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Washingttm fosts tux, remarkable ladies whlJ blazed the. path fvr 1VQtntn in rtal estate

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("41thic G il l U>Ok :m intc~ in tt..:il (::St:ltt
t,'tng b,.w;k lQ h.:. youdi c,n the N(lfth Sh..-.
of l~ n , wbcre i.hc'<l ac.c:omp.ir,y ho- &lhcr,
, to! c~c i.nw:stot, on monthly ruutwb tu
-OU!lc:ct n:r,t c:hoch.Slic :wri,'Cd in W.Uhingwn
;11 Ct<:ff\1,--0od t<> Set1. tii<I Mis. J,,ho 0 . oonsrS1Cl\dy d~'1rig mOfc than 01bers ·would
R.ockcfollcr IV. While d>t CSb(C's histori.: be p(Cflatcd w ,lo ;).nJ blowing lU(H'<: th.Mi
~ le ck::6.ned hc:r c.:u:I)' c:u-ttr, bcr cn,wnfr•e they -.re w illing r.o 6.nd our. She <$l)Cll»1Jy
~hicw.ment "~ the J2 J nu11f0n $:lie o( u nder$t(M)d the in ner workin~ and the
210l l'(lx_haJ) R~I {now dtc Pb.ilJifll P:uk pot«IWI rmlik~ of die oLkr h~ric hac11<$
dcvdapmcnt), the. thin! highest in the City)C that wac J10 m11d 1 in demand i:n W.t1hingtun.
hi~ry. ru w ith m:my al her d k!nts, then! WAS o:,peci:dly in G ~ ·n.
uo 1,1.1b1ic li:4iug, aud 6.1.hie n!pr('li'tntcJ both Mer ockbrity d ioll.~ iududcd nitu:,bcrs d
the 1,uy,._T.I :.Ml tl1,:; )(-lier. tl1e OuJ1 famil)·, Seu. Geurs,c M,Cowru ;uid
Her dte'nts wcre roy.)lcy 3.l)d foreis;o fd.m din-c:itvf f'T31w::is l~ rJ Copi)(Jai. Sbe l)(:™1f
~--c,'flll:ietllll, 1)f(>n...,e:in fumilies. higb-F.tllking ljV<:J Ul a big Coorg,:rowo ))()USC wic:b histofic
1)(Jic-jCUl}S:, unfYCr:S.iiC!-. nl¢lltb¢i's of 1.bc l~ fbes p rQ1,-cn:m<.c {her$ had on,;e been owned by
'10(), :and :an lndi:m tribe,~ weO ~ young $en. Robert '(aft). The eoor!JW)1U parties $he
fa,til_k.'$ :.and n::amt collq;c 1?,Q<lu:tlt'$.
NWhcthcr it W ll'I a mufti-million-dall:u
listing o r a ~1dio mlW, the d ic:nt wtmld
..!w:tyS get C:ithieii intcre:t and :wtrotitm ,
a nd ,11,:; ,;,;,ou)d W()sk cqu:J)y hzrd ,:,11 OOth to
t1~u-c a )(1ct,:i,..,ft1I outoo.11<:." J,:,lm CilJ 1'aid.
''l :Or di:.t very t('~o. q.1.ife a few iodiviJuols
Sobe reored a1w o»cnu «> wfl(:J1 dicy fu$t came
to W:uhingcon cw.nwa{ly p11~d a hc.>me
fmm lier, too. many )'<'••u s l;itt:r ... If t:Yer tht:re
~ :in cxaml)le a(M.>IJ'l!Mnc fu,ding h• ac' ht-:r-
' tt1k' eJling,' my m(lffier w.t'I tlut ('Cfflln. Shc:

iu lbt t=i)· I9«b ;uid bceu.uc ;uJ instruc.'tOr :It - fottun:ltl' CIIOUgh tu find ll on..-er die both
The llc:au'i'(,-r School J,:,vcJ :u1d cccdkd :it - h,;r i11u;:,1c ooc11~>o:titiw
Her w Jy ~~~·) (Of 1~ <ffl!tek:J h<:I' luck r.1.111u~ ;i,.l 'wo,kiug lie~'(:!,~ ;:. \\ttk' \\'Uri:
co bcr (:'Idler'~ livdil)OO(l, ruk.l subscql1endy, ctl1ic: took it fw.11 tl:icic." ... Joi.., Ciil
W(M.,sh b:ird lM.>fk a,)(I cit ~ p~ . : -..
t:hc p:arl;Jf()ll her r~ion into a bu; i.nCfl', PAT DIXSON
<'Atth;c OiJJ Inc, wh.ich hmkttc:d SJ biJ)j,m P.c ~ n. "fl(> bad ""t,N ~ ro )\"ru:5 fu.,(n
in ,:.ks tr.u~m tM!r dwce ~ in the c..ly-0.....1.Al:dnncr.l,dicd tlCI IXIC.22:it. 72.
rationii capibl. She WJl'I a guldc11 child tifWJll:hitigton d haded are , tiD n:mcmhc:rnd fut thc:ir ed<!dic
" She w ught to nm her h11:1i:n,._"$ like :. csbk. ,,ffl!le!ell-S a Mid.o'loucl, d 1.11 ,.,._-eini:J to guot Juts., Ouwing b:u aiid ddici<Mu food
t(u.na)·, wl1ilc ;dw dr..t'Wl,.q:; up()lt l,cr C,l(~>cri<-'fKXl u "1.e ot:\i\-'fy tn.lrlal.'li0 11 turi, to go)J. MiUious 1h;11. ,:u~.,._-d, fr(H11 Sw,._-d.nh gr:,vlu to Pl'•l-"-')'C·~
:e: ;a. t~ hcr,- n.-eilh lllel" rou j(,lu1 CiU. ·~· vioe or dullm ,;,.-urth or real i."libl ,:; s;;ak-,, p)W;(:J dUctc,i.
pt<:s:idCJW <Ji die firm h.is O:it'llbet WlttCd, "'Her thfo~igh bcr bovtiqoe offi<c, Dixson W'l6 di(: Dixsi:tt, WllS born in 1IIl Ortltlld~ 1111, ~IC
<bk Wil.i ;a. tca1chc:r's cl~ 2nJ die tlffi«:. w hicb sndf ~ d)(: kgeod in h,er Q\lllc -:J«:.r $oCml'lt 11 gr<;w up in North c~.1{tlim1. J.let s.:.~1lhcrn
:ii ~ pc:tl: h:.d 50-:iec(lt'I, ~"'a'! open.. m.,c:h li):c I~ $int]c h.:i~ mnoctioo rcconl - (IOC 11cccm 11nJ '-""'a)'S, C$p<:ci:..lly Mr s.cnse of
a~n,om... that hd d for )'<'.:ll'S - w ith the J H millicn h~ pfblity, \\<ere~ ~~ i.n hc:r life! 2i,d
O.tthic bund ..id her md C'.$btC bml:~ :ul.c al the lfflh:JI Rwd cstnc ar »ts patrons ,he: wouJd have hem the fi-"t oo ae,cc th:c
in 198 5 with c:01m11iuiuiu made o n the Dunan :v,d M:ujorie Phillql$ in 1989. being blonde :u\11 hc:u1tifol :Jw helped. -
$6.6 millio11 :ale o r -·11tt:- R(ICb .. m::1t.c: Her MXtct - that ,he: eJ1rncd lier n:w,udc, /)c,nr., Slw CiJ

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