Alix and Aelita,
Please create a list of properties in the Shepherd Park neighborhood
Shepherd Park Neighborhood Homes for Sale
About Shepherd Park:
Shepherd Park (Shepherd Park
DC) is a popular Northwest neighborhood of approximately 700 single
family homes bounded by Aspen Street to the South, Eastern Avenue
to the North, 16th Street and Rock Creek Park to the West and Georgia
Avenue to the East. Along the tree-lined streets of Shepherd Park
DC is a mix of Colonials (both traditional and Spanish), Tudors,
ramblers, split-levels, farm houses, bungalows and several Sears
frame homes.
Shepherd
Park DC takes its name from Alexander Robey Shepherd ("Boss"
Shepherd), who administered the Territory of the District of Columbia
for Congress after the Civil War and served as its first Governor
from 1873-4. In 1868 he built a Second Empire-style Victorian at
the corner of what is now 13th and Geranium Streets. He and his
wife called it "Bleak House" after Dickens' novel.
Boss Shepherd owned a plant nursery and is credited with planting
60,000 trees in the neighborhood, as well as a variety of wild flowers.
The street names (Aspen, Holly, Floral, Jonquil etc) in Shepherd
Park DC derive from this period.
In
more recent times, the most notable resident of Shepherd Park DC
has been the Walter Reed Army Medical Center which occupies 113
acres in the southeast corner of the neighborhood. Fort Stevens,
one of the ring of Civil War forts defending the City from Confederate
forces, is just to the south. A popular feature of Shepherd Park
DC is the new soccer field and track at Shepherd Elementary. Several
generations of Washingtonians have favored Shepherd Park DC. Its
tree-lined streets give it a gracious feel and its proximity to
both Takoma and Silver Spring Metro stops make it extremely convenient.
In the last several years, a Halloween house decoration contest
and parade have enlivened the days before the annual trick or treat.
Many residents of Shepherd Park DC also appreciate the proximity
of the beautiful Rock Creek Park.
Good buys are always possible, particularly if you have a local market expert to help you. Alix Myerson and Aelita Brolis are experienced real estate professionals with nearly eighteen years experience between them, overseeing more than $100,000,000 of real estate transactions.
