses added to their array, and in each,
! It has been explained, the class of homes
! built has been particularly good.
According to one authority. the increase
! Of assessable property in these three sub
urbs, ssdue to building activity alone dur
| ing TIE year. approaches In round figures
| $50 COO and If the incidental and proper
| tomato appreciation In land values should
| be included, 1t Is estimated that Trinidad
Langdon and Fort Saratoga have added to
| the wealth of the community fully S100, 900
| In one years time.
Increase in Building.
| Altogether In Northeast Suburban Wash
| ington a close approximation by the local
| building department has it that nearly or
| quite 100 new houses were built during
| the past year, or started during the
| year and now approaching completion.