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31-486: The Elizabeth Arden Building is an historic building, located at 1147 Connecticut Avenue , Northwest, Washington, D.C. , in downtown Washington, D.C. Built in 1929, the former Elizabeth Arden beauty salon is an example of Georgian Revival architecture , and the city's only known design of architect Mott B. Schmidt . The Elizabeth Arden Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. It

62-533: A five-mile stretch from today's Woodley Park neighborhood in D.C. to Jones Bridge Road in Maryland's Montgomery County . Meanwhile, he acquired control of the nascent Rock Creek Railway , which had a charter to build a streetcar line in the District. Beginning in 1888, Newlands and his partners graded a roadway, laid streetcar track down its center, and erected a bridge over a Rock Creek tributary. The road proceeded in

93-692: A local street, continues past Georgia Avenue and ends at Leisure World Boulevard. For more than six decades, Connecticut Avenue was host to various streetcar lines. The first was the Connecticut Avenue and Park Railway (soon absorbed by the Metropolitan Railroad ), which opened in April 1873 and ran from the White House to Boundary Avenue . In 1890, the Rock Creek Railway began operating from

124-520: A straight, 3.3-mile line north-northwest from today's Calvert Street to today's Chevy Chase Circle , then another 1.85 miles due north to Coquelin Run , yet another Rock Creek tributary near today's Chevy Chase Lake Drive. The streetcars began operating along the line's full length in 1892, connecting to their terminus at 18th and U Streets NW via the railway's iron trestle across the Rock Creek gorge. In 1907,

155-514: A terminus on Boundary Avenue two blocks east of Connecticut Avenue; its streetcars ran across the Rock Creek gorge on an iron bridge near today's Duke Ellington Bridge , then turned north onto Connecticut near today's Calvert Street intersection. The line continued down the middle of Connecticut Avenue to Chevy Chase Circle, then ran on to its terminus at Chevy Chase Lake, an amusement park just south of today's Jones Bridge Road. A third streetcar line,

186-594: Is an arterial route in the National Highway System between K Street and Nebraska Avenue. Connecticut Avenue leaves the District of Columbia at Chevy Chase Circle, at the intersection of Connecticut and Western Avenues . Upon entering Maryland, it gains the route designation Maryland State Highway 185 and runs through the Chevy Chase, Maryland , postal area. This stretch is lined by the Chevy Chase Club,

217-605: Is today home of the diplomatic mission of the Republic of China on Taiwan. Tregaron, present-day home of the Washington International School , is a Georgian house built in 1912. The neighborhood acquired its name after 1886, when President Grover Cleveland purchased a stone farmhouse opposite Rosedale and remodeled it into a Queen Anne style summer estate called Oak View or Oak Hill (by other accounts, Red Top). When Cleveland lost his bid for re-election in 1888 ,

248-575: The Chevy Chase Lake & Kensington Railway (later, the Kensington Railway Company) began operations in 1895, running north from Chevy Chase Lake on Connecticut Avenue for a half mile before diverging to the right and heading on to Kensington, Maryland . Streetcar operations on Connecticut north of Rock Creek ended in 1935; their service was replaced by buses . "It was the most significant District streetcar abandonment up to that time",

279-454: The Dupont Circle neighborhood, it splits at N Street into a through roadway and service roadways . The through roadway tunnels under Dupont Circle, while the service roadways intersect the outer roadway of the circle. The through roadway and service roadways rejoin at R Street. Originally, there was no tunnel, and all vehicular traffic on Connecticut Avenue went through the circle. The tunnel

310-527: The Great Depression in the 1930s. As a result, houses of very different sizes, natures, and styles can often be seen next to one another. In the later 20th century, Winthrop Faulkner and I. M. Pei designed houses in the neighborhood as well. The Park and Shop (1930) was one of the first two strip malls or neighborhood shopping centers in the U.S. It was anchored by Piggly Wiggly and built in an L shape with dedicated parking space for shoppers in

