The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-11-19
SAUL'S ADDITION
SNUG LITTLE CITY
Suburb Fiied With Homes,
All Detached, in
Four Years.
OWNERS OCCUPY
EVERY HOUSE
Prominent Washington People Live
in Section Easy of Access
and Pretty.

and Pretty.
IN four years a little city, IN which
there are none but separate, detached
homes, no apartment houses, no bust
ness blocks. and where everyone owns
the home in which lie lives, has been
added 70 the District
The little city is SaUTs Addition TO
the City of Washington, and spreads
itself over the entire area from Blu
chana1 street, on the south, to Gala
tin street, on the north, and from Piney
Branch road, on the west, TO Georgia
avenue. on the east
-Four years ago the saul estate, which
until that time had cultivated this tract
OF land as a farm. pasture, and nursery,
determined to subdivfde II and sell OF
lots 10 those desiring suburban resi-
dences-
The Fourteenth street car line ended
at Park road then, but plans had been
made 20 extend the line 10 Decatur
street. and there build a new car barn.
Shortly thereafter the street cars were
continued TO the Saul farm, and access
70 the proposed suburb was made easy.
March OF Fine Buildings.
At that time, too, the pretty detached
frame homes Of Mt. Pleasant, with their
lawns, gardens, and shade trees, houses
which formed pleasing contrast to
the crowded and buiIt-up conditions Of
the city Itself. were beginning 10 be re-
placed by tall apartment houses and
rows OF brick houses The old homes
OF Mt Pleasant were being replaced
by the dwellings o. the speculative
builder, who erected his rows Of houses
simply because two C. three sections
Of a row, suitable Tor two or three
families occupancy could be built on
Ihe same frontage or ground as that
used by the Old-time frame home
It was believed that Washington
people stfl desired the OId-fashiOned
detached house, built OF frame, and
surrounded with some ground Of its
own Consequently the owners OF the
new subdivision put restrictions into
their deeds which assured a commun-
lty tree from the danger OF the house
in row. Il q community should one
DAY grow upon the rural land Not
more than one house should be built
on = lot, no lot should be used for {
store or business purpose, there must
be no apartment house erected, 10
mouse must itself cost less than $4,000,
and other restrictions were put upon
owners OF land IN Sauls addition
In four years the ideals Of the pro-
IecLOrS have become realized. A com
mUnlty Of artistic houses has arisen,
property which now has not some
building upon it
Two Kinds Of Builders.
Lots were sold both to home seekers
and to builders. The latter have
erected about twO-thirds Of the houses
and have sold them when completed
to home seekers. Others erected
their own houses after plans Of their
own selection. The result Is q wide
diversity OF architecture, and none Of
II out Of harmony with the whole
community Every house IS occupied
By its owner Considerable building
IS going on this winter. NJ H BRAY.
NJ H Herman, John r HasIiD
Harry WarCmau. and John Peters 2 e
some o. the builders VINO have erected
houses IN SauIs addition The first
builder IS erecting several this winter
Two Of these are on Thirteenth street
facing down Crittenden street toward
georgia avenue, which at this point
Is only block 10 the east
The houses being erected by Mr.
BraE are q good average Of the houses
IN the section. While several exDen-
sive homes have been built, the large
majority Of them have cost the own
ers between $500 and $4,000. These
are frame structures on lots 5OX14O
feet, contain ten rooms and bath. and
viii sell for about $500
Two Of the best houses IN the whole
seCuOn have Just been completed. the
homes Of Ralph l. Gait, and Of Arthur
1Ir- Cats home Is at the southwest
corner OF Fifteenth and DeIa15eId streets,
and IS one OF the few brick houses in
the locality. The fact that brick has
been used in It's obstruction however
does not make IT out OF harmony with
the surrounding homes Of wood The
house cost about SSaGlC and OCrTUies
700 square feet OF ground a wide Co
lOni9l porch extends around the front
There Tor IN
The rear Of the house Il has the ap-
pearance Of being but two stories in
height, but n third floor is disclosed by
the CcTmerS in the roof Mr. Gait in
tends TO leave his present residence, At
1900 y street northwest and occupy his
new home at once
Mr. Burtt's New Home.
Mr.. Burtt has moved into his home
on the next corner north, Emerson
street This, perhaps Is the best ex-
ample Of originality in architecture in
the whole section MI. Burt is himself
an architect, and the home IS the result
Of his own ideas Of q house Gray
shingles and yellow cement are the ma
ter1als used and the Design is the most
unique in the whole = strict The house
is a large one, Yet the total cost Of
building and ground hardly exceeded
$1,000.
Another rotable house of frame and
cement is that Of George 3. MuIlin- It
IS situated on e lct at the southeast
corner Of Crittendzn and Thirteenth
stress, extending IL feet on the first
and the entire depth Of the property,
29a feet A wide expanse Of lawn about
the house and stable In the rear, gives
the house, which covers large area.
q suitable setting This is another OF
the expensive houses costing $500 but
fl Is one O the ornaments OF the tract.
r. n SNYDER has erected an attrac-
tive EnSlisn house at a cost Of about
S11.nGo, On Crittenden street, near
Georgia avenue It is unique in its
neiEhbOThOOd
OF public buildings two are now prO-
Jected, a school house to cost $500,
which Is expected 10 be = finished within
q year. and the John DicF son Home for
Aged Men, plans for which are now be-
ing considered by the washington Loan
and Trust Company, The trustees OF a
fund Of S1.00o,Oe0 left by Mr.. Dickson for
g memorial in honor Of his father. The
sum covers the cost OF the building and
its endowment
To Occupy Two Squares.
This building VIII occupy about two
squares among the trees between Piney
Branch road and Fourteenth street. ex-
tending south from Gallatin street