National Republican., 1883-03-31
BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS
Proposed 10 be Erected in Different Localities
in the District.
Full and Complete Description OF An
Elegant Apartment Building.
Another French Flat Of Equally Elegant Design Also
Contemplated.
Handsome Private Residences Completed
or In Course OF Erection.

The most important Item 10 CnrOnlCle tHlS
week in real estate matters is the immediate
prosecution of the work on the inn
mouse apartment house, to be known
as "The Lafayette" OH the northwest
corner of Sixteenth and II streets, fronting
the park of the same name. The plans COM
plete are in the hands of the owner, who VIII
receive bids upon the work, not as whole,
but for the different parts, such as the stone,
brick and wood work. from the artisans in
these materials. An opportunity will he
given for contractors in this city TO estimate
for the work upon this magnificent building,
although prominent firm in New York city
has offered to construct IT entire at hgure
within the owners estimate, but tho offer
has been declined, and preference given to
Washington mechanics.
1t is not possible to give a proper idea of
this beautiful and symmetrical structure in
this brief description. 1t has been pronounced
by critics as superior to anything of the kind
heretofore built in this or any city. The out
ward appearance is grand and imposing, but
exceedingly graceful, overlooking one OF the
handsomest of the public reservations. 1t
will be most valuable addition to the other
handsome buildings in this part of the city.
1t is expected that the entire work will re-
quire an outlay of about S3OOOOO. The
ground to be occupied will cover space of ~
feet on IL street by l3l feet Sixteenth
street, with numerous projections into the
parking. 1t is six stories and attic, OF brown
stone pressed brick, and terra Gotta, The
corner tower, ii feet in diameter, ascends TO
n height of $50 feet from the base of the build
ing. The general style is like the Berkshire
apartment house in New York city, designed
l,,ilt Ia. tln
with its projections, towers, and balconies re-
semblcs in appearance a large French chateau
of the time of Francis the First. The entrance
on Sixteenth street will bea drive way through
porte cochere, with a broad parking. Both
fronts are broken up through each of the
stories by balconies Of different designs for
flowers, and little towers and hooks which
conform to the general style.
The restaurant for the house is on the sixth
floor, the main room being 22 by i3 feet, with
an open gallery Of stone fronting SOUTH sup
ported by stone brackets. smaller room
also for restaurant, adjons, being 16 by %
feet, with two private dining rooms attached.
These rooms all open into spacious corridor
and hall, with easy access to the main stair
way and elevator There is also n pantry and
wine room attached to the restaurant. The
arrangement of the house shows that the Oc-
cupants may enjoy the same privileges as are
enjoyed by those who occupy house to them
selves, there being the same convenicnccs at
tached to the different suites of apartments as
those belonging to n house of the present time.
The restaurant kitchen is in the attic story
is II feet inches by - feet, connecting with
storcrOom and pantry. In the basement story
there is parlor, bedroom, dining room, and
kitchen for the janitor of the building; also,
servants dining room and bedrooms, numer-
Gus storerooms, and u general laundry room,
is feet inches by 81 feet, with steam dry
ing room attached 10 feet by % feet inches.
The coal vaults and engine and boiler rooms
are vaulted under the pavement.
Running up through the entire building,
nearly in the center, of an l. shape, is a
spacious court, giving light and ventilation
to every room fronting thereon. The princi.
pal suite OF apartments or fiat, fronting ii
street, has private entrance and balcony
opening into q reception room ii by % feet
also parlor corner of Sixteenth and II streets
with library, dining room, buffers pantry,
five bed rooms, bath rooms, and servants
room. There is also private hall leading ia
the main stairway and elevator. On the
same floor there are two other suites of apart
lnents of six and seven rooms, respectively.
The upper stories have twenty-siX rooms
each divided into three suites, and each and
every room is thoroughly lighted and venti
lated. There are two passenger elevators o.
commodous size and elegant finish, and two
freight elevators running from basement tC
attic and in the construction of the building
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particular The interior wood work, includ
ing mantels, will be of hard finish.
There will be nineteen separate suites o.
apartments for occupancy, eight of which
have already been applied for, and each suite
will have Kitchen, buffers, pantry, and wint
room.
Tho roof of the building, with its gables
dormar windows and chimneys of ornamental
design Oh both fronts makes handsome ap
pearance. This improvement has been pro
jected and successfully carried forward by Mr.
+. II. Par.c. Carl Pfcifer, No. Z Broadway
New York city, is the architect
ANOTHER PROTECTED APARTMENT BUILD
Mr.. Paine, in connection with several gen
tlemen of this city, has recently purchase,
the triangle of ground at the intersection o
Now Hampshire avenue and street, an,
tho same architect is now engaged II
making the plans for an apartment
house to be erected at this point
1t will be of style similar to the privat
residences III the city of Cadiz in spain, vii
be four stories in height of graceful design
with three apartments on each floor, eacl
having parlOr, dining room, kitchen, ant
three bed rooms, all the rooms being from
rooms
The building will have an interior court II
the Spanish STYLE which will be covered witt
glass and adorned with fountain and flowers
with windows round the interior court Abou
1000 feet of parking will be inclosed.
The entrance will be through port,
cochere, on New Hampshire avenue. 1t
intended to rent the apartments at price
ranging from $40 to sos per month. The cos
of this building will be about $4,000,
HANDSOME PRIVATE RESIDENCE.
Mr.. William NJ. Gait the flour merchant
has this week moved into his new resdenC
on tho west side of Vermont avenue ju,
south of the Thomas circle. This is one
the most chaste and elegant privat
houses in Washington, both in outwar
appearance and interior decorations an
finish The lot fronts 96 feet on Vel
mont avenue by depth of $50 feet. Th
house is 40 by 95 feet William NJ. Poir
dexter is the architect, but the house has bee
built by days work under the immediat
superintendence of Mr.. William II. Baldwin
The front is of select pressed brick, with
few semi-circuar window projections in tn
first and third stories. The interior is fiji
ished in hard natural woods mahogany, asl
and pine predominatng. On the main hoC
is the parlor, library, drawing room, dinin
room, kitchen, and buffers pantry, th
dining room and kitchen being separated b
rear hall. The hall and stairways openin
from the front door are spacious and elegar
in design and finish. The mantels are of har
wood of unique design. There are eightee
rooms in tho upper stories, all finished
the keeDing with the general design of Ill