National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-12
BUILDING THE CAPITAL,
LARGE REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

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The March of Improyersent-Iiow the City |
IL Advancing to Wealth and Indepeu-
dcpcc-Advancc Of Renl Estate In the
Nsrshwest scction-Our Palaces aud
Who Are BuiIdins Thcm-Bnormous In |
crease In Prices ever Two Years Ago
The Homes Of our lfililonaires-seuth
and Rau Washington Improve meuts.
whether tho "Father OF our Country" was
wiser than his contemporaries In his day and gen
GRAFTON may yet be an open question, but certain
IL u that he possessed the art Of looking into
futurity, for every day Ia adding weight TO the
already established fact that, In selecting the
present site whereon to locate the capital Of the
nation, and In having the city Of Washington
laid out In the manner In which It was done IN
der his supervision. our nrst President founded
lefty that will at no very distant day rank In
population with the largest and excel all in
beauty and mngnincence.
No city upon this continent has improved more |
rapidly in the same space Of time than has
Washington within the past two years, thanks |
10 the Board OF Public Works, and when they |
have completed their comprehensive plan OF
Improvements (he partial development OF
which Is already adding so much to the beauty
and wealth Of our city, every American citizen
can look with pride upon the capital Of the Uni
ted States. Then, instead Of being reproach-
fully called the "City Of Magnificent Distances"
as in times gone by, II will be justly entitled to
the nom d. plume Of the '.City Of Magni ncent
Parks, Drives and Residences" for In no other
city, at the present time, can be found inner
drives or more shady and cosy parks, and while
our me residences are not so numerous as In
some larger cities, they are Increasing daily, and
are spdnging up on almost every street and ave-
nue. As II by magic.
In no part Of the city Is the spirit Of improve
ment more manifest and the rise In real estate
so marked as In tue north western section, par
ticularly that comprised between Thirteenth and
Seventeenth streets, NJ and the Boundary. Only
a few years since Fourteenth street, north Of N,
was wretched dirt road leading out 70 coium.
bla College, with few dllapdated frame build
ings scattered along Its length. Now IL Is one
oil the finest and most popular drives In the city:
has railroad Its entire length. and Ia rapidly
boing built up with q good class OF dwellings,
Several rows OF buildings have been erected on
Fourteenth street during the past year, and at
the present writing number Of very nne man.
slons are In course OF construction. We under
stand that row OF elegant French roof build.
ings are TO be erected on Fourteenth street, near
the Boundary, this fall, and the owners Of the
81 po,n,.,. $780,. a.. ,oen'n'
p,.r, a, pre,,c wo,S, :. -" 's iof ue
ment OF W street before commencing the cree
ton Of some eight handsome villas, the plans
and designs Of which we have seen.
The rise In the value OF real estate In the
northwestern section Of the city within the past
two years has been something wonderful, par
ticuiariy In the upper part OF Fourteenth street
and Seventeenth street, ana in mo v,.,a,,. ~
the Pstreet eircls In the na,.,norna,, =, -, ~
NAV already be aeen ioo,o,no !, = ,n. ,.,..,..
dveilinp In courss of erec,ion a. s...,s- So
art. soon 10 be followed nv sona,,, rs.sn,sss",
structures 10 be erected nv ,hs Fns,,.h M,n,.,a'
the French Minister Attorney a,nsr., yv,,,l.,.,.
and others.
Asitis no longer A a STATE .ecrs,
well mention that the committee snno,,,.S 10
Congress to look after a an. ,or X na.,.,
plated erection Of a Presidential nsn.,on n. -,
cast their admlring ewes mon ma ..s,ona
situated on Fourteen .stree, road .nd rona,,s >,
street. IL Ia certainty one ~ ,na No., a,,s,,',
spots in the DIstr,rt Tar ina to,.,Io. =, -. -
dental mansion. ami all so,s,,,a s,,,.,. ~,
commend the predIl.ct,ons y, ,ha oon,,n,,,. "a
itsfayor with the Fourteenth s,,a., -.
