Then and Now: New Hampshire and Rock Creek Church Road, NW
(The northwest corner of New Hampshire Avenue and Rock Creek Church Road, NW, ca. 1927 (left), and today (right). Historic image from Historical Society of Washington, D.C.)
The houses located on the west side of New Hampshire Avenue from 3600 to 3612 were built by Joseph J. Moebs. Construction began in 1909. Upon purchasing the land from Ernest Steiger for $7,800, some speculated that Moebs would erect an apartment house instead of residences . This view shows the row from the southeast, at the intersection of New Hampshire and Rock Creek Church Road.
Tags: Columbia Heights, historic comparison, Park View
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December 10, 2010 at 1:59 pm
I love “then and now” pictures like this. Thanks for sharing!
December 11, 2010 at 6:03 pm
wow, so the sidewalk used to stick a lot further out (like what they’d call a bulb-out today). they should widen it again to be as it was.