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www.clevelandparkhistoricalsociety.org Vol. 24 No. 2 Summer 2010 CPHS celebrates 25 years CPHS Trolley Tour of Cleveland Park Join Today for a By Roz Beitler and Barbara Stout Better Tomorrow By Tony Bullock, Membership Chair On April 18—a crisp, clear Sunday afternoon—60 members and guests If you live within or near the Cleveland hopped aboard the Old Town Trolley for Park Historic District, you know how the Cleveland Park Historical Society’s special this community is. For more trolley tour. Judy Garland wasn’t there than two centuries, Cleveland Park has to sing “The Trolley Song;” but Judy become synonymous with community Hubbard, a knowledgeable neighbor, involvement and a strong sense of place. provided an informative narrative. The For the past 25 years, the Cleveland Park tour followed a chronological route, Historical Society (CPHS) has played a highlighting history, architecture, and big role in making sure that Cleveland former residents, all of which help make Park will always be great place to live. Cleveland Park a special neighborhood. The CPHS is not a government agency The route was also designed to showcase or an affiliate of any larger organization, it the CPHS Call Box Project. Judy is an independent non-profit organization began her narrative with background Cleveland’s country home, Red Top on founded in 1985 by a group of neighbors to information about the call box restoration Newark (no longer extant), was built for promote interest in the history of Cleveland and introduced the call box artists who his new bride Frances Folsom, a much Park, and to encourage preservation of its were on board: Di Stovall, Eleanor younger beauty who was extremely architectural heritage. Oliver, and designer John Woo. Lois popular with the public. Cleveland sold A quarter century later, the CPHS Orr and Dick Jorgensen, former CPHS Red Top after his first term, but his has grown into a sophisticated and Presidents, coordinated the event. name remains. vibrant organization that monitors The tour began and ended at Many political figures and their zoning and legislative initiatives that Rosedale. Its yellow frame farmhouse is families have lived in the neighborhood. could impact our community. Through the oldest house in Cleveland Park (and Among the Senators were Bill Bradley, its Architectural Review Committee, in DC) dating from 1793-94. And, Tim Wirth, William Proxmeier, Daniel the CPHS reviews building permit right across the street is the copper- Moynihan, Paul Tsongas—whose wife applications and architectural plans clad newest house, built in 2007. Other Nikki serves now in the House—and within the Historic District providing estates on the route were Tregaron and Charles Godell—whose son Roger is recommendations for new construction Twin Oaks, with information about now NFL Commissioner. Two resident and remodeling proposals to the DC their architecture and famous residents: Senators gained higher office: Vice Historic Preservation Review Board. Marjorie Merriweather Post at Tregaron President Fritz Mondale and President We all have a stake in the area to make (now Washington International School) Harry Truman, who had a small sure that our community continues to and the Taiwanese Economic and apartment at Tilden Gardens before value our past; in particular the buildings Cultural Representative at Twin Oaks. Mrs. Truman and Margaret joined and places that help define Cleveland Park. Anecdotal information provided a him in the larger “Truman House” As a non-profit organization, we cannot light touch about some of the famous apartment further up Connecticut survive without new members and people who lived in Cleveland Park; no Avenue. Attorney-General Nicholas dedicated volunteers. If you or your current residents were mentioned in Katzenbach lived on Highland Place; neighbors are not already members, see TROLLEY on page 5 order to protect their privacy. Grover won’t you consider joining today? see MEMBERSHIP on back page 7 President’s Letter CPHS Board 2009-10 Cleveland Park, a Wonderful Place to Live By John Poole By Melanie Gibbons John Poole, President Newark Street CPHS is twenty-five years old. It was improving the crumbling, overgrown incorporated the year before Cleveland Macomb Street public playground Most of us chose Cleveland Park Camilla Carpenter, Secretary Park was designated an Historic District and call boxes, and providing seed for many of the same reasons: a leafy 34th Street in November, 1986. Happily, quite a money for the initial study that helped neighborhood in an urban location, Mike Goldstein, Vice President few of the neighbors who played major keep Tregaron woods a green oasis are situated between major