Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-07

THE ELEGANT AND coxMoD1oUs RESIDENCE 10 px
ERECTED ON MASSACHUSETTS, AVENUE.
Mrs. A Patten, the widow of o wealthy Califor-
man, VIII erect a very handsome and commodIous
residence on the ground which she has recently
purchased at the intersection Of @ street, ga
street and Massachusetts, avenue, for $50 600 The
house VIII be directly opposite Judge Hillyers and
Will occupy nve thousand feet Of ground, which
Will be about the center Of the property TINS
giving ample lawns on both sides, there being sos
feet front on the east and 100 feet the west side
The property has frontage Of 217 feet on 22d
street, 100 feet on street, and 300 on Massachu-
sefts avenue, with alleys on both the east and the
south sides The plans have been drawn bv MIR
Robert L Fleming, architect and builder, and the
construction WIN be at once begun by that gentle
modern design, the exterior bstng constructed OF
select pressed brick with brown stone trimmings.
1t VIII have frontage Of nftytwo feet four inches
with depth Of sxty-two feet, and back BUILDING
of two stories and basement twenty-six feet deep
and thirty feet wide. The base Of the house to the
top OF the water table will be asher faced with
brown stone with continuous moulded ana string
courses Of the same. The cornices will be OF brick
mounting the three stories viii be covered with
dark 81 tie aid broken with handsome gables and
dormer windows. The main entrance for carriages
Will be from @ street, through handsome porte
cochere, surmounted by stone balcony. The en-
trance hall will be 12 feet wide, and Will open into
the upper stories The hall wrl be wainscoted in
cherry, with paneled ceiling, and 1t Will contain
handsomely carved mant lpiece, with tiled fire.
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and will be fine specimen OF woodwork, and will
run 10 the top OF the house. On the left OF the hall
there Will be drawing-room, finished In mahog-
any, With freScoed walls and ceilings. There will
be an entrance to this room also from the vestbule
OF the second doorway, which will be on the east
side OF the house. On the right OF the main en-
trance will be large salon parlor IS feet wide and
43 feet long, and back of and communicating by
sliding doors will be the library, and opening out OF
the latter will be a large conservatory The
salon Will be finished In white pine painted In buzz
and gold. the walls and ceilings being highly deco
rated. On the west side there win be bay WIN
dow, In which there will be large
open fireplace, With windows and seats
on each side. The mantelpiece Will be
very heavy and will be supported by double columns
with hood over. The entrance to the bay window
Will be broken by handsome Cordnthian columns
supporting nodded entabiattne. The library will
be finished In butternut. From the central hall
access viii be had to the dining room, which will
be solid In oak walls and ceilings The mantel
piece and bu1et will be of elegant carved work.
Back OF the dining room will be the breakfast room,
which Will be finished In California redwood. on
the second floor there will be four large chambers
tural woods, with bathroom attached to each.
There viii be besides, an oratory, servants
rooms and ample closets The third story Will be
duplicate OF the second The attic story will be
deVoted 10 servants rooms, trunk, cedar and linen
rooms Inc basement will be large and commO-
dlOus, and Will have smoking room or Office
billiard room, the kitchen, laundry servants room
heated by steam, and will be provided with every
convenience known TO modern architecture. The
cost named In the building permit Is s7OOOo but it
Is estimated that more will be expended.
On the rear OF the premises there win be stable
erected % by 30 feet, and two stories high.