The Washington times., 1910-12-03
Activity as in Spring Around
Chevy Chase, With Big
Club a Feature.
FINE STRUCTURE
SOON TO BE DONE
Connecticut end Wisconsin Avenue
Parks anO Terraces Property
Changing IN Appearance


surrounding subdivisIons-Chevy Chase
Terrace. Connecticut. Avenue Terrace,
Wisconsin Avenue Park. Connectcut
Avenue Park, and Chevy Chase
Heights. houses are being buiIt-ots are
being sold and grading operations are
being hurried To completion with a
rapidity surprising 10 the Washington
ian who does not make frequent trips
TO the northwest suburb.
The most pretentioUs building opera
tiOn IN the history OF Chevy Chase is /
now nearing completion the new home
for the Chevy Chase Club. Already il
Is under roof, and work upon the in
terror Is being pushed to completion
The new club house is a large two
story and attic structure Of unusual
length, fronting Connecticut avenue for
go feet
Blue stone from the banks Of the Po-
tomac. in irregular shapes, IS used In
the construction, and many wide Co
loniaI pOrches give the building a char
acter closely in keeping with its sur
rounding There are also three veran-
dss opening from rooms on the second /
I0or, which have been designed es-
peciaIIy for outdoor dining service in
warm weather The architect, J. II de
Sib0Ur, has made certain recOmmenda- Z
lions TO the building committee with
reference 10 the interior hnishIngs. and
Il IS expected that these viii finally be
settled next week.
New Church To Be Built
The third church to be erected at
Chevy Chase is expected 70 be com
uenCed within two weeks. This Is 10 be
q Catholic church The suburb already
had a Presbyterian and an Episcopal
house Of worship
Residence building IS the most inter
estinE type of construction. however,
Tor owners and architects have given /
themselves free reign IN designing I
houses with exterior features iupos-
sIble IN the more crowded sections OF
the city As "a result there has grown
ND q large community OF detached
homes or 5eaut- u design making q
suburb quite as rtractive as the we'll
known ones about Philadelphia
opposite the Chevy chase ClUb Dr.
Ryan Devereux has bought the Wash
luEtOn Ford house Oh Bradley lane for
S->rGtuY and Is spending an additional
completing an Sl>ev house on the same
street. and two houses are being erect
ed IN oxford street by Waddy b Wood
and George NlnI eEerooe-
New Taliaferro Houses.
Ia Chevy Chase Terrace, the subdivi-
sion Of Allan T. Walker & Co, south
Of the circle and east Of Connecticut
avenue, Sidney T. TaIiafe-ro has com
uIered several houses Of attractive
sryle. They are IL nine and eleven
rooms, two stories and attic, Of divers
types Of architecture, with spacious
ulrcLes and a wealth of windows on an
sides. This subdivision was opened
only last spring. but has been ETlGeI-|
streets have been --1ca67--izet, side
walks laid, ana shade trees are being
planted
What viT probably be one Of the
vest suburbs IS now partially formed
ts- NeCkulz street. ia Chev- Chase ter
r4-e- This street IS 1-s feet vide, be
tween building HDe-- and wiz foIus
when extended. part Of the Military
road which erlerE2S from the north end
az Rock Creek PARK and a direct line
from -heyy chase 10 the park At
present there S only a clrCultous road
from Rock Park 20 Chevy Chase and
the road Is none too good for driving or
uotoriuS- This extension which IS
provided for Ey the permanent system
of highways, wiI form a natural loop
with the park drive and Connecticut
avenue
An additional square and a half IS now
To De made 70 Jhe SFUth end OF Chevy
Chase terrace, which viii make four
squares IN this section
Grading In the. Heights.
ON the opposite side Of Connecticut
avenue one of-the- largest pieces Of grad
ing in the suburban history Of the Dis
-riet IS being E-Te by T. J. Howell, en-
giueer, in the subdivision known as
Chevy Chase Heights Dinky engines.
with Ion- trains Of work cars are
shuntinE 10 and fro over the property,
bringing wide area down to a. suit
able grade for-resideuce building
Just north OF this work and covering
the area between Connecticut avenue
> and Belt road and extending north to
Chevy Chase circIe, The subdivision
known as Copnecticut Avgnue Park and
Connecticut -aFeu-e Terrace have al
most entirel--. been sold oEt 10 lot buy
eTS- Onlv af.-1L twenty lots out OF 90
remain unSol .gssrd this property was put
Upou the market less than tVO years
ago
ed. an Of them pleasing and diversified
IN design one Of the latest homes 10 be
punt IS tnat ct Wll-lan1 II SantelInann-
leader OF the United states Marine
Band This is on the larEe plot at the
northwest corner OF LEGATION street
and Connected avenue and IS an IN
usual piece OF archi- -5tu-e, suggesting
with its towers q medieval French
castle The Rouse - a large one. three
stories, and has an entrance porch ex-
tending 10 tie ton or the second story.
besides Two circular pcrcheS on. each
side Of The main porch and square
porch on the south side Of the house
The two frst stories are OF white
stucco- while the red tile Of the roof
iS extended dGwn over the third story.
-Four corner -conical towers are also
rooted with red tile tt is said that
NJ SanteIu-anu-S own ideas are en-
bodied in The design and construction of
his home
Park Development.
To the west of Connecticut avenue
terrace and park, and fronting on
Wisconsin avenue there has also been
q large and. rapid development in
Wisconsin avenue park Here in two
years about 100000 worth of lots
have been sold and recent sales are
reported bv the Il r MandIer q Co
OF fourteen lots FOR q total o. S15-250
A large number OF houses also have
been built These are Of 1-more mod
est type than those directly in the
Chevy Chase sections, but are none
the less tasty and pleasing IN appear
anca.