Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-24

REAL ESTATE AFKAXKS.
The improvement OF Avenue Property
Now I'm Progress.
AvENUK-MR. LUCIUs TUcKERMAN's FINE
HOUSE AND ITS sURRouNDINGs-THK APxRE-
CITATION OF SUBURBAN PROPERTY.
The handsome business improvement which
the DAVIS Brothers are now making ~ the
northwest corner Of 10th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue IL 70 be followed by another flne
improvement on the same square. YESTERDAY
workmen began tearing down the old, building
1 225 Pennsylvania avenue. which for many
years was occupied by the late Mr.. Barlow rs q
picture gallery, and in its place will be erected
a substantial building by Mr.. F. G. Smith. who
represents the Bradbury Piano Co. in this
city. The building. which will 0e begun 1T once,
will be admirably adapted to the purposes tor
which 1t will be used, a. IL will have ample
space on the ground floor for a show room.
The entire lot will be occupied, running back as
it does two hundred feet to E street. and having
frontage of twenty-five feet on that street.
storie. viii be magnificent in ant their see pro.
portions and with show windows and
entrances on both streets superior facilities
will be afforded for the business. The front on
the avenue will be tour stories in height, and
while the style OF architecture will be plain
and simple, yet II will have substantial APP
pearance. All the openings Tor windows are wide
and are set back in the wall. The show window
is nearly square, and sets out from the building
and on the sides the glass will be 7xIO feet On
both sides OF this window, through deep vesti-
bules, there are entrances to the store, and
to stairs which lead up to the upper floors.
Each upper window will have a single plate of
Of 70 e.,snd saes sc
feet, and for the remainder Of the depth OF the
lot the building will be two stories in height. On
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with entrances at the Sides The height OF
the nrst story will be sixteen feet of the second
twelve and a half. Of the third eleven and a
half aud OF the fourth ten and q half. The
building will be heated with steam and con-
tain an elevator. The upper dosr of the back
building will be used a repair shop and the
basement as q packing shop. The pianos will
be unloaded at the street entrance where
facilities will be provided for handling them
the building will resemble some Of the piano
establishments in Philadelphia. 1t will be
great Improvement TO the square Mr.. Z. 8.
Eriedrick, OF this city. is the architect, and B.
r. Bennett, of Baltimore Is the builder. The
cost will be about ST. 900.
LARGE OWNERS OF AVENUE PROPERTY.
The erection of this building, as we'll as the
Davis building. on this square, will undoubtedly
call attention to improvements along the ave-
nue., which does not seem to have been rs
mighty favored in this respect as other parts Of
the city. AS it is the principal business street
Ia in. .ne city property is very valuable, and
loan can be secured upon property there at q
less rate of interest thun prevails in other Sec
tons For this reason, as well as for the reason
That the income is always certain, avenue prop
erty seldom changes hands, that IT il difficult
from recent transactions 10 determine the pre-.
Vaillng value OF land. competent authority,
however, told STAR reporter that he Judged
property along the avenue was worth about
$40 loot, according to the frontage and Tho
situation. Both the buildings above referred
10 are being built upon leased ground The lot
which MIR. Smith has leased belongs to the
heirs OF the Travis estate, which owns perhaps
diHiduai or estate. On the 50 uare between 10Th
ana 18th streets, tue north side, this
estate owns the entire block Of buildings
beginning with the store OF Mr.. Thomas H.
russell and running up to the corner OF 18Th
street. includes that corner and q store or two
on 18th street. besides a number OF stores aud
dwellings, on the opposite side OF the square
fronting oE street. This includes some Iair-
teen stores fronting on the avep0e alone. In
she OF the avenue, between 9th and I0th
streets. Inc heirs are four or tive in numDe..
mf. E,ias Travis, Who lives on farm outside OF
the city limits, being one of them.
MIR. TUCKERMAN'S RESIDENCE
The progress of Improvements towards the
west end OF the city and the appreciation in
The value OF land seems to have the effect Of
increasing, Instead of decreasing, the value Of
property Inat lies nearer the business ceuters
1t seems TO be the rule that while fashion and
wealth pushes out aud beyond the crowded
portions Of the city, yet property that is con-
venient and accessible Is in demand and main.
property in the vicinity oil 18TH and II streets,
which Is perhaps the highest priced residence
property IN The city n lew years ago Dir. Cor
coriiu owned the entire square upon winch his
house IL built, wIth tie exception OF one lot,
but he has since asid OFT the eastern end of the
square conn rising portion oil ms garden. The
corner 1T 10th aud II streets is now occupied
by the notable Richardson houses, built Tor
MIR. John Hay and Mr.. henry Adams, VINO
paid the highest price that had ever Inen been
paid TOR ground tor residence purposes The
remainder OF that portion Oh the square, conn
pTising a frontage. of l5U feet on 10th street
and 100 feet on l street, was bought by Mr..
Lncius Iuckerman, a wealthy New York mer-
chant, who paid S7l 900 tor the ground.
Witch in now ever SuliS May will, house there
lifting complement to the elegant houses at tho
other end Oh the square. The mouse will be built
OF brown stone and brick and will be nearly
square, having u irontage OF "a ,eet on street
ana about The same ueptn. The architects
Messrs. Hornblower and MarShall-nave made
a very original and happy design for the lnte-
rior, by which nearly ali the rooms in the house
Will open into the garden in the rear and side
and the main rooms Will have the south 'front.'
age. The entrance is from / street through u
door that is about on u level with the street,
and leads into vestibule from which a stair.
case aScendS to the upper door. There is u small
reception room At the lest OF the stairs, which is
disconnected with the r0st Of the house. Pass.
ing from the entrance staircase access Is had to
u large central hall, from which q spacious
drawing-room, library and dining room open,
al! these rooms being on the south side OF the
house. What is properly the front OF the house
ascends TO the top, and is lighted by
large stained glass windows, which in their
katne work OF brown stone, constitutes one Of
the main features OF the front. Thc buffers
pantry and the servants staircase are also la
the front, leaving the southern front OF the
house with the beautiful outlook upon the large
garden surrounding 1t TO be occupied by the
rooms which are used by the family. There
VIII also oe balconies and iOggia on this front,
winch VIII contribute very much to the CON-
tort and pleasure Oh the occupants. The house
Will be three stories high and will be sur
mounted by high pitched root some twenty
four feet in height. Tue rooms in the upper
stories will be arranged in suites of dreSging
room, bed room and a large closet. The work
Is being done in the most stantial manner
Mr.. Charles kdmonston, WHO has done ali Mr..
Richardson's work in this city being the builder.
Tue brown stone forms the basement Story and
is also introduced al the four corners, in the
central work above the main entrance aud
along the caves, much of it being richly carved.
IN this way effective contrasts made with
the brick work which Constitutes the walls.
MR.. CORCoRAN'S GARDEN.
The fact that Mr.. Corcoran has disposed of the
east part of his garden has led to the SUPPOSE
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