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Model of an A-Frame House, Barry Farm, Late 1860s:
The $10 monthly payment provided Barry Farm settlers with enough material to build a 14-by-24-foot two-room house. But many Barry Farm residents later added additional rooms. Those with means bought more than one lot and constructed large homes. Others with money to invest purchased several lots and constructed homes for rental or sale. By the 1900s, the neighborhood had become a sought-after location for up-and-coming African Americans in Washington, DC. |