Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-13
HOUSES AND LOTS,
The Real Estate Market Dealers Busy
Renting HOuses-Building Opera
atiOns. Etc.


The Real Estate Market Dealers Busy
Renting HOuses-Building Opera
atiOmss Etc.
I'VE are busy renting and selling houses just
now" remarked prominent real estate dealer,
pausing for a moment to reply to an inquiry from
STAR reporter.
business is good and there Is plenty to do" he
continued, "but nothing specially notable. You
can see by glancing at the record that there have
been q good many transactions during the week.
In fact an unusually large number. But they are
mostly small sales"
"Thc fall season." he resumed, ISIS Just about be-
ginning, and expect that there will be great
deal OF business done The large demand OF
houses VIII naturally stimulate building, and the
favorable outlook will encourage the investment
OF money"
At this point the dealer became absorbed in the
mass OF papers on his desk, and the reporter left
to seek other opinions
The experience as given above seemed to be
general one, and may be regarded as a descriptive
Oh the present condition OF the real estate market
THREE HANDSOME HOUSES.
Messrs. bearing & johnson, the well-known
building contractors, have just finished for them
selves three handsome dwelling houses on 18th
street, near Connecticut avenue, which are models
OF compactHess and neat workmanship. Each
house has seven rooms, and Is elevated from the
street by terrace covered with bright green
crop or grass stone stairway, with brOnzsd
handrails, leads to the front door and entrance
way. The front and hall doors are of solid oak,
the first floor are finished in hardwoods
and oak; The parlor. opening from the
mantels are of cherry, and everything IS neatly
arranged with reference to comfort and convent
ence. The parlors connect with a dining room on
the same floor in the rear, which is provided with
a dumb-waiter and suit OF closets, the dumb
second hrl nd fran
som lights are In stained glass. convenient
stairway leads from the side Of the rear hal to
divided into fuel, furnace-room kitchen and other
rooms. One of Graft & Co.'S blast furnaces is in
entirely disconnected with the fuel and furnace e
ROOM 1t IS supplied with one OF Hayward & Hut
chlnSon,s cooking ranges. an iron sink boiler to
supply hot water for the rooms above. The stair
way leading from the hall to the second and third
stories IS built OF oak. square In FORM with land
ings at easy distances. The second story has a
large front chamber in hard wood finish, high cell
lngs In white plaster, with handsome center
pieces. There Is another large chamber In the
clothing; also BATHROOM and the usual closets
In the third story Is large chamber In front,
closets for packing away linen and other clothing.
The fronts present picturesque appearance, be-
ing laid In ornamental moulded brick work, with
window sills OF Ohio sandstone. Each front has a
gable end.
BUILDING AND REAL ESTATE NOTES.
MI H. f. Barker has commenced the erection of
two-story brick dwelling, to cost $1,000, at the
corner OF 9th street and Virginia avenue southwest
Mr.. Barker Is having plans prepared for seven
two-story brick dwellings on Virginia avenue, near
9Th street, to cost SIS, GOO. James H. DeAtley has
commenced TO build brick dwelling on G street,
near 9th southwest, to cost $1,000. Mr.. VIM. B.
Marche mas commenced the erection OF two two
story brick houses on 9TH street. near East Capitol
Four handsome brick dwelling houses have just
been finished by Mr.. Hess. at the corner OF West
Llntn1cum estate.
Mr.: Joaquin Miller, the poet OF the slerras, has
purchased a building site at the head of 10th
street. near the stand-pipe, and WILL it is stated,
build upon it an old-fashiOned log CT bin where
the poet can live in primitive simplicity.
captain A. A. Thomas Is making handsome
Improvement on 18th street, above N street. The
house has 20 feet front, Of pressed brick with
sard roof. tiled A bay window extends two
stories, and will have a red tiled roof balcony
The Interior finish is In OIL. The cost is Sc 900.
t. F. Schdelder, architect; N. Eckhardt is the
builder.
ACTIVITY OF BUILDING OPERATIONS.
The amount invested in the building of dwelling
houses In this District for the fiscal year ended
June 90 1888, was upwards Of one million OF dol
lars In excess OF the amount expended for the
1852.
THE NATIONAL THEArER NEXT WEEK-Mr c. D.
Hess who is one OF the pioneers In English opera
and well remembered as one OF the most success
full managers who ever located In Washington,
opens on Monday with the Acme opera company,
which comprises some sixty artists chor1SterS
and musicians, OF about as good material as Is
known to the English operate stage. Miss Abbie
Carr1ngtOn one OF the five prima dome, alter
mated two years ago with Etelka Gerster, OF the
MapleS0n opera troupe. Among the c0ntralt are
Miss Emma EIsner, Miss Flora Barry and Miss
julia F. May. Mark Smith and the Peakes'
brothers are the well known barttOneS, while the
principal comedian is George w. Denham. who
needs no Introduction in Washington, nor does
MIS- Mss Blanche Chapman. another iavorlte here.
the company opens with MARTHA" and will fol-
low with ''The Chimes OF Normandy" 'sThe Pr
rates" {matinee), 1.-THE Bohemian Girl" EZRA
Diavolo," "Maritana," "The Mascotte" (natinee),
and Faust" On Saturday night.
VALUABLE ADVICE TG MOTHERS AND TEACHERS
Wednesday afternoon the first lecture of the sea-
son was given by Mrs. Louise Pollock at the
nurses kindergarten training school, $40 18th
age, when SO many houses are made miserable by
the bad behavior OF children and the miSmanage-
ment OF young and inexperienced mothers should
be welcomed and this one was we'll attended.
There Will be a free kindergarten lecture every
"Wednesday at o'clock at the nurses kindergar-
ten training school.
THE DIME MUsEUM.-The crowds in attendance
at the popular Dime Museum are on the increase.
The performance offered Is highly entertaining
one, While the curioSft1eS on exhibition are very
good The largest woman IN the world Hannah
BatterSby, just returned from England, and whose
weight is go pounds, will be on exhibition here
next week.
REAL ESTATE OWNERS can get a good map OF the
city, WITH squares numbered, free, by calling on
b. H. Warner, No. 9l6 street northwest