and grayeled from the boundsry 10 Pin, hs.nos
a. recently ordered nv the R,arI =, p.s,l,
Works, and the Presidential m,ns,on ,o.a,a,
upon the "stoue estate which border. nnon
this to-be beautiful drive the no,,ers =, a., Z.
tate in that vicinity NAV be cis..ad sron. a..
fortunate ones. 4 fey, nave neon ,emn,s, ' ns
the ranId ADVANCE in va,ne ana ,na "a, :, ,,,
t.xes for snec,a, lrnroye,non,. % ,,.no.. :, ,ss
nronertv but the arnovino on... a. ,,,,.,,.
buving nm and hoidlno On IN al, thsv o.. n,,,a,.
% mnch NV vay m ,n,,oSnc,,nn - 49,. ~.
,cu,ar facts and nonres corc.rn,nr ~ , ~.
mi Imne,ps ,ha, has ha.n c,ysn 80 !,
real estate Tare ,or ,n.,.nca ,sa N,a.,aa., y.
and p street circle re,srred IN .naxs Tsa
Rrit,sb NInIst.y Ia. bo,,n, Ia, ,,..s .s.,,..'
ing aImost ,hIrtv thonsana ,set ua ,ron,,as
10 bnIld a bouse that viii co,, No, - a.
sIb0 ooo Mrs Derhv n wea,,hv ,a,. a, p..,a.
I'm, bought two Io,s IN ,hs, v,.,n,,y ~ ~,
inc on mo CIRCLE and tho o,ns, on W....o,n.o,,,
avenue. She nronoses N hn,,d a naw han.o -
coat over s,oo noo 10, m ,eo, ,ron, On "
seyen,een,h s,ra., and cnnns.,,c,,, $3.50 ~
been so,d m senator Conriina "a, az 800 ~ -.
,oo, whera 4, 10 a. ,,,no.a 80 sn,,s a. ~
denee. Mr. ThomasP Moroan nas honsn, a Ia,
IN the same souare near Connec,,cn, avenue
senator stewart,s new house will cost ovs, .,No :.
ooo NJ Cbsrree m CoIoraao has hon,s, az ~
feet for n per foot. and senator ssroent n,
Cai,ornIa "A ooo fest n, m. came nr,.s Al, Ton,
inc on the Circle. and On tbese lots ,hev wi,
erect snIendIa mansions N' wa
Mr.. gorham. m. Secretary NJ tho ssn,,e u,,
buiId A ane hou,e tbls simmer on the cornsr n
Massacbnsetta avenue and F,uhtee,th s,ros,
General Hillyer. of New YORK. mas bopght IN,
extreme lot on Ma,saebu.e,ts ayenns an,
noundarv street- Ia maid sIxtv cant. . ,oo, %,
n I, commands s,,endId vIew ~ INC hoJas,'
of Kalorama the potom,c for m.,v nI,.s sna
the ho,yhts of MarvIan,, nevona ,ne a,ma, nonsa
one wear ami a haif 400 ali ms Ia nd re,s,,eS ~
and ,pst now ,ola for. from .y,v cant. % IN.
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,wen,v cents ma, foot '''
sonsre No INA now won't, ,roro ,,., o,v
eents ner fool. coud nave hesn hongnt a va.,
az, for twentv cents saparo No ,as w.s saiI
stauotion a wear AGO In =, Dscemher Tor ,ssn,x.
1--WE cents foot. since then ma y.,na has ona1.
rnnled. Tbe souarc On which ,,a bo,s. a, IN.
RritIsn Ninister IA Ioca,ed a. ", ,,s q, 49,
new church IA IN he hn,It on ona n, ,ha ,osna.s
Of Massachpsett. svenns and ,hs Ci,.,a
Thsra 1. ono,har ,,,o,o a, ,ha ,n,a.s..,,. -,
rs,1,as..s soo. o,iv,o ~ 'ao ia,erseouoh o.
n.sst n'n zee WIN 'eimont anu Nhoue iSiaho
rua''N, Aus ros,soen'h street. III SQUARE zss'
r..,a,a, " a@u ~ 'a az so1''on nus rapluy up