National Republican., 1883-03-03

that the real estate market is brisk, Il may
be mentioned that the north house and sew.
eral others in the row have been already sold.
DIR. j. A. Harlan has just finished, ready
for occupancy, FIVE houses on the corner of
Fifteenth and q streets, built upon the ter
race, in the Queen Anne style, with English
basement and mansard roof. The three 'front.'
ing q street have slate roofs and the two on
Fifteenth street are rooted with Akron red
tile. They are Is by 80 feet in Dimensions,
with ten rooms, with oiled hard wood finish
The doors are fitted with bronze hinges and
knobs. The houses are heated by latrobcs
and open CRATES Tho cost will be about
$2j 600
The same gentleman is building three other
houses on the square below, on Fifteenth
street near V street. on the same general
plan, but having only seven rooms each which
Will cost about $4,000.
On Pierce street, No. 1879, N. r. Hallen,
contractor, is Qpishngout for Mr. Morrison,
the owner, very comfortable six room house,
having all improvements at cost Of $1,000.
On the same street, a little further west,
James Robbins, contractor and builder, has
begun for himself seven two story and back
building houses of tho same general appear
ance as those already built on the street.
They will have six rooms each, ornamented
press brick front, cellar and attic. The plans
show that these houses are to be built for con-
venience and comfort.
CENTRAL IMPROVEMENTS.
John Henderson, contractor, has remodelcd
for the Cammacls estate the building on the
north side of + street, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets, at cost of about $1,000.
II will be occupied by Bateman & Co., bank
ers. The first floor has been brought down
to the level Of the street, and handsome now
plate glass front put in, making n room 10 by
25 feet, with ceiling 16 feet high. new
back building has been built 1G by 20 feet.
This section of tho city, Fifteenth street,
running from Pennsylvania avenue south to
B street, is being improved by new carriage
way of compressed asphalt blocks, at cost of
$15,5O0, and the work will be finished in few
days.
James Q. Sprigg, architect has completed
for the owner, William Il. Webb, esq., n fine
house on Pennsylvania avenue, opposite Will
lard's hotel. The dimensions are 25 by 100
feet The basement is paved and groutcd with
cement, and there is vault % by 25 feet.
The entire main floor is store room, which,
with the basement, has been leased to and
will soon be occupied by the Army and Navy
Journal.
Tho second, third, and fourth floors are Of
hard wood finish, threesrooms deep, separated
by sliding doors with glass panels. There is
bath room and closets on each floor.
Mr.. G. A. Didden, architect, has prepared
plans for b. j. Behrend, Sl9 Seventh street
northwest, for a contemplated improvement
of his store room by extending it back 40 feet,
with grand staircase in the rear, putting in
an elevator from cellar to the third floor, and
also making an improvement to show win
dows by increasing their size. The cost OF
this Improvement will be $1,000.
AN ARTISTS BUILDING.
The necessity which has 80 long existed in
this city for q suitable building for artists
purposes has led TO q movement among them
looking toward the erection of building
containing suitable studios. This movement,
which will soon be practically inaugurated,
will meet another necessity, which is to have
a central building where artists may be col
lected together-a sort of artists exchange, as
il were. Several wealthy gentlemen have be-
come interested in the enterprise. The in
tention is TO erect building which shall
| specially meet the requirements of the pro-
| iessOn in furnishing large, well lighted
rooms. A large and suitable gallery will also
be provided for in this building, whero artistic
productions can be exhibited to the best
| advantage. No choice of q site has yet been
made, but 1t will probably be on Pennsyl-
vania avenue. The intersection of Twelfth
street with the avenue and ID street probably
meets the requirements of the enterprise
better than any other place that can be
named.
WHAT A NEW ASSESSMENT WILL DO.
THE REPUBLICAN has frequently called at
tenti0n to the necessity Of new assessment,
and the following quotation from the last re-
port Of the district assessor shows how the
values would be equalized:
Anew assessment Of real estate for the coming
year would seem to be u necessity In order to
cqualige values, which have greatly increased in
tile northwestern portion of the city and decreased
| III the east and southeast, us well MS in many
portions OF GEORGETOWN, since the last general
assessment of 1879. For instance, twenty squares
between Fifteenth and Twenty. first streets and
NJ and streets northwest are now assessed at an
average value of 38 cents per square foot and II Is
well known that the present value would average
Sl3O This average Is calculated from recent
actual sales.
The present assessed value Of all the ground
in the city is
North of the mall and west of North
Capitol street, 67,3S7,320 square feet,
average 412 cents. S3l Q6Q AIS
South Of the mall and west OF South
average $40 eents,..... .....,;..,.... 2,7OJ
| North of East Capitol street and east of
North Capitol street. % $50 ,76O square
feet, average lOs scents. 1884, JOG
| South of East Capitol street and east of
| South Capitol street, 30,59g, 100 square
feet, average Va cents....'........... 202O,572
Total. ...,..............,....... 4O ,s9l
II will be seen from the above that the north
western portion ofthe city Is much larger in area
aud assessed value than any other part, and that
a considerable area of II will bear a much larger
valuation upon new assessment.
| Upon careful estimate think that upon new
assessment the northwest section will average 81
southwest Tor South Washington, 10 cents north
ens, 10 cents; southeast Tor Capitol hill and navy
yad section), cents, giving an increase of tax
able property In the city alone of s35 6S S6S while
| IL is believed that In Georgetown and the county
the depreciation In the one section will be Offset
| by the gain in the other.
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