Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
HOMES OF STATESMEN.
SENATORIAL MANSIONS AND CON.
GRESSlONAL PALACES.

Dwellings Inhabited by the Notabies OF
the Capital Value of the Various
Mansions Homes of Jour
nalistic individuals.
Washington Letter.
Thirteen hundred new buildings, worth
about - D 10000, were erected in Wash
ington last year. Fine residences arc
going up all over the city and it is fast
| becoming the custom for a public man to
own hi4own house in Washington one
of the leading real estate agents here is
my authority for the following estimate of
the homes of some of the leading men OF
the nation "Llaines house cost 800, 900,
and it rchtS FOR ~ per cent. on $40. coo
Don Cameron big house on Scott circle
is worth $50, 900, and it is one Of the finest
finished houses in Washington, Window s
house, Just across the way, which cost
him his place in the senate is worth 800.
600, and ought to rent for good interest
on that amount. Pcndlcton's house
just above tameron's cost $40 900 to
build and is now worth $50, 600, and the
big brick of secretary hobcson which adj
joins il is valued at twice this sum Bell,
the telephone man. also lives on Scott
circle. lie paid Sll5, 900 for his house
and stable, and it is one of the most valu-
able properties in Washington. Omar ID.
Conger has house on VI street, Just oil
of Thomas circle. which Mrs. tonger
bought at a bargain She gave 500 900
for it, 1t was built by pawnbroLcr, and
it is, l should say, worth twice as much
as it cost Mrs Dahlgrcn, the wife of
the admiral. has mansion looking out
toward the Thomas statue worth 500, O0O
and Just across the way in II brown stone
house, on the corner, which is certainly
worth $50, 900, lives Poker Bob Schcnck.
Sheridan's house is worth about Sol 0U0
Sunset OK has the pretticst little house in
Washington, made Of green stone and
this his wife bought for $50 900 and Sen
ator Allison, of Iowa. has bri k painted
white, Just opposite the Portland rats
which will bring any day $4,000 under
the hammer. uohn Shrrmans house on
X street is worth at least 80 600. He
bought the ground for Il song when rank
lin park. winch it ia e., was COW pas
turc and Il ball ground. and his friends
laughed At the idea of it ever being worth
a great amount. Now | suppose YOU
coulu not buy vacant ground there if
tncrc v.,rc any, for less than $40 u SQUARE
foot and lhc best houses Of the capital are
all around it. "
w W Corcoran's house lies lust
across from the White House
and includes u whole square of
ground. 1t could not be brought at
any price but | suppose it TO he worth
S1jO, 900 at least A little further up on
II street bancroft, the old hstor an. lives
in a $50, o, house of painted brick and
catacornercd across the way is the home
of John Nc cans father in law. Gen.
Beaie, worth, should say, siG.UOO. The
McLcans own great deal Of Washington
real estate v ashngton Mel can, Johns
father, owns house on one of the
best corners of street worth sew.
eral times the salary of the chief
justice Of the ntcd States, and
he has Just lought Dan Sicklcs' old
house near the White House, tor. think,
$4,000. Speaking OF the supreme court,
the real estate man continued, Waite
owns house on II street worth S35 600,
Miller house is worth so, 900, Matthews
had a home on the corner OF ana light
zenith streets, which is ;,sthcticaly built
and would bring, | should say, $50, 0OO
1t is in the heart of the best section of the
capital. and is back windows look into
the reccpton-rooms Of the british legation
mansion Judge ield has big brick
house. inodcied out of one of the buildings
across from The capitol which used to be
u prison, and this is worth about $40, 00D.
Across the capital plateau from Field S
Is ben Butler big stone mansion, which
ought to be worth as much rs Baine's
and which, it is said. is mortgaged for
$50, 600 This has four great divisions,
and is enough to accommodate four
families. Part of it is rented 10 the gov.
eminent and part to private parties
Senator almer, of Mich gan, is build.
ing house on X street. facing McPher
son square, on ground that is worth per
haps IS S Iuare foot. The house is an
immense brown stone as big as a college,
and it ha, stable built on to lis back
end. Just next to it on the corner is the
mansion Of Judge Lowry, of New Eng.
land. man who is related in some way to
Levy " God Jury. At the side OF his house
he has beautiful lawn, and Palmer in
building his house expected to have the
benefit of this for his back windows. in.
Guiding his dining.room, etc v it'll this
in view he finished this part of his house
in pressed brisk and put up a beautiful
bay wind W on the Fifteenth street side
of it. Lowry asked Palmer as special
favor to put his stable somewhere else
than on the back of the house saving il
would be offensive to him and would in.
jure his view and lot Palmer, however
the story goes, refused to pay any atten.
ton TO his wishes, and made the stable a
} wing of his mansion Now owry to
offset ms has built up pressed brick
wall on the back of his lot rs high, al.
most, as ialmers second story, com.
p!etely shutting OF the view from Pal.
mers dining-room and doing more injury
to his property than the value of ten
stables
The houses belonging to members of
congress are few, Perry Belmont has one
for which he paid SIS 900, William Wal
ter Phelps has invested some of his mil.
lions in Washington real estate. though ]
believe he now lives in a rented house.
sam Randall has home on Capitol hill
worth perhaps 81 ,000 and Hit. of Illinois,
has also good residence. Judge Law
renee, of Ohio, has house on Iowa circle
worth $4,000, and it is one of those, !
think, which Grant built. Senator Bruce
owns house on NJ street worth SO, 600
Fred Douglass state at Unionow com.
prisng the house and part OF the panta
ton of the negro hater Van Hook, is
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