Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-07

The Progress 81 improvements I'm vart'
Ous Parts OF the CITY.

ANorHER LARGE BUSINESS BUILDING TO N ERKcrEp
ON sTREEr-THs TRINITY CHURCH SQUARE 10 n
BUILT rr-Kx-s1sAroR nKSpEssoSs NEW RESI-
pENcE-orHKa MATTERS OF INTEREST.
Workmen are engaged In removing the old build
ing, 111o street. In It's place handsome iron
front structure viii be erected by w. q. Metzerott
& Co, the piano and music dealers The new
structure will have a frontage OF ~ feet on
street. and Will run back 70 q depth OF 100. II
VIII then turn at a right angle and continue
as two-story building. 100 feet to 18TH street.
Inc great depth OF the main building and that OF
the viii provide commodious safes and show
rooms The arrangement for the admission OF
light In the middle portion OF the store room win
Dc such that oi-paintings can be exhibited 10 ad-
vantage. II IL proposed 70 exhibit on the walls a
portion OF the collection OF paintings OF the late
Wm q. Netzerott, and also the works OF local
artists The iron front OF the building viii be
constructed according TO q Moorish design. A
VICE aren spans the window openings OF the second
show window on the first floor, viii rake large
portion OF the front OF iron and glass The L part
o. the building WIN be used for repair-snops and
Tor storage purposes. The lower floor OF the en-
tire building viii De used by the owners for the
commodation OF their business The old house
years by the ats Mhsa SSs ossu PIE 50
VIII immediately adJoin the new building on the
south. 1t will remain standing.
THE LINCOLN HALL PROPERTY.
A stock company is being formed for the purpose
OF improving the ground at the northeast corner
OF 9th and d streets northwest. The ruins OF the
Lincoln Hall building have not been removed from
this site since the IRE which destroyed that struc-
ture about a year ago. The ground WAS purchased
public auction. Il is proposed now 20 issue stock
70 the amount OF $500 00O and It is estimated that
nearly that amount will be required TO purchase
property has frontage or loo feet on 9th street
ana l0o feet on street. and IL Is proposed TO erect
poses on the upper floors.
LARGE BUILDING OPERATIONS.
MI. Jacob Jones is building O row OF seven
houses on the east side Of 18th street, between T
and U streets. These houses are two stories high
and are three rooms deep, making ten rooms in all
In each mousse The fronts are press-brick resting
upon easements OF bTowDStone the sills ana front
steps also being stone. There are open fire-places
wood mantes and the other features OF a modern
mouse; The erection OF these houses forms part
OF the plan OF extensive improvements which MIR.
Jones has In contemplation. During the past year
ne has erected twenty-seven houses on the square
ner Place. q street newly opened through the
square He proposes during the present year 10
4uid some thirty houses on the l4th street side OF
the square and also On Portner Place.
IMPROVING AN ENTIRE SQUARE.
The vestry OF Trinity parish have purchased
24O0 feet Of ground adjoining the church building
on the north. 1t Is proposed TO erect building 10
accommodate the sunday school. The new build
viii be in architecturai harmony with the church
edihce. The price paid for the ground was $2.50
per square foot. Messrs. Thos. ". Smith and JAS.
II. MARI, who own the entire square, with the ex-
ception OF the church property, propose TO build It
up soidly by the erection OF some nineteen houses.
Inc principal frontages Will be on Indiana avenue
and street. The neighborhood is one OF the Old
est in the city, and at one time was the center OF
fashionable LIE. During the past few years great
many improvements have been made Ia the neigh
borhO0d.
MRS. oKIE's HoUsE
new English basement house has been begun
on the south side OF Massachusetts, avenue be-
tween nth and 18th streets. for Mrs. s. p. Dixie.
an 0rlel window starting at the second story on q
large carved stone corDel which rests twin COL
umns, having for their bases two animal heads.
The oriei terminates at the third loor and across
the front at this floor there is loggia with hand
some balustrade and stone columns AT the
ground moor there Is q large arched window and
arched entrance to q court which will be faced
with bun bricks and have tiled floor and oak
ceiling; from this court is the entrance hall
VITA ingle nook and oak ceiling. There Is also a
receptton-roon- A broad staircase starts under
an arch and enters hail on the second floor. This
hall is very handsomely treated An arcade is
formed along the stairway with handsome COL
umnS and arches 1t has q swell bay-window. In
der the stairs leading 10 the third floor is little
The main stairway. The dining-room has bay
window In the end, In which Is fireplace and
over the mantel there is a circular col0red glass
window. The first and second stories VIII be IN
fsned in oak. The house viii be heated by steam.
Mr.. I. r. schneider is the architect.
MERIDIAN HILL RESIDENCE.
Ex-senator J. B. Henderson, OF Missouri it is
stated, will commence in q few days the erection
Of a fine residence on Meridian Hill, at 10Th and
Prospect streets. II Is 10 be stone mansion
about 80 feet square and finished in the finest
style. The plans were made by Architect Gardner