Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-26
REAL ESTATE Marian
Recent Building Opcrasi0ns-Bm
ments On the Virginia -

Since the LIST Of March permits for De er.....,
| OF 6e4 houses have been issued. TlA war; y
| these improvements Is placed at 81, 9a05o -.
the year ending June 30, 1887, thereoera q 81,
house erected at a cost OF 81, l09, ga xcomr. =
| son OF these figures shows that during the -. !.
! eighty-ive days nearly one-fourth as mar ho., s
| have been erected as during the entireprev,o,
| year. The value of the Improvements ons ve.,
shows a larger proportionate cost The ardiS
| operations recently have been retarded veg mu2I
| by the unfavorable weather. It has fnurfeHt
| with the brfck-makers as well, but as the omads
| is lessened by the same cause this Is not ahatts
| Of great moment. K
The weather has also checked auction sales
which have been quite numerous recently TIL
| method OF dlsposing Of property is geneally II
dull times not reSorted to unless necessity com
pels, but the results OF recent sales urler tn
hammer have astOnished everybody. The price
obtained have been very good, and probably BETTE
than would have been possible by private sale
| In spite OF these evidences OF confidence 1nproI
the market Is duh and that it is difficult tonak
sales. This condition Of things is generally ettr
Duted TO the fact that it Is election year" vhic
Us claimed Is an ION year, for real estate. low
ever, It is admitted that property holders are NJ
willing TO sacrifice their property and that pace
PAINT VERSUS NATURAL FINISH.
Natural finish for interior wood work in houses
the fashion for q number Of years past. Such
thing as painted woodwork cannot be found
the majority OF modern houses nowadays. A gro
variety OF woods are employed in the finishing
intsriors and by the use OF hard Oil they are II
In their natural state Hard woods are OF cou1
expensive, and the result has been that pine al
poplar have been stained to initiate the more q
penslve woods There seems to be very decidI
tendency now to return to the older style and ha,
Woodwork painted. This is especially the cd
WIN all rooms above the parlor floor. the 10
houses built in this city by Mr.. Richardson, u
great architect, have the upper stories finished
pine and painted In colOrS 10 suit the furnlture
the rooms. The parlOr floors In all these nous
are finished In hard woods. There are other nous
which have recently been erected where this st !
OF interior finish has been followed, but they I
comparatively few. The hard OIL with more
less STAIN Is still the prevailing fashion Tor hoe
interiors" 4
ON THE VIRGINIA SIDE.
Mr.. T. II. Sypherd, in talking with stan 2
porter about property on the Virginia side Of az
Potomac said: "Dunng the last year Land vdflI
four miles west OF the Center market has sofiOl
$50 per acre, while land four miles north o.
Center market has sold for $1,000 per acre ou'
since the opening OF the Free bridge at 0erge
town 1t is becoming apparent that land tht
other side will appreciate in value. The nsnes
price paid for land on that side and near " new
bridge up TO the present time was for twQplocKs
at Rosslynn, containing 11O:25O feet solf lev
days ago by our firm for cents per foot lhr;
+. Barker Is grading and beautirying 'lvanOid,
a tract on the Potomac, about half a mile n0th o.
the new bridge. Messrs Lewis j. Collins, va.
Veitch, and X. A. Phillips are building new buses
at BalSton, about ~ miles west OF the DrldgS Or
Bachus, Prof. Jenny, and several others OF wash
ington are building handsome residences at Grill
Springs. Gems curtis and Burdett the owArs
Carlin springs, are doing all In their pOVr u
make this property attractive The trees
been neatly trimmed and plans for gradinenaVt
already been made. The houses that are y pro
cess OF construction already give IT the appear
ance OF fiourishing suburban village. Hufired'
OF people pass over the Free bridge everyday t(
visit Arlington and view the surrounding Gentry
and more inquiries are now being made cGcerh
ing the purchase OF land In this section tlnn eve
BEFORE
THREE NEW RESIDENCES.
The plans for three English basement house
have been prepared by Mr.. T. F. Schnelda, ARCH
tect, for Col Richard w. Tyler and Col. Geo.
Woodward They are to be located on the mort
side OF street, between 18th street and COnneC
ticut avenue, and will be four stories high tn
fronts being built OF light stone The design Q
the front is rich and imposing. At the secOn
The first story viii have low arched entrance:
and the third and fourth stories will be tistical
treated with high slate roofs, loggta AID gables
The interior arrangement ana finish Will be yer
handsome. The entrance hall extends back TO
large square hall, which has fireplace. On thi
floor there will also be tOllet-rom, kitchen
pantry servants bathroom &C passag'
kitchen entirely independent or the mainentranc'
on the second floor will be parlor 20k26 feet
stairway-hall the full width Of house, ami dining
room 17x26, pantry, 6ack-stairway, &C. Both tn
pariOr and dining room have swell bay window:
The stairway-hall Is feature OF the interior. A
the landing y he an SD
Orought through n light shaft, which is e..y.s
aas The ~ as four
bers, bathrooms &C. The heating will be done U
steam or hot water, the indirect system bein
employed. The work will be commenced at 0nG
and the houses will be completed by the fall