dr. wilkinson who lived at 406 u street, clara who lived at 414 u street. she was the a farm cyst apharma daughter of john smith. there was percy a. roy who was a craf craf craftsman. in 1910, the browns neighbors worked as a dining car waiter and a maid. other neighbors of the browns worked as a traveling salesman, janitor, messenger for the navy, porter at a hotel, a barber, a chauffeur and a map folder. ledroit park was founded as an exclusively white neighborhood. t proprietors only accepted those of the highest type. from the very beginning, rod iron gates, wooden fences and wooden boards were erected to a seclude them from a black neighborhood by howard university. washmen also controlled access to and from the neighborhood against intruders and undesirables. they south to capture a rural picturesque park like setting during the 19th century. a house at 419 u street is an italian villa in the fashion of andrew jackson downing and these files were popular as a result of his book. other popular styles in ledroit park influenced by downing and employed w