Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-19

we uOn want tnat state OF AFFAIRS we want
good. healthy market, which suits the av-
erage business public. Vanderbilt. or some
other millionaire, pays $50 900 for picture
does that show that the work of art Is worth
that money! By no means. 1t makes no diff
ference to such men whether they pay s5, 900 or
comes here. to whom it makes no difference
whether a lot costs $4,000 or $4,000, will pay
the latter price. The sale is heralded in all the
papers. and it has deleterious effect. No, sir
don't believe in the real estate booming, and
don't care to have my sales published"
THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS IMPROVEMENT.
A. L. Barber 4 Co. state that the lots OH Co.
lumbia Heights are being sold rapidly and at
advancing figures. The work of extending
18th street, it is expected. will be continued
after July LIST until Whitney avenue is reached.
The cross streets are being opened and Clifton
street Is being run east from 18th street. The
work OF opening and grading Roanoke street
has been commenced, preparatory to building
houses on both sides. 1t is the intention to
open 18th street, If the necessary land can be
obtained. The squares both on 14th and 18th
streets have been divided up into building lots
and large number have been sold. ALL Of
squares 80, 81, and 80 have been sold;
the latter to private individuals and the two
former to syndcates. Square 80 has been sold
to A. E. Bateman, representing number of per-
sons, and square 81 to q syndicate, composed Of
John Sherman & Co.. Duvall & MARI, J. 8.
Swormstedt, j. Joy Edison, F. W. Pratt, NJ. j.
Wine, j. A. Prescott, Joseph Edison and several
others. The entire property, thus subdivided,
comprises 100 acres and A. l.. Barber & Co.
state that the sales made during the present
season amount to $1,000 The style of houses
that will be put up are first class, and this i'm
provement is one Of the most extensive in sub
urban property. In the opening of the streets
the land is donated by the owners of the adj
Joining property, and the improvement is made
by the city.
Mr.. FRANK BALDWIN,
whose shop Is on ~ street. between G and D,
Is now erecting fine dwelling for Mrs. Julia
Jones. on 18th street, between street and
Rhode Island avenue. This is o three-story
and basement, with handsome bay window
running from the basement all the way
up. containing twelve rooms of press brick
front and moulded brick cornice; brown
stone trimmings and cOFbel brick work in
projections: inside finish in hard woods and oil.
The cost is $1,000. Mr.. G.. A. Schneider is the
architect.
Mr., Baldwin is the contractor who has just
finished up the extension to the Columbia boat
house, an addition of 20 by so feet and two
stories. with gallery inside containing two rows
OF lockers one above the other. making sixty
four new lockers. The front is all in perforated
ornamental work, and is much admired, being
arranged with much taste and executed In good
style. The cost was about 81, 500.
MEssRs. HOLTzCLAw BROS,
carpenters and builders, as agents. have COM
menced the erection of two three-story and
basement dwellings on Massachusetts avenue
and 18th street. One Of these will be 20 and the
other 16 feet front, running back 80 feet; tower
projection on the corner, octagonal in form,
will run up from the basement the entire heighth,
and taper to spire. The fronts will be of
pressed brick, with stone trimmings. The IN
side Is in hard woods, with oil finish through
out, wood mantels. corner tower and three
pay windows The tower is to be square. with
handsome ornamental cornice, and will run
above the root in hexagOnal form. The bay
windows will be OctagOnal The cost will be
S11 900.
IMPROVEMENTS IN WEST WASHINGTON.
Mr.. John Gibbons is erecting row of eight
comfortable brick houses on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue extended, near Goth street. Mr.. James
II. Dyer is the builder. This is quite an Inn
provement. and fills up what has long been an
ugly space near the Aqueduct bridge.
FINE ROW OF HOUSES.
Mr.. ". z. Particle has commenced the cree
ton Of nine two-story and cellar dwellings cor
ner 9th and B streets northeast These houses
are to be 16x3O on the ground. with back build
ings 12Xl4 and "a feet high. They are for tene-
ment dwellings, but will be comfortable and
neatly made, having pressed brick fronts, flat
roofs brick cOrnice, heated by stoves, and will
contain all modern improvements. The cost
will be $4,000.
MEssRS. DEARING & JOHNSON,
the wel[known builders and contractors, are
busy with corps of the best workmen upon
many jobs. The members of the firm say that it
is seldom they compete by bidding for work, as
they do not have occasion for it. They are of
the opinion that the efforts to publish building
booms have bad tendency, as u camor gener-
al fol Co.
OF wages. This influences those designing to
build houses, the effect morally being to delay
operations till more IA orabie time, when ma
teriais and wages are cheaper. They admit that
there is more building being done this season
than ever before, with good future prospect.
THE RICHMOND FLATS.
Calling upon Messrs. Langley & Gettinger, at
their shop, No. 200 18th street, STAR reporter
found both these gentlemen, with full corps OF
carpenters, busy at work, as was soon ascer-
tained, on material which is to enter into the
internal construction Of the new apartment
building now In the course of erection at the
corner OF nth and H streets, which has been
heretofore described as the Richmond fats The
walls are now up to the third story. This build
ing Is TO be seven stories in height, with O. fine
round tower at the corner OF 18th and streets,
III feet high above the basement floor, with
spiral top and galvanized iron and Hummels-
town brown stone trimmings all the way I'D. The
same stone is used for the front up to the second
story windows with all the rest of pressed and
moulded brick and galvanized iron cOrnices.
The stone is brought from New York in rough
ashlers, and cut here to suit. The plan of the
building shows 1t to be 100 feet on 18th street by
100 feet on H street. 1t will contain ten
apartments. with seven rooms In each apart
ment, all complete, making distinct and sepa-
rate dwelling OF each. There are to be four
bay window projections, each fourteen feet
wide, and three feet projection running to the
topmOst story. These start in q square form
from basement and first story, changing with
corbels to an Octagon form on the second and
third stories, then q change with other corbels
to circular form, which continues all the
way up to mansard roof, covered vita thing.
One Iron winding stairway is to run ali the way
up. with also Murtaugh's patent dumb waiter,
running all the way up, to serve each dining
room. An Otis passenger elevator will occupy
the wel-hOie space Of the immense iron STAR
way. and will be run by steam and always ready
at moments notice. The internal finish
throughout is in natural poplar, with hard oil
dress. No paint will be used at all.
Each bath room and water closet
will be finished up in cherry wood.
The dinng-roOms will be fitted up with panel
wainscOtng and panel ceilings. Stationary
bullets will be made in each corner, with loaded
glass panels in each One The kitchen for the
fret ofr vv..:ll ~