thoroughfares Lowell Street roles in those two events are still engaged examples, as is our current fundraiser for and lined with beautiful, historic homes. The open spaces, quiet side streets, Thor Halvorson, Treasurer in doing good things for the City and the unfinished Ashley Terrace walkway. Lowell Street the neighborhood. Tersh Boasberg It’s not just the physical beauty, abundance of children and dogs feels chairs the Historic Preservation Review architectural and historic information reminiscent of neighborhoods from our Dick Jorgensen, Vice President collective memory. But the convenience Newark Street Board; Judy Hubbard, who carried the and the ”open park-like atmosphere” Society on her shoulders for years (and of Cleveland Park (described by of nearby merchants and Metro gives us Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford, Vice President who gave the wonderful gossipy talk on architectural historian Kathy Wood the “the best of both worlds.” Lowell Street our Trolley Tour) now takes Cleveland in our initial application for historic For those of us who are relatively new Park’s pulse for Councilmember Mary designation) that CPHS aims to to CP—meaning less than 10 years, and John Buchanan Kay Kohl Cheh. preserve and foster but also the sense including myself—might not be aware Newark Street Newark Street CPHS’s articles of incorporation and spirit of neighborhood. Today’s of our former and current neighbors’ provide that its educational and Cleveland Parker, I suspect, is more efforts to make and keep Cleveland Park Tony Bullock Paul London so special. From homespun initiatives, 34th Street Ross Place charitable purpose is to “encourage tied up with work and family than he the architectural, cultural and historic or she was 25 years ago. Therefore like babysitting and food co-ops in the Anne Clark Drew Maloney 70s to the modern Listserv that keeps us Macomb Street Macomb Street preservation of Washington DC and it has become essential that CPHS its neighborhoods, especially Cleveland spearhead and sponsor events that all connected today, much has happened Melanie Gibbons Sarah Mathias Park” Many of the creative ways that encourage neighborly participation and over the last several decades to shape Map by John Wiebenson Macomb Street Highland Place members of CPHS have come up with volunteerism. These include house tours, where we live. Chris Goldthwait Marylyn Paige to do this over 25 years are described in family programs such as the gingerbread Rives Carroll, a neighborhood historian Those activities have included Park-n-Shop, and Tregaron. Also, a Porter Street Lowell Street the back copies of this newsletter, that house decoration, community tree and resident here for 35 years, gave me elaborate block parties, complete with proposal for a highway through the are on file in our Broadmoor office, and plantings, Preservation Cafes, lectures, a quick look back: “In the 30s and 40s, Ann Hamilton Christine Rose CP was home to many widows, living promotional posters, to raise money for neighborhood was defeated In each Newark Street Rodman Street will be on display at our annual meeting and this fall’s geology and rock such causes as John Eaton Elementary case, neighbors mobilized, got involved on Tuesday, May 25. I hope you will identification tour for families. alone or renting out rooms and lacking Rhona Hartman Anne Hatfield Weir School and the Macomb Playground. and ensured a positive result. This activism take a look at them. I hope you were able to attend our the money to maintain their properties. The Broadmoor Newark Street And the food co-op, which was started is very characteristic of Cleveland Parkers, One recurrent activity has been raising annual meeting May 25th during That changed in the 50s, as families in 1972 and included more than 20 who believe in progress but not at the cost Christine Hobbs Margot Wilson funds to meet special public needs -- which Roger Pollak talked about one starting moving in, and especially in the Norton Place Macomb Street families who took turns volunteering to of what makes living here so desirable. purchasing and planting street trees of the very important contributions to 60s during the Kennedy administration, pick up fresh fruit and vegetables from Embry Howell notes that “there’s more Sheldon Holen Michael Winer when the city tree budget could not cope Cleveland Park’s quality of life in the last which saw large families moving up a market on North Capitol Street. John togetherness around modern tools such Macomb Street Quebec Street with steady, heavy losses; restoring and 25 years — the creation of the Rosedale from Georgetown for more spacious Eaton, the playground, the Historical as the Cleveland Park ListServ, which