Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22
ABOUT LINCOLN PARK
Section of City Attractive to
Home Seekers.
STEPS TO MEET A DEMAND
Houses Being Constructed for a
Ready Market.
EFFECT OF UNION STATION
STEPS TO MEET A DEMAND
EFFECT OF UNION STATION
Interest in the Locality by Repre-
sentative Hepburn, Whose
Home Is There.

Lincoln Park continues to be the cente.
Of improvements in the eastern section
of the city, as it has been for the past
few years. While those streets which
face the park are practically all built up
with attractively designed and individ-
ual residences. there is still considerable
the park on the four avenues that inter-
sect it and on 18th. 18th and East Capitol
streets to provide room for growth.
One of the most popular streets leading
from the park is Tennessee avenue. the
first block of which is almost entirely
improved with residences. On the east
side Wright & Hopkins have just COM
pIcted a row of four new pressed-brick
houses. complete in every detail and
easily up to the standard set by the first
builders in the vicinity. Although they
have been finished but a short time. and
this is rather a poor time of year for the
real estate business. coming as IL does
just before the beginning of the spring
activity, one of them has already been
sold.
Some New Houses
William Murphy is hurrying to compile
ton between ten and fifteen houses on
East Capitol street Immediately east of
the park. of a design that has already
proved popular with homeseekers. Homes
have been built by ID. III. Borches on the
west side of Tennessee avenue. just north
of the park and John l.. Lane on Ken
lucky avenue. just south of the park,
and the Lane Brothers have just built
and sold two houses on Il street south
east between 18th and 18th streets.
Lincoln Park is conceded to be one OF
the most beautiful parks of.the city, as 1t
ir Of lar nd he
height of the ground in the neighborhood
and the fact that the vicinity has been
taken possession OF by homes seekers who
do rot buy for speculation, but TO live
in the houses and improve them as the
years go by, are responsible for the
generally high character Of the improve
ments now being made.
Sales are easily made about the park
because. while prices are very little high
er at present than i'll less desirable To-
cations in the north and southeast, buyers
and prospective buyers realize. it is
thought that they always stand an eX
cellent chance of getting more out of a
property than they put into II should
tLey want 10 sell.
Effect Of Street Car Facilities.
The prospect of a crosstown railway
on Sth street east has already had a
20 od effec. on values in this section, and
nheE that road becomes a surety the
effect is bound to be felt to a much
greater extent. In view OF the fact. also.
tina: the main boulevard from the Union
station through the eastern section OF
the city is Massachusetts avenue. which
strikes the park at the northwest cor
ner. the transfer of the railroad business
from the old stations has already added
some activity 10 the northeast as far out
as the park.
AS the years pass by and the looked-for
npetus is given to values all about the
station. on the east as we'll as west. by
tn. encroachment of business on the resi-
Dental section Immediately AROUND the
station the values of residences on the
outskirts of this development. il is he
leved. will be greatly enhanced without
those residences being close enough to
the center of activity to lose in any sense
their peace and quiet.
One OF the residents Of the Lincoln
Park section. who has long sung the
praises of this part of Capitol Hill and
whc has labored in season and out OF
season to improve streets and parks in
the neighborhood is Representative Hep
barn of Iowa, whose home is 1924 East
capitol street. the second house from the
corner of 18th street. facing the center
the mark rle nnrfh