Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19

| BUILDING NOTES.
| The extent of the building operations in the
| District during the present season can only be
appreciated, as has been stated in The STAR,
| by reference to the number of houses erected.
rather than to separate instances of the cree
ton of magnificent and stately edfces 1t
has been emphatically season of small houses,
while last year was a season of large houses.
| The annual report of Building Inspector
| Entwistle will show that there were 1059 new
dwellings erected during the past year. DIT OF
which weIe brick. There were also 1,O6S repair
permits granted, and 100 new sheds were
erected. The value Of the Or brick dwellings
was % 10 40 being over S400. 900 in excess of
last years new buildings The value of the 142
frame dwellings was S732, 800. making the total
valuation of all the new dwelling houses
IS, 1884, 100 large increase over that oflast year.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MOUNT PLEASANT.
Mount Pleasant. which is very picturesque
and pretty little village, is being improved by
the erection Of quite number OF houses. The
new houses are now being erected On the home
stead of S. p. Brown which has recently been
subdivided and placed on the market. These
houses front on what will be 18th street eX-
tended. Mr.. A. 3. Chatfeld is building very
pretty little cottage at the of 10Th street
/ and Howard avenue, two and a halfstories
high, which will cost 1890. A Queen Anne
cottage Is being erected on an adjoining lot by
Mr.. A A. LipscOmb. at q cost of % 000, and in
| the same vicinity Mr.. Calvin S. Montague ia
building cottage at cost of G., 500 Mr.. E.
C. Seward has erected a Queen Anne cottage
on 18th street extended to the west of the
houses above mentioned, and Mr.. j. G. East
wood is building near by cottage at cost of
81. zoo. All these cottages are in the pictures
que modern style of architecture and have been
built by the owners for their own occupancy.
Two other houses are to be built at once one
by Mr. Il. c. Gwynn and the other by Captain
J. B. Tanner. Mr.. j. Harry Danforth has
bought a lot at the corner of Park street and
10th street, and all the lots facing on 10th street
have been sold with but one exception. AS may be
seen, this part of the village, which Is termed
the West End" of Mount Pleasant, is not only
being beautified by the erection Of handsome
houses. but is to receive valuable accessiOns to
the solid citizens Of the place The Deputy
Second Controller Mr.. DelanO. the eX-cOmmis-
sioner of patents, Mr.. Ellis Spear Mr.. j. W.
BuAer. Mr. John Waggaman and other we'll
known citizens are now occupying fine resi-
dences in this vicinity. MIR. Charles Wright and
Mr. George FallOn have recently. erected very
pretty cottages. which they are now occupying
on Howard avenue Mi. John W. Carson has
just completed very nice cottage on Park
street, and Mr.. Warren j. LOwn has recently
erected line country residence on 14th street.
near Howard avenue. The finest suburban res
idence which has been erected in recent years
with the possible exception of Mr.. A. l.. Barber's
elegant stone residence now being built on Col
un.bia Heights, is the villa mansion which Col.
ii. L. Crawford has built Oh Park street. The
house ia surrounded by fine lawn and has a
brick stable in the rear. This house with its
picturesque gables and broad biaZzas, reminds
one or the private residences seen in the vicin-
ity OF Long Branch. The District government
has Laid a brick wall along the entire extent of
Park street and it is now proposed to grade it,
street cars now run out to Mount Pleasant and
ii beautiful new stone church is being erected
and the residents of Mount Pleasant point with
pride to these progressive signs.
BUILDING NOTES.
Mr. n s. Bates is building a three story and
basement house at the corner of 18th and n
streets, at n cost of $4,000.
\ two story and cellar dwelling is being built
on h, between 1st and North Capitol streets, at
a cost OF $500 by Mr.. John Newman.
Mr. Michael o Brien is building two two-story
houses on q street. between 1st and North Cap
itOl streets, at a cost of Il 500
Mr. John l.. Fo@t, the confectiOner, Is build
ing f"ur-story store on 18th street, between d
and Z streets. at a cost OF 5000.
Mr. F. j. Hessler is building two two-story
dwellings on street between 49, and l4th
streets southwest. at cost of - coo.
Mr.. W. FL. MOhler is building a two-story
dwelling on North Capitol and p streets. at a
cost of IS. 500.
-Four two-story-and-b basement houses are being
built by Mr.. ID. B. Croft, on North Carolina
avenue between 9th and 10th streets. at a cost
of $4,000
Mr. James OBrlen is building four two-storv
houses on Champlain avenue, Meridian Hill, at
a cost of $1,000.
two-story- and basement dwelling is being
built on Gay street, between High and Congress-
GEORGETOWN, by Mr.. NJ. Platter, at a cost Of
$1,000.
Ten two-story houses are being built by MIR
ThOs +. WaEgamau on 10th street. between w
and Boundary streets, at cost OF 6,0O0