Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-21
IMPROVING THE CITY.
Some Of the New Buildings That Will
Add TO the Attractions Of the City.

One of the handsome Avenue Improvements
Is the building which is now being erected by
Mr.. g. G. Cornwell, from the plans and under
the supervision of Mr.. A. b. Mullett, the archi-
tect. The new building adjoins the store now
used by Mr.. Cornwell for his grocery business,
and Will be five stories in height. From the
ground floor to the pedment of the roof the
distance win be eighty-six feet, and in addition
there will be tower thirty-five feet in height.
The front, which will be fifty feet, will present
massive appearance, but lines and curved
arches have been introduced with such effect
as to tighten in appearance the solid work of
masonry. The first story will be entirely of
rock-faced brown stone, ana the upper stories
Will be OF brick, with courses or brown stone
introduced. The first floor Will be used by Mr.
CornwelI Tor his business, and the second and
third stories will be thrown into one. forming a
large hall, which is intended for the use of the
Grand Army posts in this city: In fact the
entire upper portion of the building has been
planned with the idea of affording accOmmoda-
tons for the ten Grand Army posts in this city,
where they might have IL suitable lecture hail,
rooms for the headquarters OF the Department
Of the Potomac and meeting places for the
afforded in this building and on grand scale.
the location of the building, on the south side
OF the Avenue. between 18th and 18th streets,
is central, and the fine architectural design will
make il an imposing feature of that part of the
city.
a SMALL LARGE HOUSE.
n uOtstDle mousse is Tue one now DClQg
erected for Mrs. Nina Wright ON the west side
OF 10th just above street, adjoining the fine
residence that is being built for Col. Henry
Strong. While the house is really a small one,
being but twenty feet front and some forty feet
deep yet the architect. Mr. II. T. +. Wendell,
has so planned the interior that it will have
the facilities of j much larger house. This is
accomplished by having an English basement
with the main entrance opening into hall the
width OF the house, and back of this is the
dining room, with the buffers pantry and
kitchen in the rear, and to one side paSsage-
way separated from the dining room gives
communication from the kitchen to the front
of the house. In the bay window, which runs
up the entire front of the house, Is the staircase
which is well lighted by windows and separated
from the halls by handsome screens. The stair
case leads into large square hall in the second
story, and back of this is the salon parlor. The
entire second floor, unbrOken by passageways
and sfaircases. may be thrown into one room,
which gives an apartment of unusual size,
especially for a small house. 1t is Mrs. Wrights
intention to erect similar house adjoining.
Mr.. OYSTERS PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT
Designs are being prepared by MIR. T. F.
Schneider. the architect, for three new houses
which Mr.. Geo. NJ. Oyster contemplates build
ing on East Capitol street, between I'd and Sd
streets. They will be three stories high, and
will have basement The fronts will each be
OF different design, bu: will harmOniZe and
give good effect Each house will have bay
window OF different shape, but all will stop at
the third floor, forming open balconies. The
facade roof will he covered with red slate and
pediments and dormers will extend to the top
of this roof The fronts will be OF pressed
bricks, with brOwnStOne trimmings. The parlOr
and a wide entrance hall are connected by an
and at the end of the parlOr and en-
trance hall is the large square hall, which con-
tains platform staircase. Across one corner
OF this hall there is a fireplace, which will be
tiled and will have an oak mantel. From this
hall wide sliding doors open into the library,
thus throwing the whole first floor into one
room. The upper stories are well arranged. All
the rooms nave open tirepiaces and wood man
tells and abundance OF closet room. The cost
will be about $4,000
MIR. William +. Prall, proprietor of the Hotel
Arno on 10th street. between 1 and h streets
northwest, is building three-story and base
ment brick building annex to the hotel. The
cost will be $4,000.