Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-27
IMPROVING THE CITY.
Some Of the Houses Now Being Erected
An ENCOURAGING Outlook.

The building season, judging from the per-
mitS now being taken out, is drawing to a close,
but as Is usually the case the work now on hand
will keep builders occupied until the fall. when
another building season begins. There has been
great activity in building during the past few
months, and besides numerous transactions in
real estate, as the court records will show. The
transfers of property have been of such a vol
ume as TO keep the market active, and it is fair
to presume that a good proportion Of the real
estate that has changed hands will be improved
by the new owners The prospects for the fu-
ture are regarded as favorable.
Messrs. Fox and Turner have had plans pre-
pared by Mr. I. +. Schneider for two houses, to
be built on II tn street, near H northwest. The
fronts, which will be OF pressed bricks, and
trimmed with brown stone, will be % feet
wide each, plain but handsome in design, with
octagon bay windows and three stories high,
with cellars under the entire building, which
will be seventy-three feet deep. The first story
hall and rooms will communicate by wide
natural woods, oil finish. There will be open
fireplaces in all the principal rooms, handsome
ly finished with tiled hearths, &c. The cost
Mr.. T. L. Bradford, of Baltimore, Nd, is about
10 commence the erection of a residence on p
street, near 18TH This house will be four stories
high with the basement. 1t will be % feet
front by about 20 feet deep, finished in natural
woods, hard oil finish. The front will be of
Hummelstown brown stone trimmings, and
will cost about $4,000. The architect is Geo.
EmInert lr.
Dr. j. w. Bayne is building very handsome
residence on I'd street, between A street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. at q cost of
$1,000. The front is of a rather unique design.
A bay window, which is semi-oval and octa-
gon extends two stories, and the front then
finishes with novel shaped gable. Over the
bay is an open balcony with basket railing of
wrought iron. The windows are ornamented
with cathedral glass. The house is three-stories
and basement high, with half mansard tiled
root, and Is IS feet deep. The principal rooms
have open fireplaces and very handsome mir
ror mantels, tile facings and hearths. The din
ing-rOOm opens onto verandah, and has two
bouffets built into the walls of wood panelled
and glazed with cathedral glass. w. F. Bald
win is the builder; L. F. Schneider Is the archi-
tect.
The Memorial Lutheran church is about to
begin the erection of brick chapel on Sth
street, above boundary street northwest. 1t
VIII be " by IS feel in size, with tower and
beifry, slate root, and will be very pretty little
structure. The lecture room is in the rear of
the auditorium and separated from it by glass
partition, the sash of which will slide down,
lecture room is a large and well-yentilated gall
iery. Under it IS a cellar, containing a furnace
by which the building is to be heated. Cost,
$4,000.
Mr.. T. F. Schneider, the architect, is building
for Mr. b. l.. Walker, q two-story and basement
dwelling on I'd street, between Maryland ave-
nue. and street, which will cost 81 900, hav
window full height and planned with ali the
commences of a home.
Work will soon be begun on the building to
of the Baltimore Sun, on the north side OF F
street, between 18th and 18th streets. 1t will
nave 'front.' OF SO feet and depth OF lib, and
will be six stories in height. 1t will be fitted up
There will be an elevator and the other cOnve-
niences of a modern business building. 1t will
cost between sixty and seventy thousand dol
lars. A. b. Mullett is the architect.