The Washington times., 1913-10-04
ROW IS OPENEDBY
SANSBURY COMPANY
Twenty-six Houses on Hobart
Street, Near Columbia Road,
Placed on Market.
A row Of twenty-six houses on Hobart

A row Of twenty-six houses on Hobart
street in the vicinity of Sixteenth
street and Columbia road northwest
are being opened for occupancy by the
n. L. SansbuTy Company. real estate
brokers. The homes. many of which
have already been sold. are being placed
on the market from prices ranging from
$3.50 to sl4,0o0.
The recently opened subdivision which
adJoins the north boundary of The
proposed new entrance to Rock Creek
Park, and which is fronted on the
east by Mt. Pleasant street, was ac-
Quired by Lewis Breunipger last spring
and was then subdivided for home
sites. tract embraces fifteen acres.
The investor designed plans for the
Present homes and built them on the
newly cut Hobart street.
The location for homeseekers stands
on one of the highest attitudes in the
northwest section of the city. over
looking the Avenue CT the Presidents
at one angle, and enjoys a vista of
Rock Creek Park from another. 1t Is
within few squares of the new MCr-
idian Hill Park. recently acquired by
the National Government, and within a
short distance from the palatial home
Of former Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh. number of handsome em-
bassy buildings and the home Of form
er Senator Henderson.
In Line With Growth.
The subdivision is right in line with
the city's growth and is looted within
two or three squares of transportation
on either of the city street railway
lines.
Although the twenty-six homes have
but been completed. plans are antici-
pated to continue building operations
along the proposed street leading into
the proposed new entrance to Rock Creek
Park, and when finished will be coy-
cred by at least 100 new homes.
Construction work is now IN course
of pi iogress on the new propesd ell
trance to Rock Creek Park, and is ex-
pectcd to he finished soon. A hard
pressed macadam road is being conf
pleted by a small army of workmen
at present. This will provide a more
suitable and convenient entrance for
traffic. offering a double entrance, one
en- Columbia road and the other on Mt
Pleasant street
The new homes located in this new
attractive subdivision contain two and
three stories. They feature the col
onial architecture in general outlines.
Setting upon elevated terraces upon
which grass will be planted, they oc-
cury lots measuring p by 70 feet. In
the rear there Is a back yard garden
plot running back to an alley. Large
covered concrete porches are built to
frcnt the dwellings, and two story sleep
ing porches are located in the rear. n
number of the residences are semi-de-
tached
Cellars Capacious.
In the basement of each there Is a
entire house. a finished servants room,
laundrT, and a hot water heating plant.
Soundproof double oak floors with
parquetry fancy border have been laid
in every room.
The first floor of the homes contains
an entrance hall. parlor, dining room.
kitchen, and pantry.
The second and third floors of the
three-story houses contains two bed
rooms ard a bath each.
The second and top story Of the two
story residences contains four rooms
and a bath.
Ornamental beamed ceilings have
been cnstructed in the dining rooms Of
tie homes, and old colonial open-ilre
places have been introduced into the
parlors.
Different varieties of brick have been
Tapestry brick is used exclusively for
the run OF a group OF houses and hy
draulic pressed. or red brick has been
used for other periods. the plan being
to impart to the general aspect of the
entire row, an absence Of monotony.
Each house has electric lighting and
gas One of the houses has already
been occupied and a number OF pros
pective tenants are locating today.