The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

Fulton R. Gordon has Just completed
the purchase Of sixty-six acres of land
located about one block and a half east
of Connecticut avenue, near Chevy Chase
Circle and fronting on the following
streets: Livingston, Morrison, Mckinley,
North Hampton, Oliver, Patterson, Thir-
ty-second, and Thirty-third, and Broad
Branch road and Nebraska avenue
The price Of the property has been
withheld by the parties to the transac-
ton, but it is -authoritatively stated that
the total cost, including the proposed
Improvements. will represent an outlay
of about $4,000
The new tract will be subdivided into
villa plots and building lots to conform
to the permanent plan of the city. The
District surveyors already have a force
in the field making the necessary surveys,
and number of teams and men have al
ready started grading. In a week or so
a very large force will be put to work
as soon as the survey is completed.
Land Well Situated.
The ground is admirably adapted for
plating; in fact. it is almost entirely
level, more so than is usual in this sec
ton, which is nearly all rough ground
along the Chevy Chase car line. This
will enable the management to preserve
the natural lay of the land. as well as
retain nearly all of the beautiful trees, Of
which almost the entire tract is COW
cred, with a rich growth of oak, beech,
cedar. and many other desirable forest
specimens, making it possible to develop
an attractive rustic park.
This is Mr.. Gordon's third subdivision
that he has owned and developed in this
immediate neghborhood, having just
completed the improvements, as well as
entirely sold out every lot in the subdi-
vision of Connecticut Avenue Terrace end
Connecticut Avenue Park, the total sales
of which aggregated about $4,000 These
subdivisions are now recognized, on ac-
count of the preservation Of the trees
and the park-like effect, as the most
beautiful in the District, and Mr.. Cor
don says that this new addition that he
has just purchased will be the last SUBJ
division he expects to develop himself. He
hopes to make it even more attractive
than those Just referred to. HE will con-
tinue to operate in real estate, however
after he is through with this tract by
buying up large acreage and selling to
men whom he has trained in this special
line Of work, he furnishing the property,
the plan. and the finance, and acting only
in an advisory capacity as to the man
agement. This new subdivision will be
named Chevy Chase Grove, and win con-
tain the usual building restriction clause.
Old Shoemaker Tract.
- The fifty-acre Shoemaker tract in this
plat was purchased from Louis p Shoe
maker, executor for his father and has
been in the Shoemaker family for over
one hundred years and is the last large
acreage tract in this vicinity that was
held by the original owners Practically
all the acreage now in this vicinity, ex-
cept this new subdivision, is owned and
controlled by the Chevy Chase Land Com
pany. This will therefore be the only sub
division in this locality outside of their
property, for the reason that the lard
company refuses to sell large tracts for
subdivision purposes, preferring to de-
velop their own land.
William H. Ritchie who has been as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Gordon for a number
Of years in this special line of work,
will have the exclusive management of
this property. Speaking to a reporter
for The Herald, Mr.. Ritchie said:
"As soon as the necessary surveying is
finished and the grubbing out of the un-
dergrowth. we will proceed with the i'm
provements on an extensive scale and Will
do everything to bring this property up
to the high standard that is now in vogue
at Chevy Chase.
II already have force Of teams grad
ing Mckinley street from Connecticut
avenue through TO this property, which
will give US in two weeks direct ap-
proach to Connecticut avenue"