Evening Star Newspaper, November 2, 1930, Page 6

Yok SUapdY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. NOVEMB. R 2, 1930—PART ONE. trathmead O, Planned Comm wzi{(y Marking an Epoch in the Development of the Greater Washington Area When you learn, as you will, presently, all of the details of the Strathmeade Plan, you cannot fail to be irr'x- g:essed by the practical forethought, the sincerity, completeness, and care with which STR{\THMEADE is ing developed to provide you with the ideal residence community, protected by wise regulations that assure permanence—a community that must appeal to discriminating home lovers everywhere through the sheer force of its desirability as a place in which to live. STRATHMEADE is too big—its expertly formed p nouncement. Below are listed some of the chief featu lan is too comprehensive--to explain in detail in one an- res which differentiate STRATHMEADE so sharply from the “real estate type of development” and make it a distinctive advance in the creation of the ideal residence community. I—The Strathmeade Plan: - Has been very carefully evolved by leading experts in their field. In it has been incorporated all of the best, proved methods employed in the develop- llz;xent of the most successful community projects of the United States and urope. Sound community planning has provided at STRATHMEADE generous building sites, affording a fine view and ample distance between homes, a carefully designed system of parked, winding streets, ample recreation areas, school sites that are more than a few lots; well developed play spaces, con- venient business centers, bridle paths, parks, a community swimming pool, three nine-hole golf courses and other facilities for outdoor sports. Over all is a reasonable control of the design and construction of every improvement, and restrictions against nuisances of every kind and character that perma- nently protect the property values created and preserve the character,beauty and utility of the community. These are some of the essential factors which give distinction to the STRATHMEADE plan. 2—Strathmeade Protective Regulations: STRATHMEADE'’S restrictions against nuisances are in every sense pro- tective. They cover every square foot of land within the community against the intrusion of all that is unsightly, inharmonious and value-destroying. They prohibit no good or useful thing. Instead, they encourage all that is good, common-sense, and beautiful because they are covenants running with the land and are legally enforceable by Strathmeade’s property owners and are, therefore, a continuing protection to property values for all time t_hroughout the whole community, including sold and unsold, used and idle The establishment of such protection is the one way that we can know in advance the kind of a community Strathmeade will be and the kind of people that will inhabit it. 3—Strathmeade Assured Value: Strathmeade will cover an area of slightly over two square miles and is therefore sufficiently large to create and maintain its own environment and dominate the areas surrounding it. Strathmeade is its own assurance of increas- ing property values throush the wise provision in the protective regulations that places in the hands of the property owners themselves the absolute right :i° he:;ltrld their neighborhoods in accordance with the provisions of the estab- shed plan. d—Strathmeade Homes Association: Every home in STRATHMEADE, whether large or small, will be built under the supervision of the Strathmeade Planning Board, and will be ar- tistic and harmonious in appearance and design. You can choose your home site knowing in advance that nothing will interfere with your permanent en- joyment of the location you buy, and that your residence when built is as- sured a neighbrhood equally artistic. §—Strathmeade Homes: i The administration of Strathmeade Protective Regulations will be entirely in the hands of the Strathmeade Homes Association, membersip in which is limited to owners of building sites in Strathmeade. The Homes Association, under its charter, can enjoin and remove nuisances in any form. 1t is only thru the protection of all improvements, public and private, that permanence of community character can be established and indefinitely main- tained. 6—Strathmeade Recreational Facilities: II The Strathmeade Plan includes unusually generous rovisions for the recreation, enjoyment and relaxation of its inhabitants. The first nine-hole section of a total plan of 27 holes of golf is now being constructed. There will be tennis courts and community swimming pool. The several hur'ndred acres of parks will afford keen enjoyment to horseback riders and hikers. Every single residence will have plenty of land available for flower erowing and other heathful home activities. 4 7—Strathmeade A Paradise For Children: Conditions obtaifiifig in modern cities make little or ng provision for the - healthful play so essential to the growing child. k e With neighborhoods planned so that every home is only a short distance from a modern school and nlayground in the community, and so that smnll children can go safely to and from school and playgr nds without ' crossing heavy-traffic streets, STRATHMEADE will be afveritable Paradise for chil- dren of all ages. The 300 acres of parks and recreational spaces in STRATH- MEADE will provide safe, healthful play spaces for the youngsters. What finer heritage can your children have than healthful, charming home environ- ment and ample playgrounds in surroundings of great natural beauty? 8—Strathmeade History: Located in the glamorous Northern Virginia of Washington and Lee and other.famous Americans, STRATHMEADE is located on the important, transcontinental Lee Highway, in Fairfax County, Virginid, nine miles west of downtown Washington. gl The property, comprising 1,311 acres of gentle rolling plateau land, well wooded and traversed by two winding st -ams, was purchased in 1926 by the C. H. Galliher Company in anticipation of the rapid growth of the Metro- politan Area and the suburban develonment which must inevitably follow the completion of the magnificent Ar'ington Memorial Bridge and the 200- foot Lee Memorial Boulevard, with which the State of Virginia plans to con- neet the Nation’s Capital and the Shenandoah National Park. ; The C. H. Galliher Company has sold the community site to the Strath- meade Corporation without profit to themselves, and at a price greatly be- low its present acreage value. Thic fortunate purchase enables Strath- meade Corporation to plan and develop Washington’s first ideal residence commuuity, in which protected homesites will be available to you at prices far lower than will prevail when the extensive Federal and State programs for the improvement and beautification of Northern Virginia have been com- pleted. trathmeade /{73“ Permanence 611 Fourteenth Street Northwest . Metropolitan 3696