341-733: The Taft Bridge across Rock Creek connected the southern and northern segments of Connecticut Avenue. In 1932, the Newlands bridge over the tributary was replaced by the current Klingle Valley Bridge . Connecticut Avenue begins just north of the White House at Lafayette Square . It is interrupted by Farragut Square . North of Farragut Square and K Street , Connecticut Avenue is one of the major streets in downtown Washington , with high-end restaurants, historical buildings such as Sedgwick Gardens , hotels, and shopping. As Connecticut Avenue approaches

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372-483: The Tregaron Estate ) in the neighborhood, located off of Macomb Street between Connecticut Avenue and 34th Street. The National Child Research Center operates a nursery school in the neighborhood; National Cathedral School , St. Albans School , Beauvoir School , and Sidwell Friends School are located at the edge of the customary boundary of Cleveland Park. The District of Columbia Public Library system operates

403-514: The Washington Post would write. The Red Line of the Washington Metro subway system runs beneath Connecticut Avenue. Metro stations along or near Connecticut Avenue include: The following Metrobus routes travel along the street (listed from south to north): The following Ride On routes travel along the street (listed from south to north): The following MARC Train stop lies on

434-542: The William Howard Taft Bridge and goes through upper Northwest Washington, D.C., including the Woodley Park , Cleveland Park , Forest Hills, and Chevy Chase, D.C. neighborhoods. Between Woodley Park and Cleveland Park, Connecticut Avenue is carried over a deep valley on another bridge . Numerous older, Art Deco high-rise apartment buildings line the 3000 block, with slightly newer apartment buildings in

465-627: The 4000 and 5000 blocks. The National Zoological Park sits halfway between the Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan and Cleveland Park Metro stations. A bit further north is the strikingly futuristic former headquarters of Intelsat ; a bit further south are the Omni Shoreham Hotel and the landmark Wardman Park Hotel building, once the city's largest hotel. This section is also a major commuter route; until 2020, it had reversible lanes along most of its length that operated during

496-703: The Rosedale grounds were placed in a public conservancy, and the farmhouse, said to be the oldest house in Washington, returned to residential use. Other estates followed. Gardiner Greene Hubbard , first president of the National Geographic Society , built the colonial Georgian revival Twin Oaks on 50 acres (200,000 m²) in 1888. It was used as a summer home by the Hubbard family, including Alexander Graham Bell , and

527-650: The construction of a swimming pool, the Club became more centered on recreational swimming, although other activities, including annual potluck suppers on Memorial Day and Labor Day , a day camp, and other occasional social and educational events continue. District of Columbia Public Schools operates several public schools that serve children residing in Cleveland Park. Some of the zoned schools reside in nearby neighborhoods. Zoned schools include: The Washington International School operates an upper-school campus (located on

558-559: The construction of the local library branch, the Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library. It is a member of the Federation of Citizens Associations of the District of Columbia . The Cleveland Park Historical Society , founded 1985, strives to document and preserve the history and architecture of the neighborhood, and especially the historic district, which was designated in 1987. The Society sponsors an annual house tour in

589-429: The earliest strip malls . It is named after Grover Cleveland , who owned property in the area. The first known settler was General Uriah Forrest , an aide-de-camp of George Washington who built an estate called Rosedale (now at 3501 Newark Street) in 1793, when he began serving as a Congressman from Maryland . Later, it housed Youth For Understanding , an international student exchange organization. In 2002,

620-732: The first subdivisions were made in response to the extension of the Georgetown and Tennallytown electric streetcar line along Wisconsin Avenue, the success of the neighborhood was the result of the Rock Creek Railway , built on Connecticut Avenue in 1892. Once Cleveland Park was connected to downtown Washington, the neighborhood's second phase of development, as a " streetcar suburb ", began. The Cleveland Park Company oversaw construction on numerous plots starting in 1894. Most houses were designed by individual architects and builders, including Waddy B. Wood and Paul J. Pelz , resulting in an eclectic mix of

