Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-19
To BUILD FINE HOUSES.
Elegant Structures to be Erected This
Season.

To BUILD FINE HOUSES.
Elegant Structures to be Erected This
Season.
BUILDING BRIsKLY RESUMED AFrxh THE sus
PENsIoN-rHE NEW BOSTON STORE AND I
STREET IHPRovEMBSE-PRfvArH REST
DENcEs IN COURSE OF EREcTIoN-AN ACTIVE
MARKET FOR UNIAPRovED PROPERTY.
After q suspension Of building operations for
six weeks work is gradually being resumed,
and number Of new buildings, which have
oeen awaiting the settlement Of the difiaculty
between the masters and men, have now been
begun. The general opinion has been that II II
| mad not been for the labor troubles this would
nave been the busiest season In the building
| line the city has ever known. Plans were
drawn and the money was ready to go on with
| large number of buildings. The suspension OF
| work on rising market shows that the differ
ences between the employer and the employee
could not have been of trihing character. It
Is not expected that all the work contemplated
In the early part of the season will 60 on now,
man deere Of VIII ths oe sufficient to make the re-
Ing trades While the erection OF new houses
mas been stopped, the buying and seilipG al. un.
that is perfectly astOniSh ibSsoAn tieipntili ne
the growth Of the city. inYast0fs shave reached
their on a pap,s OF the have
boundary lines into the cepnisY. Property has
ielt the tuoyins effect Of frequent transactions,
In the northwest where propertys;was already
mel nead at good prices, property has advaneed 70
and southern sections the advance has beer
greater Suburban property is also selling al
advanced rates, and owners are equally as stiff
city property. 1t is not thought that the adj.
vance In prices has been excessive, but that It
IL simply the natural result Of the growth of the
al at rao fiSoa os,f
the city. - = -.
THE NEW BOSTON STORE. tssasfa gsbs
Now that building opefatfons eau 1b6 I,feQ
sumed, interest In real estate f. ARMED
towards the erection of new buildings and the
improvement Of property. Perhaps the most
notable improvement to be made this season.
from business standpoint, at least. is the fine
building which MIR. Calderon Carlisle has begun
proprietors OF the Boston store, at the northeast
corner OF 11th and + streets. The change to be
made by this firm from the Avenue to + street
Is another step in the rapid progress which the
last few years has witnessed in the TRANSFORMED
ton of street from residence to business
this street were the rule and Stores the eScep.
ton. Now the reverse is very decidedly the
case. The old buildings have been remodeled
ana rebuilt, while many new buildings OF Inn
posing size and great cost have been erected
within the past few years. Among these may
building, the Hooe building, the Moses build.
ing and the Pacific building. Property has be.
come very valuable, and is sole at twelve and
niteen dollars per foot while 1t Is said that MIR.
Joseph " lizard, who owns the lot at the north.
west corner or + and 14th streets, refused $40
per loot. But Mr.. Willard does not care to sell
bis property, and for this reason it might he
perfectly safe To offer him $50 u foot. However
the per foot price along street Is advancing all
the time, ana In a lew years the present prices
may not seem to be as much as they do now. It
Is such improvements as MIR. Carlisle Is building
nance the value of property. At present the
excavation Tor a 1O-foot cellar, SO leet on +
street and 119 feet on 11th street, is being
made, and upon the foundations laid at this
depth the architect, Mr. James g. HILL designs
To erect solid, substantial structure of brick
and stone to the height OF six stories. The main
design in the exterior was to get as much
light in the building possible, and 50
the openings throughout are large. The first
story is mainly show windows, the one OIL 1th
street being SO feet long, the windows in the
second and third stories have segmented
arches, and those in the fourth and fifth stories
which are united as far as can be judged from
the exterior appearance, have large circular
arches. The sixth story is pierced with SIN aller
windows. The material used in the conslruc.
ton is red brick, with sill courses and caps of
Potomac brown stone, and the extreme plain.
ness Is relieved by courses Of nodded brick.
The principal entrance to the store is at the
angle of the two streets. while on l1th street
there Will be covered way to a side door tor The
accommodation OF customers in alighting from
carriages. The street front will be virtually
OF glass up 10 the third story, and will give fine
facilities Tor display. A basement ten feet deep
will run under the entire building, in the
rear OF which will be located the engines and
machinery. The boiler and coal vaults will be-
under the 18th street pavement The ground
floor will be an immense salesrOOm with a cell.
Ing IL feet high. One corner will be reserved
for shipping room and there will be q freight
alley Tor convenience In receiving aud shipping
goods. In the center of the east wall will Le
Two passenger elevators. side by side. which
communicate with Tive upper stories. One Of
the features on this hoor will be q silk room
with a dark room" attached whore the silks
may be shown under the gas light. Above the
silk room will be q ladies' reception room
which will overlook the entire floor. There will
be drinking fountain located OH the first floor
which will be supplied with ice water In the
rear of the room on the second floor will be the
private offices OF the firm. The other floors will
be used as salesrooms for the display of the
designed especially for Messrs. Woodward &
Lothrop, will be one of the most complete es-
Establishments OF the kind ever erected, and the
work will be done in the most substantial man.
mer. MIR. Charles EdmOnstOn Is the builder.
The cost will be about $4,000.
NEW RESIDENCES BEING ERECTED.
The erection OF private residences has sud-
denly begun again as suddenly US it was stop
ped, and there will be a good deal OF work com.
menced this month, with the view of compile
ton before the cold weather sets in. Mr.. b. H.
Warder, OF Ohio, who has invested largely
DURING the past year In washington real estate,
and has now begun the erection OF q tine home
ON Is street, between 18th and 10th streets haa
also commenced the improvement OF tue va
cant lots on The so1bh side Of X street, between
Connecticut avenue and 21ststreet, NY the cree.
ton oI d row OF tine residences. The construc.
ton Will be Carried Oh under the supervision of
MIR. Geo. f. ElnnOns, OF the firm OF 3. H. War.
ner 4 Co. In order TO vary the style of the
houses as much as possible from the prevailing
style i'll this city, the material used will be
brownstOne and white marble, six Of the twelve
houses To Oe OF tie former erial and the rest
OF the latter. While the houses will be built To.
gether, yet each house will have u different
style, so that the monotOny OF q uniform row
OF buildings will be broken, and there will be a
sufhclent variety 10 please the eye and give q
graceful, attractive appearance TO that side OF
the street. The houses Will be three stories
nigh, terminating in an attic story, and WILDE
finished III style that will be suitable to the
eighoOrhood and the class OF people for w hom
they are intended. Especial attention will no
given 10 the needs OF families moving i'm an.
ciety, and the houses will be SO constructed "a
to offer facilities for people who wish TO give
entertainments.
IMPROVING AN OLD HOUSE.
Mr.. W. NJ. Gait, who recently purchased the
residence 1116 Vermont avenue, formerly oc-
cuped and owned by ex-senator Window. ia
having the house reconstructed according tn
plans prepared by MIR. Pondexter the archi-
tect. The principal change will be the removal
OF the rather old-iashioned front and substitut.
Ing handsome and modern front. The base.
ment Will he OF rock faced brownstone and the
suPerstructure OF brick, with courses Of fancy
brick Ii tue second and third stories and heavy
courses OF br0wnstOne. The third story will be
Ornamented with terra Gotta and surnounted
with high pitched roof with copper trim
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