Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-28
BEAUrIFYING THE CITY.
The New Buildings Now I'm Progress Of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Yulee,S COmnlO-
dtOus and Elegant no
Boom in suburban Pr Operty.

The New Buildings Now I'm Progress Of
ErecttOn-ex-SenatOr Yulee'S COmmO-
dtOus and Elegant ReSidence-Aho
Boom in suburban Pr Operty.
EX-SENATOR YuLRE's MAGNIFICENT NEW RESIDENCE.
One of the most notable residences IL the city
will be the one which is now being erected by ex-
Senator d. l. Yulee OF Florida, for his winter
home. The site Is on the east side OF Connecticut
avenue, just north OF Lieut. Emory's residence, land
Is Il feet front on Connecticut avenue, and runs
back ia feet to 18th street The foundations are
now being laid, and they convey some idea Of what
the building win be. A STAR reporter going
to the Office OF the architect, Mr.. c. H.
Read. Jr.. was shown the plans The house viii
have frontage OF So feet and depth OF "a feet,
with lawn on ali sides 1t will be three stories and
basement high, with pitched roof, broken into
strong lines by tower and ga b:es. the whole sur
the grade will be OF Hummelstown brown stone
facngs, with sill, belt and Intel courses all around
In the different stories. The body OF the house
Will be or pressed brlckwOrk, ornamented by
courses OF nodded brick and terra Gotta paneling.
The house Is heated in the modern style, and the
endeavor OF the architect has been to produce a
pleasing, restful effect, with legitimate of
tasteful variety. In striking contrast to many
modern houses dignity has not been sacrificed TO
full curves, are In keeping with the sOidity OF the
mass.
The entrance will be under handsome porte
cCehee OF light and airy structure, and will lead
into ye5tibule hall An archie. entrance in the
farther end will open into stair case hall, from
which platform staircase will lead to the upper
glass windows ION the rake" This hall. 29x15
feet, VIII be in the middle OF the house, and there
from the rooms will open into 1t on each story.
On the right Of the vestbue hall will be q
handsome parlor which will have tower bay,
facing south down Connecticut avenue. 1t viii
open en- suite into MUSHROOM beyond Both OF
these rooms Will open into conservatory on the
south side OF the house. and from the mushroom
there Will be o porch looking east
on the left OF the vestibule hall will be library
with bay projection. reading alcove, and balcony
with the outlook towards Dupont Circle Back OF
the main hall will be spacious dining room, with
buffers pantry. The back stair case leading TO
the top or the house will be on the left of this
room. In connection with the back stair case all
there VIII be trunk and passenger elevator
From the main hall there Will be staircase lead
ing to the billiard room In the basement, and it
win be entirely separate from the other portions
OF the basement.
The two upper stories are divided into sleeping
Chambers, which will open into the main hall, and
win have attached convenient dressing rooms,
closets. DC. The plumbing system will be ex-
In one portion OF the house. that all the plumb
ing connections Will be in q straight line.
The basement viii be one OF the features Of the
house. Here will be the kitchen laundry, with
drying room attached, the billiard wine, ice and
store rooms. The house will be heated by steam,
the ecal cellar and boiler being below the level OF
the inain yard. At the bottom OF every chimney
stack In the house will be an ash pit. into which
the ashes can be emptied from every floor, while
The heating will be by indirect radiation, and
under each coil Of pipes will be an air filter which
WIZ make the air throughout the house perfectly
pure.
The interior will be finished in natural woods
oiled. The stairways and halls will be
nut, oak, and cherry. The details of the interior
decoration have not yet been determined upOn
but 1t win correspond in elegance with the general
plan or the house.
Mr.. COx's NEW HOUSE.
Representative S. s. Cox, who recently purchased
the stone residence on Dupont Circle, Is having an
extension built to ii, which will make the ground
floor more commodiOus He intends to occupy it
this WINTER and will therefore only partially carry
out plans, which, when completed, will make this
residence Well adapted for the social requirements
OF Washington life.
PICTURESQUE COTTAGE.
Mr.. Lawrence Sands Is about to erect on his
beautiful place on the Woody Lane road, Rock
creek, picturesque cottage. 1t Will be Of frame,
painted In contrasting cOlors, and will have spa
eious verandahs. The house when completed Will
the architect
SUBURBAN IMPROVEMENTS.
The activity In suburban property, especially in
the northwest section of the city, has assumed
such proportions that 1t now includes almost the
entire belt between Rock creek and the 9TH street
road. The heirs Of the late George S. Levitt are
having Kalorama Heights, at the head of Conrec-
ticut avenue, surveyed with the intention of SUBJ
dividing the land and placing it on the market in
the fall This tract OF land, together
with Washington Heights, the old Columbian
University grounds and Columbia Heights, COM
prise the entire stretch OF high land overlooking
the northwestern section of the city, with the ex.
ceptiOn OF the land lying between 18th and 18Th
streets and with this latter exception the entire
tract Is subdivided and on the market Those in
terested In this property report that there Is q
gOOd demand for sites and that many purchases
nave been made with the view of erecting resi-
dences They, however think that II the streets
were extended and car lines run out the improve
ments would be made much more rapidly The
lack OF sewer and water facilities is also COM
plalned OF, and an effort will be made to induce
tne commissioners to urge upon Congress the im-
portance OF making appropriations to carry out
the needed improvements in this locality
PROJECTIONS OVER THE BUILDING LINE
Engineer Commissioner LydecIer and Building
Inspector Entwisle have lately been considering
what steps should be taken to check the alleged
abuse OF the privilege granted to builders of con-
structing projections beyond the building line
This privilege, it is claimed, was designed to give
an ornamental character to buildings but 1t has
Oeen taken advantage OF TO enlarge houses by en-
croach1ng upon the public ground, these additions
being some cases quite the reverse of ornamen-
tai 1t Is the opinion OF the officials that the regu
lat1ons will have to be modified II the beauty and
breadth OF the streets are to be preserved.
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