Colony Hill - A Smart Village of Eary American and Georgian Homes developed by Boss & Phelps

The 1932 brochure for Colony Hill says the neighborhood was built for people "whose minds seek that elusive atmosphere of the old," with its one-of-a-kind homes that belong to "the old masterpieces that are gradually passing away," and still provide "the efficiency of the new." Borrowing themes from New England, Georgian and Grecian designs, architects Boss & Phelps placed traditional-style homes within reach of downtown Washington.

This small neighborhood, which has but three streets pinned between Reservoir Road, Foxhall Road and Glover-Archbold Park, was founded in 1932 by Harry K. Boss as part of his building feud with Waverly Taylor. Boss had barely finished his group of Foxhall Village houses when Taylor began building a rival development that blocked the view enjoyed by Boss's houses. To keep vigilant watch on Taylor's building activities, Boss built the cluster of Colony Hill houses just north of Foxhall Village, and settled into one of the first houses on Hoban Road.

Of the 70 houses Boss planned for Colony Hill, only 43 were built.