Conservancy. homes and yards. The 70s introduced Danny Ince Gwen Wright the double-family income and a period Society, the Cleveland Park Club, and keeps us current in a way that walking the Highland Place 34th Street of renovation and preservation, which the library continue to bring neighbors neighborhood simply can’t anymore.” together and foster the small-town feel “And just when you might think Lou Ann May, continues today with the help of the Administrative Director CPHS Annual Meeting – Tuesday May 25 Cleveland Park Historical Society.” of our neighborhood. life is less ‘neighborly’ than it used to But a benefit of the trend toward be, something like Hurricane Isabel in P.O. Box 4862 Over 60 Cleveland Park Historical Society members attended this year’s annual I spoke with several long-time Washington, DC 20008 two-income families is more disposable 2003 hits, and someone you don’t know meeting on May 25, 2010 at the Broadmoor. In addition to installing eight new residents about how CP has changed income for home improvement. In fact, offers to keep your frozen food in his members to the Board of Directors, the Board elected co-Presidents Dick Jorgensen over the years and all agree that the most significant and inevitable change Arlene and Sheldon Holen and Embry freezer. I definitely see it around snow www.clevelandparkhistoricalsociety.org and Lois Orr to serve for two year terms. Members also elected officers for the Howell all agree that the neighborhood has storms, when everyone is helping each 2010-2011 year. The evening concluded with a lively presentation about The has been demographic. Younger families [email protected] have moved in and revitalized the area become more beautiful and, as housing other—and no one believes me that I’m 202/237-2538 Rosedale Conservancy by Roger Pollak, President of the Conservancy. prices have increased, so too have the really shoveling snow for the workout,” The Rosedale Conservancy’s mission is to preserve, maintain, and as appropriate, with strollers and bicycles, yet these efforts to maintain houses and yards. said Sheldon Holen. restore the natural and historic character of the Rosedale landscape and, as much as tend to be two-income households. “So VOICES Over the decades, there were several possible, to facilitate public access to, enjoyment of, and education about Rosedale many women work long hours outside Co-editors: proposed developments that would have Kitty Forest and Rhona C. Hartman in a manner that enhances the Cleveland Park community. the home now,” said Arlene Holen, “and just don’t have the time to devote had a noticeable and undesirable effect on Designed by Melissa Allen Design Learn more about the new members of the Board on page 5. to the kinds of neighborhood activities Cleveland Park. Examples include changes we used to see a lot of.” in McLean Gardens, Rosedale, Sam’s

2 | Voices summer 2010 | 3 Merchants of Cleveland Park Urban Trees Historic House Markers Exploring the Diversity on Connecticut Avenue By Chris Rose By Rhona Hartman By Kitty Forest Is your home 75 years prototypical space for a Walgreens store. The layout of Cleveland Park want to plant. http://www.cnr.vt.edu/ old or older? Do you Residents of Cleveland Park can enjoy However, in maintaining as much of the preserved the natural topography of the dendro/treeselector/search.htm This have a Cleveland Park a wide variety of nearby stores, cafes, look and feel of the neighborhood and area thanks to the influence of Fredrick website can help you find a species of Historic District marker restaurants and other city services. In the architectural structure itself, they Law Olmsted, the founder of American tree suited to your conditions. Place designating it as such? If addition to the merchants I visited are very pleased with the end result, landscape architecture. There are still a the tree well away from the house and your home qualifies, you recently, there is the movie theater, Post and believe those in the neighborhood few trees that predate development in consider planting species that are not could enhance your curb Office, DC Public Library, Fire Station, will be as well. The opening was May northwest DC; you can see them at the being planted as street trees. Hickories, appeal with such a designation, available and an Urgent Medical Care facility 7, 2010. 