A hundred years ago, life in Eckington was all about streetcar. Now it is all on the subway, with docking stations North and the southern end of the northeast Washington neighborhood. Often confused with nearby communities, such as Shaw and Brookland, Eckington is becoming increasingly a separate request area, say real estate agents. But more often than not, attracts people who were attracted by other, more well-known neighborhoods with easy access to Metro-but has found that they do not meet their budgets.
That is what brought Vicki Gass at its end-unit rowhouse bright in 2002. "It was a very tight market," he said. "Find everything I could afford was a challenge." The neighborhood is a primarily a mix of two and three brick Subdivision plans, many with Bay fronts. Some blocks include large homes. Condominium developments have popped up in recent years. Living styles vary from block to block, said Angela Jones, who lives in Eckington and works as an agent with long & Foster's near Brookland. The mix includes large Victorian and federal-style houses; are similar to those on Capitol Hill, "but with much lower prices," he said.
The land which became Eckington was once the country home of Joseph Gales, Jr. Mayor of Washington from 1827 to 1830, and editor of the national Intelligencer. Gales has built a two-storey house on the site, naming his estate Eckington after the English village where he was born. Tram-the Washington area soon-came in 1878. Most houses of Eckington began climbing in 1890, with another development boom in the 1920s.
The streetcar line was closed in the 1950s, and Eckington suffered the sort of decline that has plagued many urban districts in the following decades. But the whole neighborhood has transformed over the past five years, said Chip Lewis, a real estate agent with Matthew Spicer who worked in real estate Ad for more than 35 years. He sees interest in Eckington from a mix of young professionals, government workers, artists and young families who want to live in the city and avoid commuting half an hour.
Those who choose to make their home Eckington say that are drawn from a diverse, friendly communities, the myriad transport options and solid homes. Ben Lyttleton and his wife moved from suburban Virginia to Eckington about two years ago. Quickly they felt Welcome, he said. "The thing about Subdivision-you meet your neighbors," he said, recognizing the close quarters. For example, more than 35 neighbors stopped by their election night party, he said.