▁and ▁Fort ▁Dup ont ). ▁The ▁firm ▁incorpor ated ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Bl iss - H av em ey er ▁Sy nd icate ▁col lapsed , ▁however , ▁when ▁Hav em ey er ▁and ▁H ear st ▁died , ▁and ▁Bl iss ▁became ▁seriously ▁ill . ▁The ▁Over look ▁Inn ▁lost ▁its ▁popular ▁appeal , ▁and ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁homes ▁were ▁built . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁Colonel ▁Arthur ▁E . ▁Rand le ▁formed ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Real ty ▁Company , ▁bought ▁out ▁the ▁Bl iss - H av em ey er ▁Sy nd icate ▁properties ▁and ▁East ▁Washington ▁He ights ▁Tra ction ▁Company , ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁Rand le ▁High lands . ▁Rand le , ▁who ▁only ▁arrived ▁in ▁Washington ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁founded ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Congress ▁He ights ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁The ▁development ▁was ▁wild ly ▁successful , ▁and ▁he ▁inv ested ▁heavily ▁in ▁the ▁B elt ▁Railway , ▁a ▁local ▁street car ▁company . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁the ▁Capital ▁Railway ▁Company ▁extended ▁its ▁street car ▁lines ▁over ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Street ▁Br id ges ▁and ▁down ▁Nich oll s ▁Avenue ▁to ▁Congress ▁He ights . ▁Rand le ▁sold ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁Capital ▁Railway ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁and ▁used ▁this ▁fortune ▁to ▁buy ▁out ▁the ▁Bl iss - H av em ey