4900 block of Tilden St., N.W. and the butternuts, and black walnuts are from the Cleveland Park Historical opening soon. I talked with the owners City Fitness, owned and operated by 2800 block of Northampton St. NW. valuable for their nuts and wood. Society. Or, do you walk around the or managers of 2 long-term businesses, Dega Schembri and Lucinda LaRee, is Many trees were planted as houses were There are now available special elms neighborhood and wonder what those and two recently opened places. one of the oldest businesses in Sam’s Park built and, now at more than 115 years and chestnuts that have been bred to markers mean? In either case, go to Wake Up Little Suzie is owned and and Shop. It is the only female owned of age, the older trees are reaching the withstand diseases that devastated these www.clevelandparkhistoricalsociety.org operated by Susan Lihn with assistant and operated gym in the Washington end of their lives. trees in the past. If you have the room, and find out all about them. Tim Bellis. The store offers a huge Metropolitan area. Both Dega and The Urban Forestry Administration consider those species that have become The program of making such variety of ceramics, jewelry, clothes, Lucinda had a business relationship has worked hard to assess the state of rare. markers available to qualified structures and collectibles. Susan is a founding with the previous owners and were very trees throughout the city. Cleveland One of the best inventions for trees was created as a way to educate the member of the Cleveland Park familiar with the operation when the Park, which covers 372 acres, has 59 in public spaces is an ornamental street community about the age of various Merchants Association, which has been owner offered to sell to them in 1996. species of trees and 2385 individual tree fence. These fences protect trees’ structures, and instill a sense of pride instrumental in getting the city to focus Both Dega and Lucinda had in mind a trees. Our trees average 12” in diameter, roots from being trampled and when the and respect in the neighborhood. As our on maintenance for the neighborhood. neighborhood gym atmosphere instead reflecting the loss of older trees and the space is planted with flowers, the trees housing stock ages, increasing numbers As a result, there has been significant of a large franchised operation. This replacement by young trees. The largest benefit when the plants are watered. of homes will be eligible to display this improvement in keeping the streets is also a line-up of grab-and-go health vision fits in perfectly with Cleveland tree in our neighborhood, on the 3500 The DC city website is a great marker. Is yours one of them? swept, garbage collected, sewers bars, packets, and a large shelf of various Park. block of Newark St., NW, measures source of information; you can find cleaned, and graffiti removed in a timely pastries, including a not-to-be missed City Fitness has become a community 52 inches in diameter at breast height the schedule of services, request tree (about 4 ½ feet from the ground). removal or treatment of the stinky manner. Apple Caramel Crumb Cake to die for! institution, where the members are TROLLEY continued This year the city planted 55 new trees female ginkos, find the planting list, Susan established Wake Up Little Kristopher and his partner are looking known by first name, the trainers are Secretary of Education Richard Reilly throughout Cleveland Park, including and specifications for tree fences at the Susie in Adams-Morgan. However, after forward to being an integral part of the all highly motivated physical fitness lived in the Broadmoor. swamp white oak, willow oak, plane city website. http://trees.ddot.dc.gov/ 5 years and a downturn in business, in Cleveland Park community by housing professionals, and have been long- The Washington Senators baseball team tree (sycamore), redbud, dogwood, and ufa/site/default.asp?ufaNav_GID=1621 1993 Susan moved to Cleveland Park, various community-oriented activities time City Fitness employees. The stayed in the Broadmoor when it was cherry. Check the Cleveland Park Historical where there was an empty store front such as birthday parties and Girl Scout ratio of trainers to members assures an apartment hotel, as did the Richard If you have space in your yard, you Society website to get information about previously occupied by the Artisan Lamp fund raisers, donating Cereal Bowl gift that everyone can benefit from staff Nixons while house hunting and might consider planting a tree for how to take care of newly planted trees. Company. She was already a resident of cards to other merchants, and expanding expertise. When you call the gym you Louisiana’s Huey Long. Journalists, too, posterity. The city tree list is being Many thanks to Earl Eutsler and Cleveland Park and based her decision their menu based on market requests. actually get to speak to a person without have often chosen the neighborhood, updated but here is a good website the Urban Forestry Administration for on knowing that the neighborhood was Walgreen’s Pharmacy was almost fully pushing a single button. How cool is