Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-21

From = competent authority, Messrs. XII.
bourn & Latin, we have the following interesting
exhibit Of real estate and building operations in
" hia0fos, fhis enrtuu.

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bourn & Latta, we have the following interesting
exhibit Of real estate and building operations in
Washington this spring:
-Eeg OBRIcR OF KILBouRH q LArrA,)
Real Estats Brokers',
WAsHrNeroN, ID. O., April Is, 1S70.
c,Ss'oy Ey 8 S;, Noyss' Bat, kdaOr 6ssniy Ssar:
We enclose herewith . partial report OF the Inn
psovements being made in washington this
spring. We regret that the want Of time pre-
We are s~are that the general Impression has
been that the real estate market wSs quite etag-
nant, and that there would be very few new
the fact n, we think this sesson Win compare
favorably with any Of the preceding ones, for
we fndthe value ofimprovements now in course
| Among the fne imprevemeuts on Pemsylva-
MIA avenue, we notice the magnificent three
soery Iron front store just being completed for
Messrs W. H. b o. II. Morrison, between AZ
and 9Th streets, which is probably one Of the
largest in the city being feet front by 80 feet
deep and costing about 41S, 600; Aessrs. Bald
Messrs. EntWisIe q Barron are building for
MI. VIM. d Dempsey, ON Pennsylvania avenue,
between eth and 1oth streets, . three story and
French roof pressed brick frous store, 25 feet
Mr.. s. ). Faeue is building Tor j. j. Nav,
Esq, on Pennsylvania avenue, between 9th and
.Sh ss Psss.sd brick front
ircladlng ground, being ESQ .ooe - =
The "LOuise Home, !" now in course Of erection
at the interse etien Of Massachusetts, avenue and
1ah street, intended for the use and benefit OF
aged and INDECENT widows, win, when completed,
DC another iating monument 10 tie generosity
Of Mr.. w. W. Corcoran, who Is having this
bsilding erected at an expense OF $500 ,Oo8; Mr..
s. Barron builders. :
Mr.. Albert Ray is having the property cor
nsr Of 1 and eth streets, long known ss the
roof added, az cost Of 5000, by by the same same
builder as the last mentioned. ~
Col. 8. v. BENT, u. y. A., is having an elc-
CANT three-stOry basement and French roof
brick residence built on 1 street, between fstii
and 18th streets, adjoining and similar to tha
fine residence recently built by Gen. Deiafieid }
The cost Of this Improvement will be about
Messrs. WIN. F. MattiEgly and M. W. Bever-
idge are each building basement two-story
and French roof honse, % feet front by a feet
costing s6, ,0e0 each. Adolph Ciuss architect.
Messrs. f. Mohun & Sons and M. Green are
building on 18Th street, between X and L, three
houses, with brown stone trimmings, finished in
hard wood, and to cost about $4,000.
Mr. N: Green v also building on l. street, be-
tween 18th and 1Ath streets, three three-story
and basement pressed-brick ffont houses, iron
trimmings, 20 feet front each, at . cost of
$1,000.
Mr.. j. w. Rumsey has just commenced three
three-sto pressed-brick front houses on cor
ner Of Massachusetts avenue and 18th street
which will cost neraly $50 900.
,hrao ,nn,ss.o.n Ss9a1, Va s, Dsre, n having
;s;ana oranue hotHoa, oar os snes ns s. on Lou
an exnensa oS sSS o"S ''n anu i''n s''ee's' at
Mr + e. CATE Il hn;Id;nc s,rr,a., tbra. ..,r,
and backbuildino pressed brick front honses OF,
streets. The total cost 81 wh;eS n;,1 ~ @ iSs "a
Nessrs 7 and ~ Handnrso, ~ - o' ,;S,; StEUov
five two story and hasemanf and hacLbuiiJi,s
pressed brick front houses on III Iith strest has
tween and L streets; cost $40 600. The same
story hrict bonSe 1or3s Fn. a. sna ,ce'S' tnree
MT. F. GermueIler is Savin1 = tine t,-se ..o,v
brick store DO feet front by III feet deem bni,t ~
ciudnE ground, viii be about as. eco. 90. o'''' IN
Mr.. A. X. Shepherd Is building two base
ment two story and French roof brick houses,
"a feet front by 80 feet deem. on eth street he
tween H and 1 streets, SI4 600. Adolph Ciuss
Messrs. A. and T. A. Richards have inst conn
menced a large brick and fire nroof h1ild;n1 s;x
stories high designed for offices. having a front
Of Is feet on New Jersey avenue and a feet on
south, at an expense of sl90 GOO. Adoinh Gins
arcbitect >ApA oi"SS
story brick hOuses pressed bricI front 18th
tween 2d and Sd streets east. VIM r. Sasvors o1
carpenter. Total cost. s5i GOO. SS~'e''
Mr. Charles lust IL bnildin0 a rouv os s;xtoor
houses, three-story, pressed brick front. with
marble trimmings, sli2, 900 The same Gentle
and basement Brick houses ON Ssfrees
at an expense of S72, 500
Messrs Starkweather & Plovman ara .lso
just completing fourteen houses on the same
street, similar to the above and at proportion
Messrs Hunt q Williams are building nine
tWO-etOry and b4Soment brick hOueQa n n