Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-18
LOCAL NEWS



TIE sHxYHrRp Ktt BorRNNcIrss BLOCK
We have noticed heretofore thai thu building
improx emenz this season are not only on an
extensive SCALE. hut that he soeeee erected are
Of . superior class. calculated % Adorn any
city. A group OF three nsssions b Dos hang
erscted fronting on X street, I'm street, and
Connecticut avenue, formins mosf attractive
Ssa. onssss Ss IRE s e ,S %sSs s..
on nth street. end "a fess On Oonrsstssss ave.
sne; eaca front being cheat a feet I've house
ssepss esn.sr benz .ss. eG,, 6, n A.
Cluss, and the CORNER he2ss eu Mr. H.lS-f Kill
eeurn. Eeoh hosss b y ee nye sserses IN
ssfd roof. The cellars viii be feet IN length,
sal. sre 70 se u inosss N ssies~ess, she.s Of
sad stone, which Will hs continued no 70 . CIR
GUAR tever OF the Conneeticut avenue house,
which . 70 feet in height 70 the tor OF the eai,
Msnssrd room and fniah fer ana on the nav
wlnews van be Of The same material
TRH ssKfRRkp HousR,
In the cellar, viii have seven rooms. the one
FOR the furnace being dre-proof, with iron g,rd-
ers. The basement will be divided into uarrov
rooms, 70 be used a. laundry, servants rooms.
bathroom, water closets, billiard room with
bay windows attached, The stair hall leads To
the psrlor floor. On the left Is q circular recep-
ton room, with bay window, frontingon Con-
The drawing room win be octagonal IN shane,
SKIS feet, connecting with the buffers pantry.
The front hall, iOHis, With srchwsy, connects
feet. The psrlor Is to be 5sxi7, with handsome
bay window. The entire psrlor floor Is 20 be
finished with hard wood, such ~ the stairways,
doors. trimmings, &c, and will also have nine
sets of sliding doors. OF modern finish The
second floor is accessible BY handsome walnut
staircase, leading 10 . hall eOr22 feet, with ten
archways IL viii contain q front dressing room,
circular boudoir, bath room, closet, an octagon
chamber, SSxls, lsdy's maids room, rear cham
bers, OF ample dimensions, SC. All the bath
rooms will be furnished with the latest improve
ments. The Mansard, OF attic floor, has four
back chambers, each lIx22 feet, with drawing
rooms, bathrooms, &c, furnished as below.
THE cLUss HOUSE
viii have a cellar for coal and heating the upper
building; there will be i've rooms and inside
stairs, also back area and stairs leading to the
yard. The basement story, containing the
kitchen, laundry, servants' bath room, wine
room, store room, billiard room, and once, sup
piled with dumb walters, cuphoards and closets.
which is the library, with q spacious bay win
dow. On the opposite side are the parlors,
52kHieK feet, with sliding doors leading 20 q
dining room l6kx25 feet and connecting with
the buffers pantry. A large back porch com
municates through the windows with the parlor
and dining room. The second floor has a hall
sNSl feet, and contains back chamber, I7Nl6;
dressing room; front chamber, l5Nt7, with bay
window; on the left q chamber, 22xi6. with bath
room attached an additional chamber, l6xl6,
and bath and arched dressing rooms commVni-
eating The MansSrd story viii be subdivfled
like the second floor, hut will contain i'm the
rear servants room, cedar closet, blanket
closet, &c.
THE KJLBoURN HOUSE,
on the corner Of l. tn street and Connecticut
avenue, will be furnished in the cellar the same
as the other two, with blue stone walls outside,
and contain coal room, boiler room, ash pits
and sinking areas both in and outside An the
hues and the various pipes from the upper
apa tmenis OF each house are connected with the
street sewer by twelve inch pipe. The base
ment floor Of Mr.. Kilbourn's house will have
kitchen l6N2e supplied with the most improved
cooking range pahtry with dumb waiter,
laundry supplied with stationary stone tubs
and heated by steam, servants bath rooms, &c.
A stair hall iSli leads TO the parlor, and
through an archvay 70 the Office, adjoining,
which is a we'll fitted wash room with not and
cold water. The billiard room lie 2ixl6, with
pleHty OF light and ventilation. The parlOr
halls S0Ks, the stair portion ISK6, with a hand
some circular stair and rail, which extends up.
TO the attic floor. The dining room is l6x25k
feet, with bay window on 18th street sx5, con-
Meeting with the dining room is the buffers
pantry with dumb waiter attached, and speak
Ing tubes private stair case from below
leads TO the room. The library has two hay
windows, one on street and one on 18th street.
The parlors are 52xl6, with two sets of sliding
doors, one leading TO the dining room and the
other to the front hall. The window shutters
viii slide in the walls the finish Of this story
VIII be OF hard wood and OF modern style. The
second story has bay window, front chamber
2oxl4h, with bath room attached, and lie in AL
other respects Ike the other two houses, On the
other floors Above the stairway Of each house
will be skylight 13xS feet, which will be ova
in form and supply sufficient light for the halls
The cost Of the three houses will Approximate
in the vicinity Of $4,000.