including Walter Lippmann, Sander to consider tree species you might information used in this article. very supportive of local businesses and stocked and about to open when I talked that? In addition, City Fitness offers Vanocur, and George Reedy, who was that the Metro was right there. with Media Relations person Jim Cohn fitness and mind body classes, some of LBJ’s Press Secretary. The Cereal Bowl recently opened by e-mail. Walgreens chose Washington which are held on the unique outdoor Urban Tree Canopy - Cleveland Park The trolley riders saw examples of next to the Uptown (movie theater). DC because it is a growth market for Zen Garden Deck. Cleveland Park’s range of architectural Owner Kristopher Campbell and them. This will be their second store in Dega and Lucinda make a significant styles. Judy pointed out ornate Queen business partner Mel Silicki brought the the District. Cleveland Park provides a effort to give back to the community. Anne houses, simpler shingle and four- Cereal Bowl to Cleveland Park a few convenient and attractive location in an They support such fund raisers as events square homes, modest semi-detached 21% 173 acres existing months ago. They selected Cleveland historic neighborhood close to public for Girls On The Run, Street Soccer and Sears houses, and the Faulkner and Park because of the value per square foot. transportation, according to Cohn. USA, GrandMa’s House (a local group 113 acres potential E. M. Pei examples of modern design. In addition, the proximity to the Metro In renovating the old Yenching Palace foster home), and a drive to collect 3% 46% When the tour ended, the pleased in a family oriented neighborhood was restaurant, Walgreens worked with both donated prom gowns for young girls passengers clapped as loudly as they 9 acres potential/impervious exactly what they were looking for. the Historic Preservation Review Board living on the South Dakota Pine Ridge could for Judy and the trolley driver, Offerings include various oaties, and neighbors to ensure that the store Indian Reservation. 30% who had pulled off a couple of muted parfaits, coffees (organic and roasted adhered to all existing regulations. It 77 acres unsuitable “clang, clang, clangs” so as not to violate in Memphis), teas (Revolution Tea), was a challenge from an architectural noise ordnances. and a selection of sandwiches. There standpoint because this is not the

4 | Voices summer 2010 | 5 Guest Columnist: Joan Claybrook Cleveland Park: Hotbed of Civic Engagement Meet the New CPHS Board Members By Gwen Wright Cleveland Park is transportation gridlock, disturbing have been instrumental in getting our for ginger bread houses contributed by Ann Marie Plubell is Founder and a lovely community the beauty of the environment to the pothole ridden streets repaired and even Sherry Floyd resides on Porter Street Cleveland Park architects and artists, CEO of The Plubell Firm, before which in which to live. For detriment of nearby homeowners, not resurfaced. It’s not entirely clear what with her husband David Pomerantz. and a reception. she served as Vice President, Associate years it has attracted talented individuals retaining the historic character of our the master plan is for fixing the various Sherry has been an attorney with the Tina Mead has served on the Board General Counsel and Corporate who care about their neighborhood, small commercial areas, and more. streets, as some in terrible condition are Department of Justice since 1987, where of both the Cleveland Park Club and Secretary for SallieMae from founding their country and the world. Building new structures also is not ignored even though they intersect with she practices in the areas of commercial briefly, the Cleveland Park Historic through privatization. Currently residing From Grover Cleveland to Walter without consequences for our homes. others that are made to look like new. litigation and Fifth Amendment takings Society. Tina’s professional life has on Quebec Street, Ann Marie has been Mondale to Tim Russert, fascinating When the National Cathedral School for And of course the Cleveland Park law. She has also been an active volunteer involved working for McKinsey in a resident of Cleveland Park for close to high-powered people as well as quieter Girls built its new underground parking Historical Society is the ever-present at both the John Eaton and National Tanzania and serving as the CFO for 30 years. In addition to a number of folk have populated our homes. But lot and gym, it blasted with dynamite reminder of what a fine environment Cathedral Schools. Reading Is Fundamental in D.C. More volunteer activities, she has a particular whether they are high octane or low, for days, resulting in a number of my we have