Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-07
Progress in Building.
NEW HOUSES GOING UP-TRANsFERs OF PROP

NEW HOUSES GOING UP-TRANsFERs OF PROPERTY
The two houses which are being erected on the
northwest corner Of 10th street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue southeast for Mr.. John E. Herrell, the
wellknown brick manufacturer, are now above
ground, and the brick work is being ran,dlv
pushed forward by Mr.. John Foose, the contractor
for brick work. IAese houses have a frontage of
IS feet on Pennsylvania. avenue, and extend back
IS feet, with coal vaults in the rear and have
Easements and two stories; bay windows front
and side; fronts to be laid up with pressed brick
ana enriched with moulded bricks, stone and gall
vaniZed iron. The corner house, which viii he
Mr.. Herrell's residence, has frontage on Penn
sylvania avenue Of "a feet. The plan shows a
room, kitchen, large storeroom and pantry: the
first story two parlors, library and sewing.room.
ana an the second story four large chambers and
heart Georgia pine and walnuts Mr.. Chas Meade
being contractor for carpenter work. AS these
known as 1.-THE Herrell Place" as the entire
square has been built up by the owner. Leon e.
DesseZ is the architect
at the intersection OF and 18th streets, lust
north of Dupont Circle, handsome residence for
his use. The design viii be peculiar-an open
the outside of the house. A projecting porch and
bay. window will be In harmony with the general
design.
Mir. B. II. Warner has sold to Mr.. Belden Noble
two brick houses on the south side OF F street
near nth street, for $4,000.
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sentative Millson, OF Norfolk, Va, has purchased
from rs.Alyord, of Chicago, the residence corner
18th and G streets for $1,000.
Judge Advocate General Swain, Of the army is
about to begin the erection OF handsome suburb
an residence on 14th street, near Columbian Col
lege. 1t will be two-stories high, Queen Anne
STYLE with very STEPPED pitched ROOF, veranda
On two sides, hard wood finish, to cost $4,000 T.
F. Schneider, architect; Bright & Humphrey,
builders.
Mr.. j. A. Jones has begun the erection OF resi-.
dence at the intersection OF 14th street and Rhode
Island avenue. to be OF pressed brick, highly orna-
dow through to the roof, stained glass windows,
roof half manSard and covered with red tile to
| builder. '-'
Mrs. John widmayer is building at the corner of
| 1st and streets northwest three two-story and
basement residences, presS-brick 'front.' to cost
$1,000. Schneider, architect; Charles Held,
Mr.: Edward Temple and other heirs Of the
| making extensive improvements at the northwest
corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street
northwest, fronting so feet on the avenue and l25
on 9th street. The site was occupied by the late
Or. Gunton for many years as a drug store and
residence, and subsequently, by Patterson, Patter-
): W. Drew, and the other stores by Burns as 8
shoe store, and recently by W. N: Dalton Nothing
say that viii not be long before the Ie' Site x Sile
occupied by handsome buildings.
real ESTATE TRANsFERs-Deeds in fee have
oeen hled as follows: w. P. Farr to Fl. L. Chap
plear pit lot 16O Beall's addition to GEORGETOWN.
| pt 8, So 32s; $685. 81. johnson to T. Myrick, pit
lanes Gift;' so Mary Bowie to G. B. Purvis,
pa IL SO. So; q 600 NJ. Wescott to M. Bowie same
property; q 100 c. McMichael, q. s. marshal to
-. w. Ialbert, lot 70, Uniontown; $780, w. NJ.
o ors 70 J.Cfaver, 49, SO. 8; 81 600 Horatie
70 John N. Moran, pit. 4, do; -. Same to d. b.
= Moran nn pt 4, do. - Same to R. D. Moran. pit
s,sa 90 3. Same to Mary P. Moran, PTS 7&9, So
same 10 Rose E. Melwill, pit same; -
THE BELT LINE ExTENsION-Yesterday work.
| men commenced tearing up the stone pavement
| 6h Ohio avenue. between 18th and 10th streets
preparatory TO laying the track for the extension
Of the belt line street railway from that point Il
connect with the 9th street line, on which the Bell
iihs cars are to run to street. where new track
ID 70 De laid down =, connecting with the Belt lint
connecting this line with the Market