Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18
NEW BUILDINGS GOING UP.
Some OF the Fine HOuscS EOw Being
Constructed in This City.

Some Of the Fine Houses Row Being
Constructed in This City.
An addition to the Anew York Avenue hotel
wl&be commenced Immediately, as announced
In The STAR, from the designs of Mr.. W. Bruce
Gray, architect, which will greatly Increase the
accommodations and elegance of this we'll
Known house. The addition will extend for Al
feet on 14th street, with q depth Of SO. Imme-
diately adjoining the present building will be
fine entrance hall, with handsome staircase
| of oak leading to upper floors. On the entrance
hoor will be large reception parlor, and the
rest OF this floor will be divided into suites OF
+, apartments, each with fireplace and lighted
from the outside. The Improvement will make
an addition of thirty rooms to the present
accommodation, and special attention has been
given In the designs to the interior decoraton.
AT this time no cnangc will be made In tile
exterior of the present building, but 1t Is pur-
posed at an early date 10 entirely remodel this
this purpose by Mr.. Gray. The hotel has been
leased by the owner, Mr.. Gleason, to Mrs, Col
ley, of the Hamilton house;
Mr.. Gray is preparir0 deSigns for several
fine houses, which are to be erected In this city
and i'm the suburbs during the present season.
MRS. MULLIKEN's NEW RESIDENCE.
Mr.. Harvey L. Page. architect, has prepared
designs for residence to be erected by Mrs.
Samuel Mulliken, on the west side Of COnnecti-
cut avenue, just above II street 1t Will be n very
pretty house, with frontage of Do feet and a
depth of AZ. The third story of the front will
terminate in gable of brick. The entrance
will be u feet wide. and the central hall 10 feet
with an open platform staircase, and hand
some fire place with brick and terra Gotta man.
tel. The staircase will be oak Tive parlor will
be 146 feet by 49, the bay window making
an addition OF feet. The dining room will be
IL feet by 81. These rooms will be finished in
hard wood. The cost Of the house will be
$1,000. w. p. Lipscomb is the builder.
DIR. JANNEY'S NEW RESIDENCE.
DIR. Edgar Janney will in a few days begin the
facing southeast. 1t will have q depth of "a
feet by % feet front, and will lie three stories
high, with red slate pitched roof. The front
Will lie pressed brick, with blue stone and terra
In design. A massive bay extends two stOries
with broad triple windows glazed with cathe-
drnl glass stone steps lead to IL wide and
finished III ash on the first floor, and white
pine in upper stories, oiled and done up in c:.b-
net style The staircase is OF ash and cherry.
The frepiaccS and hearths will be tiled and
elegant lnantels will be designed. The cost
tcct.
CAPT. LEMONS HANDSOME HOUSE.
One of the richest fronts of the kind i'm the
city will be that of tine residence now being
erected by Capt. Geo. +. Lemon, on the south
side of Massachusetts avenue, between 14tn
and 10Th streets The frontage will be 40 feet,
be rock face brown stole. The entrance step
will be stone with handsome balustrades Of the
Sstiue Inc IrOni entrance VIII be SIX
ieet wide. surmounted by an elaborate terra,
Gotta pcdiment. On the lett side OF tile entr:inec
will be onestory bay window with wlogg1a in
tue second story finishes with y brick pcdi-
nent in the third stort. tins construction form
ing the chief feature OF the house. To thf left
Of the main entrance viii ss haISsoms mSl
second story will be an orfel window ten feet
wide and two feet of projection, surhnounted by
sign, access 10 which is had through Quaint
ooriner window Of brfck auq terra Gotta. In the
interior the staircase in tag ccntral hall will lie
shut off by a handsome oak scree4. The staiE-
case will be oak ahd the hall Will be flniShe(tin
oartereu oak. On the left of the hall WILDE
the drawing-rOom, l.; by % test. finished in
the library, finished i'll the same Wood. The
dining-roon in the rear Will be finished in
will be finished in chestnut. The cost Of this
house VIII be $4,000. Mr.. Harvey L. Page is
the architect.
COMMANDER BROWNS RESIDENCE.
Commander Allan Brown, of the navy, is
about to begin building very due residence
on q street, between 18th aid 18th northwest,
having front of 2} feet ~ ~ depth OF 45 feet.
The front hall is Gig isst wiSs, and an arched
way separates j, from tae stairway bail which
onally across one corner, with i1ed fireplace
and mirrow mantel of cherry. 10 front OF this
hall is the parlor, and back is the dining room
Sliding doors separate tue dipihg room, while
hall. A very handsome platform staircase runs
the rooms. The intoricg will be oiled and
polished. The house Will be three stories
and basement high. pressed brick front with
square bay window two s.aries high. On the
third hoorthere Will be AZ arcllod recessed bal
cony, with Wrought iron railing. \ red terra
Gotta tiled roof finishes the front The cost is
$1,000. T. +. Schneider is the architect.
THE NEW NATIONAL THEATER
The work on the new National theater is
being pushed very RAPIDLY, and the building
will be entirely rooted in by the first of August.
The design for the act drop 70 be painted by
Hoyt, Of New York, was received yesterday 1t
represents a short flight vi psrb'e steps, on
which Is laid rug of rich oriental colors rising
above this Is u mass 0I exquisite dftpery OF
blue and white satin aud crimson pl1sh, suS-
pended from cornicc Of god 1ilagree, pro-
fusely set and decorated Wits jewels Above
tins Is a canopy of b,ue satin with gold stairs
the whole surmOunted with dTapery of very
dark maroon. The effect of this combination
Is very rich and the curtain will he thing of
beauty. The curtain 10 Dc used for the opening
ana closing OF the performance will he fire
proof, being made Of aslrst9s. and will be in
some solid color. MADAM Bin.amau. of New
\ ork Is now at work the Srapvrv for the.
private boxes, which VIII ,c Of crimson plush,
with gold trimming. Arsnbruster, OF Column
bus, Ohio, and JOHN q. E,lss the scenic artist OF