for our homes. With its Christine Colby Giraudo has been in recently she served as the Provost- interest in the trees of Cleveland Park. there is a shared sense of obligation to old water pipes beginning to leak. lectures and educational programs, the the design/public relations business for COO at the Washington National make the city and country a better place Others have been concerned about house tours, the newsletter alerts and more than twenty-five years. Christine Cathedral. For the last several years she in which to live. traffic flow and opposed repairing information, we are blessed with civic brings to the historical society a deep has commuted to New York City to MEMBERSHIP continued Some residents have taken on the washed-out part of Klingle Road, concern. As a professional activist and knowledge of classic architecture and work on a part-time basis with a small Family memberships begin at just development issues, effectively expressing a major effort that so far has been organizer for most of my life, I relish the design. She lives in a Wardman Beaux international NGO and is happy to be $50 per year, and here is what you get concern about increasing the heights successful and has reduced the rush of fascinating neighbors who make up our Arts house on 34th Street between back on 34th Place in Cleveland Park for your membership: of buildings, building large structures commuters racing up Woodley Road. community. Woodley and Klingle with her husband full-time. • Personal stake in CPHS’s efforts to without adequate consideration of As well, though, some of our neighbors and two teenage children. Lois Orr of 34th Street became preserve and enhance the Historic Wendy Gray is a Senior Associate involved with the activities of the CPHS District with the Center for the Support of when she moved to DC 12 years ago to • Tax deduction for annual dues Protecting our Neighborhood’s Historic Families where she works as a consultant take a senior position at the Bureau of and other financial support of the to states and the federal government Labor Statistics. An economist, Lois Society’s activities Character— CPHS Architectural Review Committee on child support issues. Early in her is now retired from serving as Deputy • CPHS newsletter, Voices career Wendy worked for Boston Mayor • Discounts on Historic House By Gwen Wright Commissioner of the Bureau for several Kevin White, who appointed her to the years and Acting Commissioner for a Markers, Books, and CPHS Programs to century-old homes, recent new by the Mayor and City Council. The Back Bay Architectural Commission on (house and garden tours, antique 2010 marks the 25th anniversary of year. Lois returns to the Board after construction projects and everything HPRB solicits input on projects in which she served for several years before appraisal day, trolley tours, ginger the Cleveland Park Historical Society having served as President of CPHS for in between. Consisting of friends and the Cleveland Park Historic District leaving Boston. Wendy currently lives bread house building, Preservation (CPHS). The Cleveland Park Historic 3 years. Since leaving the Board, she has neighbors, many of whom are architects, from the ARC on matters of design on Newark Street. Café events, etc.) District and CPHS’s Architectural continued to do work that enhances the architectural historians, or real estate and compatibility. The ARC meets the When Joan Habib of Woodley Road, • Member-only invitations to events Review Committee (ARC) are also community, spearheading the effort to professionals, the organization represents second Monday of the month and may last served on the CPHS board and • Unity beautification programs nearing their own quarter century transform the CP call boxes into public the community view. Neighbors are recommend the concept as presented, as its President, she was responsible including the adopt-a-tree partnership mark. The City-designated historic art. She is also a founding member of also encouraged to attend meetings, make recommendations for change, for acquiring the CPHS office space Go to www.clevelandparkhistorical district is the mechanism that not only the DC Historic Districts Commission. particularly when they have an interest or recommend that the project should in the Broadmoor and in hiring the society.org to review the numerous celebrates the heritage and architecture Susan and Jamie Parkinson live on in a nearby project! not be approved. The suggestions of the CPHS Administrative Director. Joan has materials and programs available, of this wonderful neighborhood, but Newark Street within the Cleveland Briefly, here’s how the system works: ARC are advisory only; they do not have recently retired from her professional and