Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-26

EHL-THE FINE BUSINESS BrIin!SG BEING
ERECTED Ely Mr.. L. C. GLOyER-oTuER M
DOCUMENTS
The amounts invested in buildings according
TO the building permits issued last year and
this compare "a follows: From January Ist
1855. 10 May Isl. the SUN total was $3.50 sos.
from January lst, 1884. to the present time.
SI.=3e.o'1. showing an excess this year during.
the months stated OF 4313. 1J5. The number of
permits issued within the same time this year is
also far in excess OF last year covering the same
TINE Last year there were many large Jobs of
work. and this season there have been but three
worthy OF attention. viz: Moses new furniture
warehouse. llth and streets S75. 0CO the new
armory cllo.OC0. and the Gunton building, cor
9TH street and Pennsylvania avenue S95. GOO;
the Others have all been issued for small houses
comparatively. and instead ofbeing confined to
The northwest portion of the city are scattered
All over the city-CapitOf HILL South Washing
Ton. Northeast Washington and through the
county. The season for Issuing building per-
1GitS Is by no means over. and the probability is
that the Increase will be much greater than it is
now large proportion of these houses now
IN course OF construction are being built for
the use Of the owners, and not for speculation.
Mr. TEOS. J. FISHERS OPINION.
Ihe prices obtained were very fair, l
thought. remarked Mr.. TEOs. ]. Fisher to a
STAR reporter. in speaking of the public sale
during the past week of lots on Meridian Hill.
THE average price paid was, judge, about Is
cents per foot
Was that not considerably less than the
price at which this property has been offered at
private sale?" asked the reporter.
Yes, was the reply THE figures at which
these lots were held ranged from 20 TO SO cents.
and think they were too high. The prices OBJ
tained were very fair"
''Wil this sale have a deprcciating effect
upon the value of land along tie ridge" con-
tinued the reporter
No. should say not responded Mr. Fisher
The surroundings are different in the other
parts OF the ridge overlooking the city. and the
prospects for handsome improvements better
and more Immediate. The character Of the i'm
rr0vements naturally regulate the price of land
and don't think that the present prices are too
high.
Mr.. g. q. GLOyERS FINE BUILDING
very hne business Improvement is being
made by Mr.. G. e. Glover on the north side of
+ street between 18th and 18th streets. The
building, which VIII be entirely devoted to Of
fees. will have frontage of 80 with a depth of
IUo ieet- There will be four stories. basement
and an attic The front which will be highly
Ornamented. viii be broken BY six rows of ri
iasters projecting from the second story line
and running 10 the top. The material used will
De orick, with the exception of the first story.
winch VIII BE- Seneca stone. with Ornamented
nodded cOrniees. terra Gotta key stones caps
and panels. The lintels ard cappings In the
courses throughout the building Will also be of
seneca stone The entrance to the building
VIII be in q brick yestibule which will be closed
at night by an iron gate. From this vestibule
there will be access TO the stairway which leads
TO the upper stories and to the offices which
VIII occupy the entire ground floor. There will
De large window in front. 1 by 10 feet which
VIII DC laced 10y ornamental iron gries. The
second story front will be broken by two large
windows, and the UPPER stories with five win
dows- The entire structure will be surmOunted
with ro0i OF red slate. with pediment i'm the
center l6 feet high. The elevation of the buiId-
ING Will he % feet There will be six offices on
each fnor. with wash rOOnls and closets There
WILL also be a passenger elevator The building
VIII be heated with steam. ard the furnace and
boiIeIs VIII be placed outside in the rear of the
building Tie cost will be about $40 600 Mr.
Shas H. Read. jr-. is the architect and Mr.. Chas.
tdH0nston the builder.
MRS. BRcokE's FINE RESIDENCE
Tie erection Oi a handsome residence for Mrs
A. VI. 9 Brooke has been begun on the north
side OF X street. west of 10th, adjoining the
residence OF Commissioner Fdmonds II will
be IS feet front and 81 feet deep and will b.,
three stories high. with an attic and basement.
III VIII have an elaborate front of pressed brick
window and recessed balcony Tie interior
VIII be very elegantly finished There will be n
large bail IA feet square, with platform stair
ease of OAK leading TO the upper stories, and an
open Fireplace. The staircase will be a very
handsome specimen of wood work The finish
OF the hall viii! be in oak. Opening from the
hall VIII BE- the-librarv, which will be- the front
room. and will be finished i'm oak Back of this
Will De the drawlng-rOOm. 35 feet long also fin
1shed in mahogany. The rear room will be the
wood ycp of rbi oh
oak The rooms up stairs will be finished in
California red wood. The mantels will be hand
some specimens of eoOd carving. and the en-
tire nnlsh OF the house will be elegant ard hand
some. The estimated cost is go COO Nessrs
Gray Page are the architects
TIE Y. VI. c. A. GYMNASIUM
The building which the Y NJ C. Association
has erected in the rear of their property on New
York ayeEue is completed. 1t will be fitted mn
a. gymnasium and opened to the public ON
Tuesday next. This new addition Joins tise pras-
ent building. and access TO it is through the
main hallway. The room which will be used as
gymnasium is 81 feet wide "a feet deep. and
20 feet high There are windows on both sides
giving light ard air. The ceiling is panelpd
with oiled Georgia pine. and is supported by
heavy iron girders and pillars. and il is the in
tentiGn. after awhile to build an upper story
which will be used as public hall In the rear
OF the gymnasium room are the locker rooms
which occupy two stories There are three hun
ured lockers. besides bath ard wash rooms The
gymnasium VIII be fitted up with all the modern
apparatus. and will be in charge OF Prof l. j
Turner. recently connected with the Charter
Institute. IN New York city. The cost of the
building TGs $500. ID. b. tircff was the con-
Tractor.
bR- HATTONDS PURCHASE.
Mr. T!4os. J. Fisher & Co have sold for ex-
Senator Don Cameron the lot on the southeast
Conner Of 1"th and Princeton streets. Columbia
Heights. to l'r. ". A. Hammond of New York
formerly SURGEON general. This lot is 100 by
80 feet. and ir Hammond has had plans pre-
pared for q house which he intends 20 erect for
f!S own Use. This house will be OF q rather
unique style of architecture for this latitude and
VIII lie modelled upon the Plan Of a Mexican
house viii: an Interior court. II will be so feet
square and the court will be covered with a
glass roof and so arranged that carriages can
be driven in u. There Will be balconies running
around the court. into which the rooms in the
second story will open Or. Hammond esri-
BATES that this house will cost between $50 GOO
xGd $50. eco.
DR.. Hammond also purchased through the
faii.e firm for his son the lot on the northeast
corner of Princeton and 18th streets. 100 bv lis
feet. The price paid for both these lots was 90
cents per foot
MEXICAN POUsE.
rather unique residence is being erected by
Col David Ferguson at the corner OF 2ith and
NJ streets. lie has quarter OF square, having
bought the old Reside place. The new house
viii re situated some distance back from the
street and az one of the WOrkmen fold n ST Ar