Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-02
THE BUILDING IMPROVEMENT.
The New Houses That Are Being Built
The Dust Nuisance ON the 14th.Street
Road.

| As the season advances and vegetation begins
to open up, attention is turned to suburban
| property and the desirability OF residences In
| the country. Already number of transactions
| have taken place in property outside of the
/ city limits and some improvements have been
| commenced. The residents along the 18th
street road find great cause of complaint and
annoyance from the clouds of dust that arise
| from the macadamized roadway. This road is
the main drive for the pleasure seekers from
TINS city and in pleasant weather is thronged
with carriages each day. The Commissioners
have been asked to have the water carts pass
along that road and lay the dust 1t will add
not only to the comfort of the residents, who
are each year increasing in number, but to
these who drive out OF the city to the Soldiers
Home ana other country resorts.
MIR. CALDERoN CARLISLEs HOUSES
a very fine improvement is soon to be made
by Mr.. Calderon Carlisle in the point of land
lying between street and Indiana avenue.
He will erect there four houses, with entrances
on Indiana avenue The house on the point
Will have a store on the ground floor The pc
culiar shape OF the lot has been utilized by the
ingenious plan devised 10y the architect, Mr.. G.
I'll. Read, jr., so that no space will be wasted.
The houses will be three stories high, and will
each have frontage of 20 feet. The style of
architecture will be pleasing, and in their fin
ish and appearance the houses will be an orna-
ment To that section of the city.
MR.. WRITINGS FINE RESIDENCE.
of New Hampshire avenue, 21st street and N
street is about TO be improved by the cree
ton of very fine house, by Dr. G. F.
Whiting. This house will be located ON the
apex OF the triangle, fronting sc feet on New
Hampshire avenue, and also on 21st street.
The main entrance will be on New Hampshire
avenue, and will have an ornamental porte
cOchere. The house will be two stories high,
with high-pitched root, which will project over
about three feet, and will be supported on orna-
mental brackets of terra Gotta. The roof Will
be prettily broken with towers and covered
will be the nine-sded figure which finishes the
point at the south of the house, taking the place
OF the usual tower; This will finish in
story, and at this point the roof
forms gable. The interior will be finished in
hard woods on the first floor and pine on the
upper floors. The front rooms up stairs will be
finished in white and gold, and the other rooms
In colors The architect is VIM. Nj. Poindexter.
There is sufficient room on this triangle for the
erection of another fine house, which, it is
stated, will soon be begun.
very fine residence of Ohio stone to he erected
III Richmond Va, for Mr.. Alfred T. Harris, jr.;
also for houses tor Mr.. Philip HaXall and others
In the same city.
EXTENDING H-STREET RESIDENCES
The architect, Mr.. Poindexter, has completed
plans for the extended front which Mr.. NJ. w.
BeVerldge proposes to add 10 his residence on
I'll street, near 18th, corresponding in style to
the extension which has been built to the house
adjoining, owned and occupied by Mr.. Mat
tingly. These extensions will bring the houses
out TO the building line and will be a very hand
some Improvement.
BUILDING NOTES.
Mr.. G. F. Reed is building brick store and
dwelling on 18th street, between q and r, at
cost of 81 900.
MeSsrs. r. and NJ. Carrot are erecting two
houses on 10th street, between D and E streets
southwest, at a cost of Sd, 900.
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23d and L streets by Mr.. John Sweeney, at a
cost OF $4,000.
Mr.. c. Middleton is erecting two houses at
9th and A streets southeast at a cost Of $1,000.
brick store and dwelling is being built
18th street by MIR. Anton Heitmuller at a cost
of 81 200.
A residence is being erected on Rhode Island
avenue, between 18th and 18th streets, by Mrs.
Nellie NJ. Clark, at a cost of 81 900.
Three houses are being built on 10th, between
II and q streets southeast, by Messrs. Gray and
Hutchinson, at a cost of So, 900.
MIR. G. e. Meade is erecting three dwellings on
North Carolina avenue, between 9th and 7th
streets southeast, at a cost OF $4,000.