Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-21
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Business Fairly Active and Healthy
in Tone.
SOME SUBURBAN IMPROVEMENTS WHICH ARE
BEING MADE IN MOUNT PLEASANT-PRoPERTY
IN UNIONTowN-DR. BIB. ADAMS NEW HOUSE
OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST.

IN UNCOMFORTABLE. B. B. ADAMS NEW HOUSE
OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST.
Business in real estate tor the past two weeks
has been pretty fair. Not many notably large
sales, 1t Is true have been made, but an aver
age number Of small transactions have been con-
summated. The trade is fairly active and deci-
dedly healthy in tone.
Property is holding its own In prices through
out the city, and in some sections it is advanc-
ing-notably In the northeast, ON Capitol Hill.
and in the southern section.
Building Of small houses does not keep pace
with the demand for such property, either tor
sale or to rent. The northeast section Of WASH
lngton presents now, unquestionably the great
est inducements to parties with money to buy
ground and erect medium sized houses. Ground
can still be had at reasonable figures, 30 as to
make building profitable, either as an invest
ment or for the market.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MOUNT PLEASANT
Mr.. VIM. O. Denison. the owner of that por-
ton OF the Esln estate, north of Columbia road
which has recently been subdivided and placed
on the market. Is having plans prepared for q
line residence for his own use on one Of the lots.
The house will be situated just west Of the resi-
dence OF Gen. Swain, on 18th street. and will be
30 feet wide by 80 feet deep. 1t will be built of
wood and iron, with stone foundations. and the
design will be OF the pretty villa type OF modern
architecture. The front and sides will be broken
with numerous balconies and verandahs, and
the interior arrangements will comprise all the
latest modern improvements. The architect is
George Emmert. jr.
The same architect Is preparing plans for seve-
raj cottage residences, which Mr.. Denison pro-
poses to erect in the same vicinity. They will
be OF different designs, and will range in price
from 50 .OC0 to 0.OO0. The erection of these
houses will add very much to that locality which
has already been improved by the recently COM
pleted country residence of Major H. L. Gran
ford and the fine stone and brick mansion of
MI. A. Berliner, as we'll as other fine houses.
UNIONTOwN PROPERTY.
Several acres of land belonging to the Talbot
estate, and owned by Mrs. Shannon, which is
situated in the center of Uniontown. has been
su6divded into building sites, and placed by the
owner In the hands of Mr.. B. H. Warner Sales
have been made to the following persons:-One
lot to Col S. T. Suit, 1885, one lot to Chas W.
Scott, s625: one-half lot to Mary A. Perkins,
So25O These lots front on Nicholson avenue,
which is the road leading to the insane asylum
The prices above given average twenty cents
per foot.
DR.. ADAMS FINE RESIDENCE.
fine house has just been begun for Dr. B. B.
Adams, on New York avenue, between 9th and
10th streets northwest, adjoiningthe alley. It
will have frontage of 81 feet by depth of 3s
feet, and will be three stories high, and with
finished basement and tiled roof. very hand
some bay window extends two stories, and is
surmounted by tasty tiled roof balcony. The
windows of the front have colored glass. The
interior is arranged with a view to comfort A
wide hall contains handsome staircase leading
10 upper stories, and is lighted and ventilated
by large skyght, glazed with cathedral glass
Inc doctors office is back of the parlOr and the
reception room is in the rear Of the hall The
principal rooms win have open fire places, with
tiled hearths and facings, and handsome wood
mantles, to correspond with the other wood
hnish OF the house which will be in OIL natural
grain. The plumbing will be feature of the
construction. The cost will be $4,000 T. F.
Schneider is the architect. Joseph B. William
son, builder.
BUILDING NOTES.
Mr.. George Emmert, jr., the architect. has
prepared plans for the erection of three frame
cottages on the 7th-street road near Boundary
Mrs Cant is about to erect a two-story and
basement dwelling on New Jersey avenue, be-
tween Q and streets. at a cost of $1,000 Mr.
Geo. Emmert jr., is the architect.
MI. Patrick Downey is building three two
story houses on Sd street, between and yir-
glnia avenue southwest. at a cost of 81, 900
Mr. Z. A. kOlb has commenced the erection Of
two-story and basement dwelling on / street,
between 9th and 7th northwest it will have a
press-brick front, brick and iron cornice and
all modern improvements. The cost will be
"a 500.
MIR. Peter Mccartney IS building four two
story and basement houses on 22d street, be-
tween New Hampshire avenue and M street at
cost of $4,000