enroll for membership on- also provides protections to maintain Park Historic District with their two applications for exterior alterations the force of law. However, over the past career and has the energy and the line. CPHS staff can be reached at its historic character. The district was daughters. Both hold graduate degrees and new construction within a City- 23 years of working with the HPRB, enthusiasm to devote to CPHS issues. staff@clevelandparkhistoricalsociety. designated in November 1986 after in historic preservation. After graduate designated historic district (like the ARC has generally found that the Newark Street’s Robert Jenkens, has org or 202-237-2538 for additional extensive research by CPHS and was school, Jamie worked at a consulting Cleveland Park) are referred to the preservation staff and Board members a Bachelor of Architecture and a Master information. listed on the National Register of firm in Philadelphia performing reviews DC Historic Preservation Office. The are sensitive to the ARC’s advice. of Science in Real Estate Development Historic Places in April 1987. under the National Historic Preservation preservation staff can help with questions If you have an upcoming project, in addition to studying public policy. CPHS knew that it was essential Act, and Susan worked at a preservation of compatibility, zoning, design and please visit the CPHS website www. This fall, Robert worked with Carol to have a way for district residents advocacy group in Washington. Jamie process. They can sign off “over the clevelandparkhistoricalsociety.org for Lynn Ward Bamford hosting Cleveland to provide substantive input into the has been on the CPHS Architectural counter” for minor work in historic more detail on the process and what Park Historical Society’s ginger bread historic district design review process Review Committee for the past year, districts such as fences, window and door materials to provide to the ARC. Email house decorating festival for children —and so the Architectural Review and is currently a director at Oatlands, replacements, and landscape work. (staff@clevelandparkhistoricalsociety. and families. Robert hopes to work Committee (ARC) was formed in a National Trust property in Leesburg, Larger projects, such as additions, org) or call (202-237-2538) the CPHS with CPHS and Carolyn to make this 1987. The group still meets monthly Virginia. Currently, Jamie works as a must also go before the Historic office to be placed on the agenda of an an annual fund raising event, expanding to review applications for alterations, litigator at a law firm, and Susan consults Preservation Review Board (HPRB)—a upcoming ARC meeting. the day to include a display of the additions and new construction in the to a trade association. City board with members appointed children’s creations, a silent auction district. The ARC has reviewed changes

6 | Voices summer 2010 | 7 The Story of Rosedale By Mark Ozer portion of the property that became the Their daughter Elizabeth was married Woodley Estate was sold to his brother- to the architect Waldron Faulkner who in-law Phillip Barton Key whose home built several contemporary houses along was Woodley, the present-day Maret Ordway Street. His son Winthrop, also an School. Several other pieces were sold architect, built additional contemporary off leaving Rosedale with 130 acres. A houses along 36th Street. portion of the Forrest farm to be called While the public cannot visit the “Oak View” was bought during his homes on the Rosedale grounds, one presidency by President Grover Cleveland can stroll about by entering through as a summer house for his new bride the driveway and gate at Newark and One of the oldest houses in the Frances. Hence the name “Cleveland 35th Streets, bearing in mind the rules District still exists close by at 3701 Park” was given when a portion of the established by the Rosedale Conservancy, Newark Street. Rosedale is the name property was developed with homes which was established in 2002. For given to the farmhouse settled by starting in the 1890s. A remnant of additional information please go to Uriah Forrest in 1793, in the midst of “Red Top, “the Grover Cleveland home, www.rosedaleconservancy.org. his almost thousand acre property that still remains in the Bishop’s Garden of Mark Ozer is the author of Washington, included the entire area that became the Washington National Cathedral. In DC: Politics and Place and Massachusetts Cleveland Park and Woodley Park. 1917, the Rosedale property was sold Avenue: Palaces and Privilege. Both Rosedale was the Forrest home while a to the Coonley family from Chicago. books are available at Politics and Prose Bookstore.

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