The Washington herald., 1920-06-06
BUYERSGOING
TO ROSEMONT
Virginia Suburb Attractive
To Those Seeking Mod
est Homes.
HANDY WASHINGTON
Twenty Minutes Ride With
Good Train Service
Proves Magnet.

Many people, during the spring
and summer months. turn to subur-
ban property where they can get
homes with space for plenty of air
around them, and sufficient ground
In which to cultivate vegetables for
home use. One OF the prettiest and
most attractive sections adjacent to
Washington, with car service that
will deliver passengers in the CEN
ter of the business district of Wash
ington, is North Rosemont, Va.
This suburb of Alexandria is
really within the corporate limits
of the city, and has all city advsn-
tages, such as running water and
sewerage, gas and electric lights, as
weIl as fire protection.
AdJarent to Capital.
1t Is within twenty minute, ride
81 Washington on trains running
cry ten minutes during the rush
hours, and only eighteen minutes
distant by automobile over one of
The best roads in this section of the
country. The car company operat-
ing to this section last week put in
use now rolling stock insuring ade-
quate and comfortable service to
and from the Virginia city.
The historical town itself is now
cNperiencing a boom which destines
u be permanent, and has outgrown
itself, pushing its population into
such suberbs as North Rosemont,
HHke L., l.
live properties. while providing the
freedom of open country yet giving
all the comforts of city life
The industrial boom in the city
Is fast pushing II outside the pale
of the stage comedians who. for
years. have seized upon this town
as the buttrcss for their puns.
The shipbuilding plant there. Just
passing through a lull, is planning
resumption of construction, and has
taken On additional employees. The
Potomac Yards. the largest freight
yards IN the South, are expanding,
and the re-icing plant for taking
care of the large number of refrig-
Grating cars which daily pass
through this gateway is planning
resumption of operations on a large
scale involving the taking en- of a
large number of employees.
Continued Expansion.
4 fertilizer factory there Is ex-
panding and another is IN the course
of planning. while q Tnan's shirt
factory is in the course Of construc-
ton. So it may be seen that Alex
andria is fast travelling on the road
to Industrial success which means
increase in population with the con-
sequent increase in property Gse-
mands and property values.
Demands for homes there, partic-
ularly in the North Rosemont SUBJ
urb. are enormous. and real estate
operators report. that they can hard
ly keep up with the demand. Con-
struction is proceeding on a large
scale such as is not seen at this
time in any other part of the adjac-
ant territory.
New Homes Offered.
Attractive and weIl-built homes
are being offered for sale there. and
recent buyers admitted to real es-
tate operators in this territory that
they had looked far and wide for
suburban property only to be dis
satisfied until presented with the
section. Once prospective buyers
become acquainted with this Sec
tion. they look no further but dis
play an eagerness to close the deals
without delay.
Though situated close to the Po-
tomsc River and cheap water trans
portation to the South. the sites on
which the properties are erected are
high. In fact, standing in the
lowest part of the North Rosemont
section. one can look well over the
tops OF the houses standing in the
older part of Alexandria. This al
titude insures plenty of air and
freedom from the oppressive heat
usually found in bottom lands ad-
jacent to a river and in all assures
a healthful condition which one
seeking suburban property de-
mands.