The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-26
BATTERY P 4 R K.
!: SUBDIVISION
!: !: GROWING !
= Model Community on Wilson's
10 Lane and Old Georgetown
y ri Road Developing Rapidly.

aen Five miles from Dupont Circle
al on, an airline, or thirty-five min.
sutese by trolley is springing up
Battery Park, one Of the city's
fastest = growing communities.
Last fall Battery Park was a
~ pleasant. meadow where daisies
, nodded iaziIy. Today it is Sc
questered by broad streets and
=. walks beneath which gas and wa
,Stsr mains have been laid, beauti-
\ ful homes in various stages of
II c6Inpletion dot the landscape and
III everywhere can be- heard the
* scfape of the trowel and the
\ sharp rap of the carpenters ham
/ hAsr. - .
N ef<-, Clubs Contiguous.
III The rapid development Of Battery
NJ Park is a remarkable incident in the
III annals OF the, city's realty business.
VI It. is. located on the old Georgetown
III Road and wilson's Lane. west OF
II Chevy Chase and directly north Of
II EdRgmoore, one Of Washington's
rs most exclusive suburbs. Fifty-two'
HI acres comprise the tract. =
II Within a,radius of three miles are
the Columbia, Chevy Chase and the
N Congressional Country Clubs, which
n enhance its natural advantages. Real
b estate experts agree that 1t lies di.
III rectly in the path Of the growth Of
\ sRabe.es' best residential section Of the
The development, management and
bdflding OF the project are in the
Il hands of IMaddux, Marshall & Co.,
ii HOS Sixteenth street northwest.
II Composing the firm are General r.
|. G. Marshall, jr., resigned, formerly
Mead Of the Construction Division Of
the Army, and Major H. c. Maddux,
.E50 organized three OF the world's
II largest hospital centers for the Gov
4 eminent.
1 Model Colony Planned.
In. developing Battery. Park, its
promoters are endeavoring to make
| It q colony for officers of the army,
navy. marine corps and members of
Congress and the diplomatic service,
1T is singular, said General Mar
shall, that officers in the service, as
1 well as members Of Congress, who
necessarily spend considerable time
in Washington, have never had some
! tain suitable living quarters at more
reasonable rates, living among con-
4 genial surroundings and eventually
4 acquire home"
In the energetic development plan
Il the Maddux, Marshall Company is
\ pursuing in organizing the commu-
Il nifty, an architect and a corps of ma
L sons, carpenters and workfnen are
kept constantly on the ground. AS
soon as q purchaser selects his lot,
and the type OF home he wants and
gives his order to the architect, con.
struction begins. This system keeps
the working force constantly EN-.
l ploved and. necessarily results in q
| great saving in time and the cost OF
labor to the builder. Il
g. List Of Purchasers. -.
At present the company is devot.
ing itself to filling it's orders. for
homes, but as soon as possible parks
and tennis courts will be built, and
stater a community swimming pool
sEtiI be added.
HI A school is adjacent, and arrange
hnents will be made for deliveries
from the quartermaster' sales
store and for banking service.
along this line a section Of the
community has been reserved solely
4or business purposes, where stores
And shops, garage and a motion
! picture theater will be located. -. 1
Among those who already have
IlPurchased sites IN the colony are
9en. Merritte W. Ireland, Can't. n.
IlC. Washburn, Mrs. John D. Miley,
Nrs. Grace., 8. Partridge. Mrs. a.