▁the ▁property ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 9 ▁and ▁was ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁turn pi ke ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁John ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁Water ▁sold ▁their ▁interest ▁in ▁S app ington ' s ▁swe ep ▁to ▁William ▁and ▁Mary ▁C iss el ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁sold ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁for ▁$ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁brothers ▁Harry ▁D . ▁and ▁F ult on ▁R . ▁Gordon ▁from ▁Ba iley ' s ▁Cross ro ads , ▁who ▁sub div ided ▁a ▁tract ▁on ▁the ▁Howard ▁county ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Pat ux ent ▁river ▁to ▁form ▁" N orth ▁La ure l ". ▁The ▁business ▁office ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁was ▁operated ▁out ▁of ▁an ▁office ▁on ▁ 9 1 8 F ▁Street ▁in ▁Washington ▁as ▁Gordon ▁& ▁Bro , ▁market ing ▁real ▁estate ▁in ▁the ▁" sub ur bs " ▁between ▁Baltimore ▁and ▁Washington . ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁the ▁Gordon ▁brothers ▁sold ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁" N orth ▁La ure l " ▁for ▁$ 6 4 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁Key ▁Brothers ▁& ▁Company ▁to ▁fin ance ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁ ▁F ult on ▁Gordon ▁divor ced ▁shortly ▁after ward ▁and ▁declared ▁himself ▁broke . ▁The ▁brothers ▁built ▁an ▁American ▁F ours quare ▁on ▁" L ot ▁ 1 0 " ▁ ▁prior ▁to