4205 Military Road, NW, as seen in the Sears Catalog |
Hugh M. Sterling applied for and was
granted a building permit for 4205 Military Road, NW on October 19, 1922,
although the street was known as Keokuk Street at the time. He indicated that the house was designed by
the Sears, Roebuck & Company, and I later determined that it is the model
coined The Alhambra. Sterling
estimated its construction cost as approximately $7,000.
Pictured in 1986 |
At the time of the application to
build 4205 Military Road in 1922, Hugh Sterling resided at 723 Euclid Street, NW. He was listed at that address as a single, 50-year-old
roomer in the 1920 census. Following its
completion in 1924, the Hugh and his new wife Lillian moved into the house at
4205 Military that Hugh had built himself.
Sterling was listed in the 1930 City
Directory as a lawyer, specializing in patents, with an office address of 906 G
Street, NW, in rooms 600-602. It was
also known as the McGill Building. They
would continue to own and live at 4205
Military Road until 1960.
Hugh and Lillian Sterling also
enjoyed a farm in Hampton, Virginia that he purchased upon his retirement. Hugh Sterling died in December of 1953 at
the Emergency Hospital. He is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery. Lillian Sterling continued to reside at 4205
Military road until it was sold as part of her Last Will & Testament on March 10, 1960.
Copyright Paul K. Williams
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