Some of the homes that surround Rosedale – those on 34th Place and 36th Street – have been there for many decades.  The newer homes around Rosedale are those that sit on the 3-acre area to the north of the Conservancy lawns.  Prior to 2002, the Farmhouse was surrounded by three 5-story student dormitories, which were wholly out of place in Cleveland Park.  As part of the 2002 neighborhood purchase of the estate, the dormitories were demolished and the land was subdivided to allow for the construction of seven new homes: one on either side of the Farmhouse and five along Ordway Street.  The replacement of the dormitories with new homes completed the return of Rosedale to non-institutional use.