Ward 4 also includes the communities of Barnaby Woods and Hawthorne, as well as parts of Chevy Chase west of Rock Creek Park. Single-family detached homes predominate in this neighborhood. The average price of a home in Ward 4 is more than $1 million. The area was originally part of the estate of George Washington that was bequeathed to his descendants. The family sold off parcels of land to pay off debts, which is why there are no official boundaries to Ward 4. However, the community is generally defined as running from the District/Maryland border on the north to 37th Street on the south and from Wyoming Avenue on the east to Massachusetts Avenue on the west. There are also several large houses along 38th Street that are not included within this definition. The area was initially settled in the 1780s by farmers from Virginia and South Carolina who built small farms near the Cheverly farm market. In 1845, William Macatee purchased much of the farmland surrounding what is now Union Station and began to develop it into beautiful suburbs. This effort was continued by other landlords until around 1910 when the government took over many of these estates to create public parks and recreational facilities such as Rock Creek Park. Today, Ward 4 is primarily made up of large houses on large lots.