The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-26
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EA|RLAWN PUT !
ON SALE
New Section Opened IN SUBJ
division Adjoining New
Anacostia Park.

COincident with the dedication
and formal opening Of the new
Anacostia Park last August came
the announcement Of the Southeast
Realty Company, through their sell.
ing agent, H. B. Terrett. that Fair.
lawn adjoining The park PROJECT
was ready to be placed on the mar
ket.
AZ that time 21O lots were offered
Tor sale and they have sold so
rapidly that the company has now
opened g new section of the sub.
division. which contains many verv
choice building lots, about $50 In
number.
Even though the opening an.
nouncement Of "Fairlawn'' was
made much less than a year agO
many attractive homes have been
erected and construction has begun
on. others making twenty In all.
This Is an especially good record
and within the next year II is pre-.
0icted that not less than fifty
homes will be standing In this
beautiful subdivision.
Interest in this particular section
OF Washington IL at present run.
ming high, due to the budding de.
VeIopment Of the public Playground
which In being made upon the re.
claimed land along the banks Of the
Potomac on the Anacostta shore,
The formal exercises which marked
the beginning Of operations upon
what southeast Washington fondIy
expects to be the greatest water.
size park In the country were held
last August. Acting Secretary OF
War Dwight F. Davis broke the
SOIL as an assemblage of more than
5000 people celebrated the passing
OF the old plague-Iaden Anacostia
hats, whose place is to be taken by
a beautiful parkway stretching for
six miles along the Anacostia. river,
including Ktngman lake.
FairIawn Project Beautiful.
1t is expected that. one of the
most beautiful and easily accessible
OF Washington's many subdivisions
viii develop from the Fairlawn prof.
ect. Bounded as 1t is by Good Hope
road on the southeast and by Min
nesota avenue on the east, with
frontage directly upon the new
park, 1t offers many inducements
to prospective home builders. Every
modern convenience will eventually
be found in the new subdivision, In
Guiding paved sidewalks and graded
streets. sewers, city water, electric.
ity and gas.
Within a short time after the
completion of the park, It is said.
1t will be hard for a visitor to
recognize in the vicinity the same
neighborhood that existed before
operations were begun. Develop.
ment of the public ground will
bring increased residential develop.
ment throughout the locaIity-this
was the prediction Of Acting Secre,
tary Davis in his speech at the
dedication proceedings. And within
THIS increased residential develop.
ment will come a corresponding in.
crease in the valuation of the lots
which are now being offered for
sale by the Southeast Realty Con-.
pany through Mr.. Terrett.
Secretary Davis IN his address at
the Anacostia Park dedication said.
In part, "The function of the park
Will be to grow men and women
as well as trees and shrubs''-and
along such thought Is the plan
OF the Southeast Realty Corpora
ton placing Fairlawn before the
public. On these lots one may build
hme, in it have all the convent.
ences OF urban life, and yet have
enough ground to escape the
cramped, cooped manner of living
that is typical Of most city dwell.
ings.
There are many entrances to
Fairlawn. Perhaps the easiest way
to reach it is by crossing Anacostia
bridge, then following Good Hope 10
Minnesota avenue, where a sign.
board may be found which directs
the way to- the nearest entrance.