The Washington herald., 1911-06-24


right of way in building new stations
and Is spending a large amount OF money
In putting up a new power plant about
three times the size Of the original plant
giving them the most up-to-date system
and fastest running cars out of Wash
ington This line has cost more than
$l,Oo0.000 TO build. being fourteen miles
In length. from Thirty-sixth and NJ
streets. Georgetown. to the end OF the
line at Great Falls. Va.
The building of every suburban line
away from any large city builds up the
| community. This is true in the rapid
/ building up of the section along the
! Great Falls system. No place along this
line has developed so rapidly as Frank
lin Park. in charge Of Moore & Hill, In
corporated, resi- estate brokers.
This firm has sold a large number of
lots and acreage sites TO some of the
/ best known people in the National Capt.
tai The organization OF the Franklin
Park Corporation. which owns this prop
| erty, and the executive work which has
/ resulted in the expenditure of thousands
| OF dollars, the sale of hundreds OF lots,
and the building of a community, has
been entirely In the, hands of Rignald
w. Beall, vice president of the corpora
| ton, and vice president of Moore & Hill.
lots on the property, which, when sold
out, win amount to nearly half a million
dollars.
Attractive Homes Built.
Six very attractive homes have already
been built on the property, and plans
are being prepared for a large number
Of other homes. This is distinctly a
home community with ample restrictions
d. ~.
ance providing for a uniform type of
home costing at least $500. and a set
back on each lot of twenty-five feet,
making the streets 100 feet in width.
Like all sections Of beauty, the ground
IN Franklin Park is rolling. with beautiful
shade trees. Rolling sites and locations
where the views are not excelled within
twenty miles of the National Capital are
to be found here. In some parts of the
property are shaded hooks, while in other
places are beautiful groves of oak and
chestnut trees; on the highest places the
Sugarloaf Mountains. the foothills of the
Blue Ridge, are plainly held In view. 1t
Is claimed by government officials that
parts of Franklin Park are the highest
elevation within twenty miles of the Ma
tional Capital
This location has great history in that
Gen. Sherman had his headquarters for
one OF the most important army posts
during the civil war was established here.
Henry s. Merrill, chief Of the Division
OF Revenue-cutter Service, Of the Navy
Department, as also his son, Henry p.
Merrill, disbursing officer of the Panama
Canal Commission. have built very at
tractive two-story and attic colonial resi-
dences at Franklin Park, each costing
about 5000.
Has Handsome Residence.
Charles Francis Dickens, chief clerk Of
the Quartermaster's once. War Depart
ment has very attractive home over
looking the handsome Saegmuller estate, |
costing about $66,O00.
William Patrick Bosher. prominent |
builder from Newport News, has just
completed large nine-room cottage, with |
handsome colonial pillars, at Franklin
Park. ~
William p Watson, a prominent con-
tractor OF Frederick, Nd, has been nego-
tiating with the Franklin Park corpora
ton for the erection OF i've seven-room
cottages at Franklin Park. These cot.
tages are to be erected for the most nhrt
along the railroad frontage of the prop
erty.
w, W. Stevens. chief inspector OF the
Treasury Department, Is having plans
a Il
acre villa site in Franklin Park.
q. L. Robertshaw, OF the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing has engaged an
architect to prepare plans for his house /
at Franklin Park.
NJ. G. List, OF Pittsourg. assistant at
torney OF the Interstate Commerce Com I
mission, is having plans for 5000 resi-
dence in Franklin Park on the site upon
which the famous home Of the late Gen.
= toA
William Nelson Brown. also assistant
attorney Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, Is preparing to build on his
lot I block ?, Franklin Park. II
One OF the most attractive homes In
Franklin Park. Is the handsome bunga-
low Of Richard S. BiIlups Of the WAR
Department. This bungalow is finished
with hardwood. hot water
heat. bath. and other modern improve-fl
ments and is located on a lot 200 BY 15o
A number of other lot owners OF
Franklin Park, which now number near
" 100, are consulting architects, builders.
and lumbermen, looking to the erection
of homes IN Franklin Park.
This beautiful property adjoins the
George N. saegmuller estate OF about
so acres; close by are the historic
estates Of the late Gen. vanderverken,
Col T. P. Jewell. Rear Admiral Rixey,
admiral ". c. Weaver, aud others Of
Favored BY Halfway.
Franklin Park IS favored especially BY
he Great Falls and Old Dominion Elec-
ric Rallroad system. IN that 40 cars
PASS the station every day. The run
iIns time from Franklin Park TO the
Treasury Department Is 3 minutes.
The Great Falls and Old Dominion
seilroad serves beautiful section Z