Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23

A little more than year ago the land
now embraced in the addition known as
Fourteenth Street Terrace was under cuf-
tivation as farm land. Today the avail
able building sites in this territory are
not sufficient to meet the demand so rap
id has been the extension of building OPP
erations on either side Of 14th street ex-
tended.
Fourteenth Street Terrace extends along
both sides Of 18th street north OF Farra-
gut street, the eastern boundary of the
addition being Georgia avenue. The prop
erty is controlled by Robert Z. Heater.
AS yet, only the south portion of the tract
has been really developed: but grading
operations are now in progress on the
tiers Of squares to the north Of the first
improved tract, extending from 18th street
through to Georgia avenue. East. west.
north and south streets are to be opened,
sewers constructed. gas and water mains
laid. concrete sidewalks put down ana
the streets macadamized.
The improved portion now contains
thirteen houses, exclusive of public
school and the Dickson Home for Men.
To the north the land Is manly
covered with the original forest trees,
ing been made north OF Hamilton street.
During the coming season, however, Mr..
Heater intends to clear this north por-
ton and improve it in the same manner
as the other parts of the tract. WORK
has already been started on these Inn
provements, and gangs of workmen' Win
a steam shovel, are now at work just
above Kennedy street at the northern
terminus of the 14th street car line.
Building Already Begun.
Several houses are now being completed
Of no aHA
Louis d. Dare is just .sh:ng a hand
some residence on Gallatin street, While
George B. Stambough is just completing
another handsome house, to be occupied
as a residence, at the corner of 18th and
Gallat.n streets.
North of Farragut street and at the
eastern end OF 14th Street Terrace, adj
joining Georgia avenue. the boundary line
of the property leaves the direct northerly
course along that avenue and extends to
the northwest, leaving segment Of land
between the east lire of the Heater tract
and Georgia avenue this segment con-
tanning about seventeen acres. ThiS
tract has recently been purchased by 5.
W. Woodward, who is dividing it into
building lots. The streets opened and
improved through the Heater property
will be continued without interruption
through this adjoining tract
When this operation Is completed. 1t is
stated, practically all of the territory,
from the c:ty's original boundary line to
Kennedy street, and from 14th street to
Georgia avenue will be divided into
building lots and residence sites.
The property to the north of ltfh Street
Terrace and extending to 18th street, is
being developed by the Holmes Central
Realty Corporation and a number of
houses have already been erected there
and others are planned to be blu 1t during
the coming season.
Opening Colorado Avenue.
At present both 18th and 10th streets
end at Kennedy street. Between these
two streets a portion of cid Piney Branch
road is being preserved. the stretch of
thoroughfare being the new Colorado ave-
nue., which ends. at the southwest at
Rock Greek Park and at the northeast. at
the junction Of Military road and Geor-
gia avenue.
Mr.. Heater is conducting another devel-
opment project on Georgia avenue north
of the Military read, where for some time
steam shovel and gangs of worknen and
| teamsters have been grading. The oper-
alton has so far progressed that the
street lines are sufficiently defined to
show what the plans are. \ portion of
the western end Of this property is Of
very rolling conformation. and the street
plans being worked out will not attempt
to put streets adapted only to level lands
In this broken region. Alaska avenue,
which extends to the southwest from