National Republican., 1883-03-20
MORE IMPROVEMENTS,
New Buildings Either in Course Of Erection or
the Plans Being Drawn.
Private Residences and Business Estab
Iishments to be Built.
How the Improvements are Distributed in Different
Sections Of the City.
The Prospects for Good building Season
Frightening Every Dny.

plans and specifications for a dwelling house
for Mr.. r. p. Simpson on Vermont avenue
between and streets. The house will have
frontage of 90 feet on Vermont avenue, with
circular bay window and splayed base of
brown stone laid in rock face ashlar. The
front will be of press brick, trimmed with
brown stone and nodded brick. The first story
will have small stone columns, with carved
caps and bases in the bay window and on the
side of the front door. The interior wood
work of the first floor will be cherry, and the
halls and second story will be finished in ash.
There will be handsome wooden mantels to
correspond with the other finish. The house
will be heated by steam or hot water, and the
plumbing and other sanitary arrangements are
to receive special attention.
IN THE NORTHWESTERN SECTION.
On Twentieth street, near @, the residence
of Lieut.. Il. b. M. Mason, U. s. A., is being
put under roof by the contractors, Messrs.
Langley and Gettnger. The house has an
eastern front, the side facing south. IL is 30
by "a feet, with bay window front Ia feet
by feet inches, with quadruple frame and
cathedral glass transoms; also, bay window
in the rear on the side 20 feet O inches by 3
feet. 1t will have furnished basement, and
contain in all fifteen rooms. The hall ON the
main floor is 13 feet inches by % feet, with
largo old fashioned fireplace, and fine plat
form stairway, with window Of cathedral
glass. The parlor is % by 1S feet and will be
elaborately finished in fresco. The dining
room, "a by IL feet, has pantry, dumb waiter,
and thne is back stairway from kitchen
througlfto the second floor. This room will
be finished with paneled wainscoting 9
feet high, of poplar, oil finish and there will
be paneled ceiling here and in the hall. In
the north end of the dining room there are
two fine bouffets to correspond with the
wainscotting. Tho floors in the hall, parlor,
and dining room are Of oak.
The upper halls and chambers will be fin
ished in pine and poplar, oiled. The mantels
in the different rooms are of elaborate pattern
to correspond with the other work, which
throughout the entire house will be of hard
wood The cost Of this beautiful house will
bo about $4,000. Gray and Page are the ar
chitects.
Messrs. Langley and Gettenger have two
Blegant houses just under way in the square
west of this one, and on the square imme-
diately north of 1t have just finished five
modern dwellings for Col. w. S. Hilyer.
The brick work is nearly done on the mag
nifcent dwelling of ID. r. Mckee, at the
northwestern intersection of Connecticut and
Rhode Island avenues. The site is not sur.
passed anywhere. The house has the prin-
Cipal front on Rhode Island avenue of so feet,
running back on Connecticut avenue 6i feet,
with neat private entrance on that thorough
fare. 1t is three stories with mansard and
peak roof, and contains in all fifteen rooms.
The estimated cost Is nearly $4,000. The
main story has a tiled vestibule 10 feet wide
on the principal front opening into in a hall
is feet. The drawing room Is l6 by 80 feet
with oval window. The principal dining
room is 1G by % feet, and there is childrens IS
dining room 10 by 18-the buffers pantry be-
ing between these two rooms. The library is
L. l.AN tg ala H.. Ia.
northeast corner of the hall, running up
through nll the stories. The house will be
finished in the finest hard woods. The upper
rooms havo linen closets, bath rooms, presses
aud every modern comfort. The manner of
heating has not been fully determined.
Mcasrs. Gray & Page are the architects, and
w. g. Morrison, the contractor and builder.
Tho last named gentleman has under roof
an elegant private residence for Mr. A. NJ.
Gibson, OH Dupont circle, at the intersection
of New Hampshire avenue. II is "a by GO
feet, having three stories and basement, and
will be finished in mahogany, oak, and Cali
forna red wood, the roof to be Of Akron red
tile. The basement story has kitchen, bill
lard room, and laundry the main floor par
lor, library, and dining room, and six spacious
chambers are in the two upper stories, with
presses, closets, &C. The windows in the first
and second stories are TO be Of fine plato glass.
On Twentieth street, between NJ and N, Mr..
Chris. Heurch has about finished the inn
provements which have eugrOssed his atten-
tion for several months past. They include
three new cellars and ice house and other i'm
portant additions to the brewery, which have
cost about $4,000. Mr.. Heurich has pur-
chased recently, block of tho Isherwood
subdivision in the county of Washington,
containing about 100000 square feet OF
ground, lying near ID and Il and Sixteenth
streets northeast This gives him the control
nf nf IN,
known as the lsherwood springs, near the
northeastern boundary of tho city.
On N street, between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets, Mr.. Eugene Morgan has
had the plans and specifications prepared by
William Price, who is also the builder, for a
fine three-story private residence. The size
is % feet inches by 50 feet, and it will con-
tain twelve rooms. The front will be OF
nodded brick, with Ohio sandstone trim
nings. The basement will bo finished for
use. The hallway will be of Z feet width
throughout, and all the rooms Of good size
and finished in polished hard wood. 1t will
be heated by furnace.
IMPROVEMENTS EAST OF THE CAPITOL.
On the south side of X, between Second and
Third streets northeast, the plasterers are AT
work upon six two-stOry brick houses, with
back buildings, for Mr.. b. IL. Warner, the
probable cost of which is $500.
On North Carolina avenue, between Sixth
and Seventh streets southeast, Messrs Holtz-
claw Il Hepburn are putting up very sub
stantial two-story bay-window and back.
building brick house, with bath room, &C., to
cost ", 600, for Mr.. j, {. Kimball.
A HANDSOME BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT.
Mr. Johu 4. Kendall has begun the erection
Ufalarge warehouse on the south side of Penn.
sylvania avenue, between Sixth and Seventh
streets northwest, A. l., Hutton is doing the
brick work. The structure is 27x9O feet il
six stories in height and will be built in the
most substantial manner for business pur.
poses. The front is of fancy nodded brick
with Hummelst0wn stone trimmings. There
will be q steam elevator from the cellar TO the
upper floor. The cost of the entire improve
ment will be $l3,500.
II is intended to connect this building with
the present house occupied by j. Blake Ken
dali in the rear, on B street, and run up the
walls of the latter building to connect with
tho new house. The whole premises will bC
then occupied by him.
IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE CITY.
Mr.. q. q. Martin, contractor for Mr.. Stebbs
has q very comfortable bay-windOw and back
building house under way, on IL street be
tween Second and Third streets northwest
which will cost $4,000, 1t is nodded pres
brick front, with stone trimmings, has sever
rooms, with back building II by 10 feet TIL,
main building is go by 32 feet, with celia
under all. 1t will have bath room and mod
cnl improvements.
IL the southwest corner of X and Nintl
.'fcGts northwest William Price, contractor
,gs lust completed Il fine double house fo
.iward Temple, esq. 1t fronts directly oppo
S.U tho present residence of MIR. Temple