Evening star., 1941-06-15
Colonial DANES
Lose Request
For Rezoning
Fail to Prevent
Apartments Near
Dumburton House

Efforts of the National Society Of
Colonial Danes of America to pre-
vent construction of an apartment
house on property adjacent to the
famous Dumbarton House in the
2700 block of @ street NV. re-
ceived a setback yesterday when the
District zoning Commission turned
down the organizations petition for
lezoning two lots adjoining its prop
erty.
Representative of the society had
urged the commission 10 re2one the
lots from residential B" area to
residential +" restricted area. a
change which would have halted
proposed construction of an apart
ment house on the site. The society
had asked the change in order 10
preserve the historic background
OF its famous property.
In another decision, the zoning
commission approved a change from
first commercial &C" area TO resi-
Dental &C" area of property on the
north side of Rhode Island avenue
between Second and Third streets
NV. This change had been op-
posed by representative of the
Bethany Baptist Church, who said
the rezoning might mean a loss to
the church of perhaps $4,000 if the
church ever decided to sell the
property and move to another loca-
ton.
Permits Chain Store.
The commission also approved q
change from residential "A" re-
stricted to commercial &C" area
for 2l.05 feet of the lot at 1915
Quincy street NE. The rezoning
had been requested to permit con-
struction of a chain store.
A proposal to rezone property
along the south side of Eastern
avenue between Thirteenth street
and Portal drive NV. from resi-
dental "a restricted to residential
"A classification to permit con-
structlon of apartment houses was
disapproved by the commission.
Other Decisions.
In other actions announced yes
terday, the commission:
Approved a change from residen-
tial "A" to first commercial &C"
area Of property at the northwest
corner of South Capital and Allan
tic streets SW.
Disapproved proposed rezoning
from residential "a" semi-estricted
area to residential "A" area of prop
erty on both sides of Devonshire
place between Cortland place and
/ Connecticut avenue NV.
Disapproved rezoning from resi-
dental "a restricted to first COM
mercial &C" of property on the
southeast corner of Eighteenth and
Hamlin streets NE.
Northeast Shift.
Approved change from unzonec
and residential B" area to f1rs'
commercial C. area of property or
the north side of H street between
Sixth and Seventh streets NE.
Disapproved a change from resi-.
dental "A to residential &C" O.
property on the east side of Wis.
consin avenue between Porter stree
and Norton place NV.
Disapproved a change from resi-.
dental b to first commercial &C.
of property at 1920 B street s. e
Disapproved change from resi-.
dental "A restricted area TO first
commercial &C. of property on the
southeast corner of Twelfth and
Randolph streets NE.
Approved change from resi-
dental "A restricted to residential
"A semi-reStriCted area of property
on the northeast corner Of Wiscon-
sin avenue and Calvert street NV.
Areas Unchanged.
/ DiSapproved a change from resi-
dental "A restricted to residential
"A semi-restricted area of prop
| erty on the southeast corner of
/ Forty-second and Brandywine
streets NV.
Disapproved a change from resi-
| Dental "A" restricted to second
commercial &C" area of residential
property bounded by Georgia ave-
nue., Piney Branch road Quackenbos
and Rittenhouse streets NV.
Disapproved change from resi-
dental "A" restricted area to resi-
Dental "a semi-restricted of prop
erty on the south side of Van Ness
street east of Connecticut avenue
NV, property on the south side Of
. w. erH &c
property on the north side of Tilden
street at Twenty ninth street NV.
and part of the property fronting on
the south side of Tilden street east
of Connecticut.
Approved a change from residen-
! tial "A" restricted area to residen-
tial "A" area of property north of
the Broadmoor Apartments.