National Republican., 1883-03-31

Charles Edmonston, the contractor has
recently broken ground at the corner ol
Connecticut avenue and X street ior a private
residence for Mr.. Joseph B. Bryan lt VIII
be of pressed brick front, slate rooi, brlck ana
iron cornice, three stories and basement
dimensions 25x56 feet, claborately finished III
the interior, heated throughout by furnace,
and will cost $4,000 .,
On N street between Twelfth and Thir.
teenth streets, N. r. Heller, the contractor,
has commenced the erection of two houses,
one for himself and the other for ID. j.. Nor
rison, esq. They are two stories and base
ment, with bay window 20 feet 80 inches
front by 90 feet and will cost $500 each.
On the north side of Massachusetts, avenue,
near Eighteenth street, Mossrs. John Sher-
man & Co. are about to build Tor other par
ties fine house % feet front, three stories
and basement to he finished in natural wood,
and TO be complete in all its appointments.
IL will cost about $4,000.
The houses on Fourteenth street northwest,
reported last week as being built by this firm,
are for Mcssrs. John and William Cammack'
They will be three fine three story and base
ment houses, with large stables in the rear
of each, and will be for sale by the firm of
John Sherman Il Co.
This firm has recently sold the large double
house built by them on Connecticut avenue,
south of NJ street, to Com. Quackenbush, U. g.
~, and ON Eighteenth street, south OF Massa-
of the fine houses in their new row at $4,000
and $1375O, respectively. These houses, of
which there are four, and which have not
been heretofore noted, contain parlor, IL
brary. dining room, and buffers pantry on
the first floor, handsomely finished in
cherry, with mahogany and ASH mantels.
There are eight bedrooms in the two upper
stories. and office, cellar, and kitchen in the
basement story.
DOWN TOWN.
Messrs John Sherman & Co. have pur-
chased of the Sisters of the Visitation the lot
adjoining house OH the corner of Tenth and q
streets northwest, giving front of 40 feet ON
q street by 12i feet, on Tenth street. on
which they are about to erect seven modern
dwellings one of which will be five stories,
sixteen rooms % feet front. The one on the
corner will be % by 40 feet, with four
bay windows, either four or five stories i'll
! height IL is the intention to make the BLOCK
| a marked feature in the ncighborhOcd, tho
| two large houses on the corner being reserved
| by the firm for the purpose of renting, the
| others being built for private parties. julius
| Germueller is the architect, and Q. G. Martin,
| contractor aud builder.
A very brief report was made last week oil
| the new building being erected by Mr. John
L. Kendell, 6lS Pennsylvania avenue, of
which Mr.. John Fraser is the architect, and
| ID, b. Croft contractor and builder. 1t has q
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and will be five stories high. with cellar un-
der the whole The front of the building
will be of pressed prick and Hummelstown
| brown stone, and will have three openings in
each story. The first story will be IL feet in
the clear. The piers rest ON sill course 10
inches high and 2 feet deep, and are built ofred
and brown brick with beaded angles, and bond
stones at intervals, which extend the entire
thickness of tho wall which is % inches
| At the height of IL feet inches there is n
girder composed of three rolled iron beams
~! inches high, bolted together at intervals
of 3 feet, and ornamental iron rOsettes. The
stones from which the arches Of the first story
spring, and which rest on the top of the iron
| girders are of solid blocks of stone the entire
thickness of the wall, with handsome carved
rosettcs on the front of them. The spaces
from the top of the iron beams to the under
side of the arches are filled in with diaper
brick.
There will be heavy stone sill courge at
the level of the windows in each story. The
openings on the second and fifth stories will
have seni-cirCular heads and moulded and
ornamental brick arches, the iambs will have
beaded angles, while those of the third and
fourth story will have segmental heads and
moulded arches and beaded iambs.
The cornice will be of nodded and orna-
mented brick, capped with galvanized iron OF
enriched design.
All the openings of the front of the build
ing will be glazed with polished French plate
glass.
The front portion of the building is to be
connected with the building on street, both
of which will be occupied by Mr.. j. b. Ken
dali, who now finds his quarters in the b
street building too small for his growing
business.
The office on the first floor will be "a feet
long, and will be finished in white and
Georgia pine, showing the natural grain OF
| . thn hn partN NUill haVn n
hung sashes, the lower part will be paneled.
Ample stairways are provided to afford easy
access to the upper stories; they will be built
of Georgia pine.
! ThereIwill be q large elevator which will run
from the cellar to the fifth story, and will bt
9 operated by gas engine, located in the real
part of the new building.
The area between the old and the new
building will be utilized for lighting the cen
ter portions of the building, and will be COW
cred with skylight constructed wholly o
iron and glass, the upright sashcs Of which
will be hung on pivots and can be opened
and closed at pleasure by means Of rods ant
cog wheel device operated from the thirt
: floor,
The building in every particular will b'
constructed in u substantial and thorough
; manner and adapted in every way for thu
business purposes for which it is to be used.
SOUTH WASHINGTON
continues to show evidences of progress
South Capitol street has been opened, graded
graveled, and sidewalks laid, Curbed, and gut
tered, and trees planted from Virginia avenu
to the river, and instead of the old hilly an,
muddy thoroughfare, there is now u stree
which will compare favorably with any other
I The numerous brick yards bordering Oh thi
I street, which have for years furnished th
i solid material for the improvement of the city
a are in full blast and continue to turn GU
+ millions of the specimens of their handiwori
h, As showing that the proprietors are aliv
Q to the growing wants of the city, it may b
! mentioned that Messrs j, Il. Herrell q CC
, who occupy the premises from p to r street
b and South Capitol to Half street east, hav
d introduced the most improved machinery an
t patterns for the manufacture of ornamenta
brick now so much in vogue; their var
n shows about eighty different styles of fame
h press brick all shapes and sizesFfrom by I
J. 10 by 10 inches they turn out about thre
), million plain and ornamental press brick in
u season.
WEST WASHINGTON.
2 At No. so West Market street James
y Cation is putting up brick store and dwell
y ing, 2S by 40 feet, to be heated by latrobes,
" cost about 81, 900.
The Columbia Mutual Ice company al
building u two story stable, 30 by 40 fee
t, south side of Water street, near Congre!
o street, to cost S4OO.
st On Montgomery between Beall and Wel