651-650: The former National 4-H Youth Conference Center, and Columbia Country Club . After interchanging with the Capital Beltway at Exit 33, Connecticut Avenue enters Kensington , where it is the major north-south street of the central business district. Connecticut Avenue long ended at University Boulevard ( Maryland State Highway 193 ). Then Concord Avenue was extended northward to form an extension of Connecticut Avenue that passes through Wheaton and Aspen Hill . The state route designation ends at Georgia Avenue ( Maryland State Highway 97 ). Connecticut Avenue, now simply

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682-424: The front, a novelty at the time. The center still exists, anchored by a Target store. The Cleveland Park Citizens Association (CPCA) was established in 1911 by residents of the Cleveland Park area. The Association was incorporated in 1964 as the "Connecticut Avenue Citizens Association." The name was changed in 1966 to the current name, Cleveland Park Citizens Association. Over the years, it has raised money for

713-514: The morning and evening rush hours (7–9:30 a.m. and 4–6:30 p.m.). It connects with the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway via 24th Street. Mid-century-era high-rise apartments line the avenue, with elegant, older detached homes on shady side streets. The road passes the main campus of the University of the District of Columbia near the Van Ness metrorail station. Connecticut Avenue

744-403: The neighborhood. The Cleveland Park Club was founded in 1922 to "promote social intercourse, recreation and sports, literature and the arts, and for mutual improvement" of the neighborhood in the days before television and widespread broadcasting and movies. The next year, the Club purchased a 1900 house to use as its base. Events included such entertainment as plays, songfests, and dances. With

775-536: The north. Its main commercial corridor lies along Connecticut Avenue NW, where the eponymous Cleveland Park station of the Washington Metro 's Red Line can be found; another commercial corridor lies along Wisconsin Avenue . The neighborhood is known for its many late 19th century homes and the historic Art Deco Uptown Theater . It is also home to the William L. Slayton House and the Park and Shop, built in 1930 and one of

806-672: The popular architectural styles of the time, notably the Queen Anne style (including the Shingle style ), Georgian Revival , and the Mission Revival . In later years, simpler schools of design such as the Prairie style and Tudor Revival came to dominate. Development proceeded in fits and starts, punctuated by such events as the bankruptcy of the Cleveland Park Company in 1905 and

837-472: The property was sold. The Oak View subdivision was platted in 1890. The Cleveland Heights subdivision was platted around the same time, and the Cleveland Park subdivision soon thereafter. Red Top in the meantime was inhabited by Washington architect Robert I. Fleming and later by his widow, and eventually demolished in 1927 to be replaced on the same site by the neo-Georgian mansion that still stands at 3536 Newark Street NW. Early large-scale development

868-493: The street: Cleveland Park Cleveland Park is a residential neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It is located at 38°56′11″N 77°3′58″W  /  38.93639°N 77.06611°W  / 38.93639; -77.06611 and bounded approximately by Rock Creek Park to the east, Wisconsin and Idaho Avenues to the west, Klingle and Woodley Roads to the south, and Rodman and Tilden Streets to

899-618: Was built in 1949 to serve vehicles and a Capital Transit streetcar line that operated until 1962. After crossing Florida Avenue near the Hilton Washington hotel, Connecticut Avenue narrows and winds between the Kalorama neighborhoods. (The Kalorama Triangle Historic District extends eastward from Connecticut, while the Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District lies to the west.) The avenue then crosses Rock Creek Park on

930-616: Was renovated for the Tiny Jewel Box store in 1996. Connecticut Avenue Connecticut Avenue was first extended north from Rock Creek around 1890 as part of an audacious plan to create a streetcar suburb in present-day Chevy Chase, Maryland , several miles distant from Washington, D.C. The area northwest of today's Calvert Street NW was largely farmland when Francis Newlands , a sitting Congressman from Nevada, quietly acquired more than 1,700 acres in Northwest D.C. and Maryland along

961-405: Was spurred by the neighborhood's upland topography, which provided a breezy relief from the hot, fetid air in the lowlands that were then the built-up area of Washington, D.C. Most of the houses built during this period show their intended use as summer houses in the era before air conditioning , having such architectural features as wide porches, large windows, and long, overhanging eaves. While

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