The Washington times., 1929-03-26
Senator and Mrs. johnson to LiUe on
CupitOL Hill; Again Abode of Fashion

Pleasant Old Section En-
i joys Growing Popular
| ity With Congressional
= Groups
Capitol Hill, which would
have been Washington s
Mayfair if the dreams of
the city fathers had ma
terialized, is slowly coming
back to some measure of its
former social glory. 1t is
said to have been the high
! price of real estate. in the
shadow of the Capitol which
lsgave fashion the first inn
lkpetus in its westward migra-
l,tion. And now, following
the renaissance Of old George
Etown and of the once fash
ionable sections of F and G
Streets, there seems to be a
revival of interest in Cap
itol Hill.
I The Dale House
} Naturally enough this section
has the appeal of convenience to
the congressional groups. But
it was the charm of the old
house at 144 B St. N. E., which
,,:they bought some years ago,
that appealed to Senator and
Mrs. Porter H. Dale rather than
its nearness to the Capitol. And
presumably much of the same
enthusiasm animated Senator
and Mrs. Hiram Johnson when
they purchased the house in
Maryland Avenue Northeast.
The Dale house, by the way,
boasts of a beautiful door and
double stairway, which is rated
as one of Washington's architec-
tural gems.
Neighbors
Senator and Mrs. Henrik Ship
stead also have a house on
Capitol Hill. Congress Hall Is, Of
course, the abiding place of a
large number of senatorial and
congressional families. And at
the. Methodist Building, which is
modern in itself but which looks
out over the old-world streets
which surround the Capitol, and
on it's beautiful grounds are a
little group of senatorialsI includ-
ing Senator and Mrs. George
Norris, Senator and Mrs. Carl
Hayden and Senator and Mrs.
Joseph Robinson. Representative
elect Ruth Bryan Owen has re-
Gently joined the House group
sin residence" at the Methodist
Building, animated by desire to
be near her office.
In this same section, too, one
finds the picturesque headquar-.
ters Of the National WOman's
Party. known to history as the
old Brick Capitol" which is soon
to be torn down to make way
for the new Supreme Court Build
ing. In its search for new prop
erty, the Woman's Party is said
to favor the neighborhood in
which it has been so happily
situated for a number of years,
so, presumably, these militant
ladies will remain denizens of
Capitol Hill. They will retain
control of their present home
through this summer.
For years Senator and Mrs.
Hiram Johnson have been living
at Calvert Manor, a fine colonial
mansion at Riverdale, Md. which
they had restored most lovingly
and upon which they had ex-
, pended much care and probably
a good deal of money. However,
this property was bought by
, Senator Thaddeus H. Cara way
, and the Johnsons were forced
, out-the sale leading, it will be
remembered, to senatorial Incl.
dent" Senator and Mrs. John
sons lease expired Marcn and
they moved into their newly pur-
chased house at 122 Maryland
Avenue Immediately after. Mrs.
johnson is remodeling and fur
nishing the house in accord with
her ideas Of things-whici1 ideas
are in sympathy with Colonial
styles and early Americana.
The new residence is an old ore
Of age-colored brick with large
rooms Of high ceilings.
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