The Washington herald., 1907-08-11
Pretty EnpHons of Washington

streets, ali OF tnem from ~ 10 lNo iSSt
wide. This property is now attracting c
good deal of attention from intending
purchasers of homes. The tract covers
135 acres, and 1t Immediately adjoins the
fine property Of Gen. Corbin, who Is az
present building a colonial residence
which Is to cost over $4,000. Hard by,
too, Is the stately esidence of Mr.. Ru-
dolph Kaufman. of the Star
All of the streets leading to Pinehurst
are now being graded by the District,
electric lights are being installed, and the
place is showing a steady and insistent
growth. The houses that are going up
in this suburb show that ii is to become
one Of the most desirable residence dis
tricts in the envirOns One of the typical
residences building is that of Mr.. GgCrge
A. Rees. II is to cost $1,000
over at Benning is another suburb;
very much country, indeed though it is
pretty well settled by people with moder-
ate incomes. and who make their homes
attractive and pleasant This is cheap
suburb in which to live; houses can be
bought here FOR from s2,O0O up, and may
be rented for as low as $l5 a month.
AtM A&lNiE - ID &HliAW WhNNs q SAbAA hs AsAT
deed. but with little of the country air
about it. II Is in reality lite town,
with houses built in rows and offering
few of the bucolic attractions usually as
scciated with a suburb Anacostia and
Congress Heights are suburbs. where the
houses are mostly semi-detached, and
which offer good. neat. attractive homes
for people OF moderate means. Houses
there can be bought for from $500 to
$500
In the northeast section are Brookland
and South Brookland and University
Heights Here the country is open. with
a wide sweep. and is thick with trees. and
yet catches whatever breeze that blows.
Near the fine Catholic University many
suburbanites live In the glory OF indA
pendence. Most of the houses have at
tractive gardens; flowers in the front and
mere utilitarian vegetables in the back,
but life Is simple and happy here.
Some of Washington's suburbs extend
some distance into Maryland. and in all
Of them are to be found the homes of
men and women employed within the Dis
trict. over in Virginia. the suburban
growth of Washington has developed
slowly. owing largely to the fact that il
has been hard 10 reach. but now that
the electric railway is reaching out there
are growing up such desirable suburbs
as Livingstone Heights and LyOnhurst,
and beautiful places situated on rolling
lands and thick with magnificent forest
trees.
It is because of the beauties Of Wash
ingtons suburbs that the summer exodus
from Washington is not larger than it is
AS things are. the resident in the environs
of Washington has much TO excite envy.
He has many Of the advantages that resi-
dents in other cities have to go far from
home 10 find.
Almost tropical in its Iuxuriance is the
land about Washington. Once outside the
city and It's paved streets. one travels
along good roads whose sides are bordered
with green hedges thickly interSpersed
with twinng honeysUckle, fragrant
enough 10 drown out the scent Of gasoline
from the myTiads OF automobiles Il takes
only a few minutes ride u place one
on the high ground that surrounds the
city, and, looking back from the peace
ful country, one can get a picturesque
outline Of the most beautiful city in
America Through the trees you can
catch glimpses of the Capitors dome, the
gilded dome of the Library Of Congress
catches the full CLINT OF the evening sun.
and the tall and graceful shaft OF the
Monument seems from the distance to
melt into the sky.
out in most Of the suburbs the coun-
Try is as beautiful as one could wish
and al around are homes Of peace and
happiness and content. Few cities I'm the
world have a larger population dependent
on suburban advantages for the joy Of
life, and few have fairer or more beautiful
homes TO offer