The district is a well-preserved example of an early-20th-century planned residential area, encompassing some 50 acres (20 ha).

The houses built are generally of high quality, many of them architect-designed, with architecturally diverse revival styles popular at the time.

The area was developed between 1916 and 1929 by John Freeman, who owned a country estate in the area, and sought a way to develop the largely swampy tract.

[2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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