Why National Capital Is America's City Beautiful
Margaret Menet argues Washington must preserve its picturesque, varied housing to stay the city beautiful. She urges detached homes with private yards over uniform rows, notes suburban opportunities around Chevy Chase and Cleveland Park, and discusses land costs, street trees, and the need for broader home choices within reach of daily work.
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Margaret Menet
Greater
Washington
America
Sture
United States
Chevy Chise
Treasury
Realty Co Board Discusses Electric Extensions
The United States Realty Company board met Friday afternoon at the Firemen's Insurance building. Members C. W. Howard A. A. Wilson W. V. Cox A. TR. Rando S. Norman and QO. C. Brothers Jr attended. They accepted a proposal by David J. Wilson SemmesKelly to extend electric lighting from Minnesota avenue along Naylor road to the colonial residence site on Twenty fifth street. They reviewed East Washington Heights Traction matters in which the company holds a controlling interest and debated further extension onto Pennsylvania avenue with no final decision. The board will revisit extension of tracks at the next meeting and consider accident protection for cars.
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Atsectors
United States Realty Company
Firemen’s Insurance Company
C. W. Howard
A. A. Wilson
W. V. Cox
A. TR. Rando
S. Norman
QO. C. Brothers, Jr
David J. Wilson
Semmes-Kelly Company
Minnesota’ Avenue
Naylor Road
Hag
Twenty-fifth Street
East Washington Heights
Pennsylvania Avenue
Brightwood Park School Site 18 Sought In
The Commissioners in Brightwood Park purchased a second new school site for 2400.72 from Samuel Maddox, 240 Indiana Avenue, covering blocks 4 5 6 and 7 in Brightwood Park. Assistant Engineer Talcott endorsed the site as well suited for its proposed use, noting the deal preferable to abandoned bids. One more site remains to be acquired in Anacostia, with negotiations ongoing.
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Brightwood Park
Samuel Maddox
Indiana Ave
Talcott
Sehog
Anacostia
Real estate notes on city land lots and a striking four story home
A land square near the powerhouse is offered for sale at 40 cents per square foot and another within the city limits at 10 cents. A Fourteenth Street four story English basement house with a terra cotta brick facade is criticized for its contrast with St Stephen’s Church and a large oak tree, highlighting urban design debates about space and height versus ground area.
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Power House
Lincoln Park
Fourteenth Street
St. Stephen'a
Washington
New York
Tom
Paris
America
Building safeguards and inspectorate reforms urged
Ashford urges mandatory elevator operator training and a dedicated board to vet district architects and builders. The annual report covers fiscal years ending 1906 and 1907, noting decreased building values except government work, higher costs per cubic foot, staff shortages, and calls for higher inspector pay and expanded fire escape oversight.
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Aay
Biddle
Ashford
Public Safety
Fscal
Binate
Real estate deals reported by Lansbury brokers active
The report lists brokers including L Langbury and others with several local sales figures from the past weeks such as 5500 and 4000, noting properties on Tenth Street and F Street Northwest in northeast and northwest areas. The piece then shifts to a historical anecdote about Sir Sydney Waterlow, his Highgate Hill house and Waterlow Park, framed as a memory of open spaces and a county court transfer.
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L. Langbury
D. Gary
Ward
Korth
Carolld
Sre
Carla
Lena Moater
George’ Palmar
Ueiry
Breuninger
London
Sydney
The Champlain Artful Washington Apartment Building
The Champlain on K street Washington is an artistic seven story brick and marble apartment built for over $20,000 by Senator Hedfield Proctor of Vermont. Edgar Blair of Baltimore designed its French renaissance facade and interiors feature Vermont marbles American mahogany Vermont sugar maple and a roof garden. The Horatio N Taplin Building Company built it with Harold Smith as superintendent. Each suite has electric elevators, fireproof construction, fire alarm, telephone service, fully equipped kitchens, multiple closets and marble bathrooms with varied marbles in each suite. The building provides bachelor and multiroom suites and a spacious public foyer and halls finished in marble with central entrance flanked by two marble monoliths.
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K Street
Fourteenth
Fifteenth
Washington
Hedfield Proctor
Vermont
Edgar Blair
Baltimore
San Francisco
Day
Horatio N. Taplin
Lake Champlain
Reed Champlain
First Flor
Champlain
Petition Denied for Extension of Street 18
District Commissioners deny the North Capital and Bek ingtom Citizens Association request to condemn the extension of Street 18 from Sinesla Avenue to Bodh. Objections cite narrow existing eastward streets, costly realignment, and extensive grading needed to reach Second Street grade, causing hardship to nearby property. The association urges inserting the proposal in Congress for improvements.
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Bekingtom
Strest Povenacat
Sinesla Avenue
Bodh
Keating Arid
Prospect
SFL
Buch
M'Street
Rolling Snowhall Fame in Bryan era serial promise
A garbled excerpt hints at a lavish praise of Bryan and Lincoln, noting a serial in The Bailey and Sunday Post starting Tuesday. It mentions Chambers and a sensational claim about fame and energy overshadowing two months of growth.
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Bryan
A. Lincoln
Iecads
National University Law School Postgraduate Course Outline
National University Law School outlines a one year postgraduate program leading to the degree of Master. The document details the course of study and requirements for the degree.
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National University Law School
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