The Washington times., 1925-07-25
FIRM To.
SELL WARD
HOMES
Douglass & Phillips, Inc, APP
pointed Exclusive Agents
for Well Known Builder

Outstanding among the events in
the local real estate world this week
is the announcement by Douglass
& Phillips, Inc, No. 1916 X street
northwest, of their appointment as
exclusive sales agents for all Ward
Built Homes in the District of Co
lumbia and Virginia.
Chief among the home develop
ment now being offered by Douglass
& Phillips, Inc, is the community
known as Fairlawn, located on the
edge of the new Anacostia Park.
Anacostia Park is being developed
by the Government along the shores
Of the Anacostia river opposite the
navy yard. 1t is a link in the
Potomac Park system.
Work has already been completed
on the section of the park imme-
| diately adjacent to the Anacostia
end OF the new bridge leading into
that rapidly growing community
| The park will eventually extend
| from the mouth of the AnacostIa
river up to a short distance from
| the District line.
Besides providing a beautiful auto
mobile ride, various athletic facili-
ties will be furnished. A baseball
diamond about one block from the
bridge has already been constructed.
To the home-seeker the Ward
built houses in Fairlawn are PER
ticularly attractive, because Of their
many desirable features and tine
low prices asked.
Seventy homes are now com
pleted - under course Of con-
struction in this beautiful sub
division and approximately 200
more are to be started within a
short time. All of them are being
built by the construction experts
of w. M. Ward and they will all
measure up to the high standards
set by him in his past develop
ments.
Five operations are being put on
the market in Fairlawn this week.
They are No. 2003 to 2O19 Naylor
road, No. 1888 to 1241 u street
southeast, No. 1855 to 1343 T street
southeast, No. 1416 to 1430 s street
southeast and 1400 to 1888 Ridge
place southeast.
Fairlawn located in the center Of
a district that is rapidly providing
all types of business, churches,
schools and other facilities, is des
tined, Douglass and Phillips be-
lieve, to become one of the most
beautiful and convenient home COM
nlunities in this city.
Because Of it's splendid location
we are confident that beautiful
Fairlawn will set up a new record
Of achievement in rapidity OF sales
in the local real estate field"
Thomas L. Phillips, of the firm Of
Douglass and Philips, told The
Times representative yesterday.
wv. M. Ward built the attractive
homes in Fairlawn with the idea
Of providing everything for home
comfort at reasonable price with
in reach of the small salaried
workers of this city.
by selling these houses on as
convenient terms as possible and
by other services to the purchaser,
we hope to follow out the al
truistic motives of Mr.. Wards"
Besides the houses in Fairlawn,
Douglass and Phillips are also Of
fering for Mr.. Ward two rows Of
houses in the northwest section
One from 81 to 827 Madison street
northwest, the other from SOL to
57l9 Ninth street northwest.
These homes follow out the same
idea as those constructed in Fair
lawn, with the exception that they
have few added attractive features
and being put on the market at a
slightly higher price.
All Of the homes, both in Fair.
lawn and in the northwest section
now being offered for sale, are con.
structed of tapestry brick. They
have large, light, airy rooms, hard
wood floors, white and mahogany
trim, large front and rear porches
ample back yards, hot-Water heat
and electricifV