National Republican., 1885-04-24
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS.
The New National Thenter Plans
Suburban Property Sold Other New
Houses.

The New National Thenter Plans
Suburban Property Sold Other New
Houses.
w. w. Rapley yesterday obtained per-
NIT for the erection of the new National
Theater and Rapley building. The pur-
poses Of the structures will bo for thea
ter and offices. The building will have
front of ITO feet 10l inches, running back
to the alley in rear distance of 159 feet,
and IT will bo Eve stories in height, and
the number Of feet from the sidewalk to
the highest part Of the wall is to be 40
feet. The foundations are to be of brick
and concrete, and the walls Of heavy
construction. The front will be lad in
pressed brick, the roof of slate and tin,
fiat and double pitch. Tho building will
be heated with steam. Stand pipes will
be erected at points to be suggested by
Chief Cronin. The cost of the buildings
Is to DO $4,000. Tho architects are
Mossrs. A. B. Mullett, of this city, and
j. b. MoElfatrick & Sons, OF New York.
Mr. Harvey l.. Page. tho well.known
architect, has purchased tho country
place Of Mr.. Robert Q. Fox, situated on
Rock creek, near Mount Pleasant, aud
known as "Rosemount." hr. Page will
take possession at once. Mr.. w. Bruce
Gray expects at an early day to build for
himself summer homo on portion Of
the property purchased by his partner,
Mr.. Page. Mr.. Charles j. Bell, the banker,
OF tho firm of Bell Il Co., will immo.
diately commence the erection of sum
mer residence upon the property he has
recently purchased from Mr.. o. q. Green,
lying on the west side OF Rock creek,
north of the Woodley road. Capt. Saw
yer has purchased from Mr.. Walter Paris,
tho architect, handsome building sito
on the north side of Boundary to tho
west of Fourteenth street, commanding n
beautiful and unobstructed view of tho
city. He will at once erect n suitable
residence for his own occupancy.
Mrs. Martha NJ. Read has purchased of
Henry r. Throop the property at the
northeast corner of X and Fourteenth
sold to Mr.. Throop fifteen lots averaging
twenty feet on I, between Ninth aud
Tenth streets southwest, for 500, 1850.
MIR. John Il. Lonman has sold to the
Corcoran Insurance Company five lots on
Thirteenth street, between w and
Boundary streets northwest for S9,500.
The government has purchased from
Howard University a part Of the tract
known as Etfingham place for S3S, ,5l9.20
Anst Mueller has sold to Mrs. Melissa
Bryan part of square "a, on Massachu-
setts avenue, between Twentieth and
Twenty-frst streets, containing 3,S47
square feet, for 1920
Tho following building permits were
granted yesterday: William A. Richard
son, to build one three-story and basement
brick, Eighteenth and II streets, to cost
100000; Mrs. n. NJ. Zange, to build one
two.story and cellar brick on S street, be-
tweenth Seventh and Eighth streets, tC
cost $2,250; Miss A. Davis, to improve
1136 Seventh street, to cost s., 100; n. D.
Larner. TO improve the hall and stairway
of Masonic Temple, to cost $500; William
o. Dennison, to build Eve two.sto bricks
on NJ street, between Half and First
streets southeast, to cost $4,000; r. Gold
schmid, to build four three-story auC
basement bricks on Fifteenth street, neal
n, to cost, $25,0o0