National Republican., 1875-06-15
CAPITOL HILL.
The Kareh Of Improvement-Whatt the Enter
prisinR Citizens Of the Hill are Doing.


prlsing Citizens Of the Hill are Doing.
Probably no section Of our city has been
more extensively improved by private enterprise
in the last five years than that lying east of the
Capitol, and between East Capitol street and
Pennsylvania avenue. Merely glsncinG at the
new market house. at the magnificent block
erected by Captain Grant on East Capitol street,
the new Presbyterian church at the corner Of
Fourth street and South b, and the many other
large and costly structures which "the Hill" owes
to late enterprises Of Messrs. Williams, Grant,
Holden, Sargent, and others, our reporter found
an hour pleasantly and instructively spent in eG-
aiming buildings now in process Of erection.
Passing along South B to the corner Of Fifth he
found Mr.. Corrigan engaged in completing four
splendid residences, tbree-stories and basement,
pressed brick fronts, facing Fifth. The one on
the corner Of Fifth and B viii be fitted up for a
grocery store on the first floor. Mr.. COrrigsn has
finished several handsome rows in the immediate
peighborhood in the last three years, but none
that equal this in elegance of design and finish.
Immediately beyond, on street, Mr.. NJ. Barry
is erecting brick OF two stories.
On South A, near the corner Of Fifth, Mr.. A.
Flemmer has just finished one of the most elegant
houses in the city. 1t adjoins two fine residences
built by him last year. They are all thoroughly
constructed, and would be an ornament to any
part Of the city Two years since Mr.. Flemmer
erected, at the corner Of A and Fourth streets,
two handsome bricks, and intends to continue the
work of Improvement.
On the sOu h de Of A street, between Fifth and
Sixth, Messrs. Herman and Martin have nearly
finished four two-stOry and basement buildings
all residences. tQEt1eT on IN the same street
several like houses are in process Of erection by
Thomas Hamilton, Of the Metropolitan police
force, and further east row Of i've similar ones
by Messrs. Gordon and ToWle.
On Fourth, just below south, Mr. Wright has
lately completed, for his own use, a three-story
and mansard-roof house. Mr.. Wright is himself
. builder, and spared no expense In making the
building what It should be. The estimated ex-
pense is about 5000.
On the same street, above B, Mr.. Larmsn, in
spector Of water mains, will soon complete resi-
dence, which he will occupy, Of about the same
cost as Mr.. Wrights. 1t is Of very elegant pro-
portions and fnish, and credit to the owner,
Adjoining this on the north is q row Of eight
substantial tWo-story and basement bricks; John
Messrs Taylor Numbers furnish the material,
and are doing the work They have built up the
first story, and expect TO have the houses ready
for use by the middle Of September. Mr.. J. e.
Carpenter Will occupy the house corner of Fifth
and South A streets.
On Fifth, near street, E T. Bower, grocer, at
the corner Of Fifth and streets, has up the first
story Of what will be handsome house when
completed. 1t will be Of three stories, with base
6ssn fro1f ~ OF oSIo fressfo5e nnd
all the work and materials the best to be had.
On Sixth and East Capitol streets Saint Ce-
imposing @ Structure, has lately been finished. as
also just below it on Sixth street the fine resi-
dence Of John Hogan.
Between Mr.. HOgan's and street south Mr..
N Mccormick will soon complete two tHo-story
and basement dwellings.
On East Capitol street, between Sixth and
Seventh, Mr.. Baum has up two stories of row Of
i've substantial and handsome brick dwellings.
On the corner Of Sixth aad East Capitol streets
Hugh Mccartney has commenced the erection OF
four three-story and basement essed-briek-front
houses.
on Sixth, above East Capitol street, Mr. F. A.
GOuZenbach will soon put up two bricks. Con-
tractor, q. NJ. Frye.
There are many other substantial improvements
IN progress between the Capitol and Sixth street
east, which, with tie sidewalks, paVements, sew
ers &C., that the Board OF Public Works put
down, and that the Commissioners are sparingly
extending, make that section alike attractive
and healthy. II the improvements on b street
southeast could be extended to Eleventh, thus
making Q continuous line Of fine wood pavement
from the Capitol to Lincoln park, rendering It one
Of the finest drives in the city, this growing spirit
Of enterprise would be correspondIngly stfmu-
lated, and we might look for q continued Increase
in the great number of substantial buildings
erected every year, and which would soon return
to 1.-The District government in taxes, the slight
cost Of the desired work. B street south is al
ready quite Q prominent drive, the pavement, as
far as laid, being in good condition.