Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-03
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
Some of the improvements of City and
Suburban Property.

Suburban Property.
INTENSIVE EN-ERFRIs1.s BEYOND TIE BOUNDARY
TEE XIV cHUacT EDirIcE or THE I3rn-sTEEET
BAPTIST CONSIDERATION THE EXTENSION OF
/ sTREEr-cAR FACILITIES, AND OTHER MATTERS.
During the past month have placed about
$4,000 in loans upon real estate in this city.
remarked one of the leading real estate dealers
/ to STAR reporter. These loans were lii
amounts ranging from $1,000 to $50, 600. and
were obtained for the purpose of securing
money for improvements, to change old loans,
&c. This Is not large amount for one month,
still il is doing pretty veil when the market is
as quiet as it is now. There Is no difficulty
about securing money to loan on real estate
/ here, and there is 80 much going on in the way
/ OF improvements that there - pretty constant
/ demand for money. This is one reason, per-
haps. why the rate of interest remains at per
| cent. Whca there 10 no demand for money the
rate OF interest goes down. III the same way as
! IL does when there are large amounts IN the
market seeking Investment. In the past few
years there has been quite a change in the rate
OF loans, and now amounts OF SIC, Oc0 and above
can be secured 1T per cent when the margin
is broad one. All sums under that bring 6
per cent"
MRS. HATDEN's INVESTMENTS.
Hayden. OF Il. Louis. who was at one time a
law partner of ex-senator Henderson, has
invested "a good deal of money in this city She
has been in the habitof spending her winters
here, and recently she has improved some of
the vacant ground which she owns by the cree
ton of hoUses. The last built is the
south side OF Massachusetts, avenue, just west
of l7th street. liz Is q stone house. and the
front attra IS attention because of the unusual
combination OF green and white Ohio stone.
Like other residences recently erected iii that
locality. IL was built with considerable elaEora-
! ton of details. Mira. Hayden also owns The two
lots lmmed iatoty east OF this house, and her
! architects, Messrs. Pitney and Bradford. have
prepared plans for two houses. which, will also
be of stone. and which Will har.lonize with the
ono already erected. One OF these houses a.
least, it is expected. will be begun this fall.
Mrs.. Hayden Owls several lots on Meridian
II.. in the vicinity of the large stone residence
which Is being built by ex-senator Henderson
I foT MS own Use, and which is now nearing Conf
pletion.
sUBUEBtN IMPROVEMENTS.
The latter house is situated at the head of
10th str-et. near Boundary and in order to
bring i: down to the grade which will no doubt
be made when that section is built no more
thickly there, considerable preliminary work
has been done in grading. As viii be remeni-
bered the ground ascends rather abruptly Just
beyond Boundary and III the further extension
of the city. This high ground will have TO be
levelled. The work which has been d0ne in
the vicinity of lir. Henderson's house gives
good ldea OF the future appearan"e 81 the en-
tire northern bounds OF the city. Work of the
same character has also been commenced on
some land owned by Mr. Dean. short distance
farther east. while still farther east Id the
Little tract. where extensive grading opera
tionS have recently been completed. This lat
ter work has been fully described in The STAR.
and while Il was not as extensive as that which
Is now being carried ON i'll kalOrama. stall il
shows that when the time comes for the extern
sion of the city streets the natural irregulari-
ties OF the land Will be overcome o. the enter
prise and liberal expenditure of money which
characteriyes the progress g: improvements of
this character. IL IL estimated that $40 Coo
was expended in grading an. opening streets
in the Little tract. while tho cost of the work
on kalordma viii reach 800 600. The owners
OF Belair Heights. ilst beyond Kalorama. have
laid out about S50'JU in similar work. Extern
sive grading operations are now in progress on
the west side OF RCek Creek. along the line of
Massachus,tts avenue extend. d. wnile in Wood
ley Park Wellington Heights, and in other
localities in tic suburbs large sums OF money
have been expended.
TEE MASONIC RELIEF ASSOCIATION BUILDING.
Tue presid mt Of the Masonic Mutual Relief
Association. VI. Il. Parker has purchased from
the Shedd estate. for the of the association,
the thrce-story brick building il9 11th street,
for $1,000. u is the purpose of the associa-
ton to remodel this building and to have
oihcc-rooms for it, own the second
hoor. The ground floor will be rented for
business purposes. At present the headquarters
OF the association are in the Marble building
on Pennsylvania avenue. The new location is
nearly directly opposite TIE STAR building on
18th street. and Is Convenient OF access. The
increasing business of the association has made
this change desirable. 1t now carries about a
million and d half o. Insurance, and last wear
paid out SIS coo to policy holders. During tie
twenty years of its existence the association
has done useful work. and has been OF benefit
10 large number of families. The purchase
of this building VIII not only provide better
quarters for the association, but it will be
soy.-ce OF revenue.
A HANDSOME NEW CHURCH EDIFICE.
Some months ago the congregation Of the
Thirteenth-street Baptist church purchased
fine lct =. the southwest corner of 10th and 0
streets. The intention has been to improve
this site by the erection of achurch ediiice. 1t
Is probable that the execution of this purpose
viii be Begin this fall. The design and p:ans
prepared by> the architect, W. Bruce GRAY,
have been approved by the church committee,
and now estimates are being taken TO deter
mine the cost Of the new building. The new
church cditice will be. architectueilv. an inn
posing building and yet no practical detail has
been sacrificed to artistic effect is substan-
tial appearance will be strengthened BIZ the
heavy stcne walls CT the basement Upon this
will rest the brick superstrueture. At one cor
ner bold square tower viii rise to q consider
able height above the high peaked roof The
Sunday-school room and the lecture room will
occupy the lower part of the building. while
above viii be the audience room. The interior
arrangements are in accordance with modern
require nts and the best suggestions OF
church architecture.
NISrB-srREET IMPROVEMENT.
A handsome building is being erected by Mr..
Henry II. Baker on the west side of 9.h street
just south OF New York avenue 1t il a large
four-story building. having frontage OF Sc
feet. The first i!oor will be devoted TO stores
and the upper stories wall be arranged for resi-
dencc purposes. The front is a combination of
brick and stone. and tiie design is rather elabo-
rate and Wi! have a rich effect. The aryhi-
tcctS are Messrs. lt!.ey & Bradford and above
the large show windows they have desig,ird
hey projections OF different shapes. which will
add 10 the attractiycness of the Interior Of the
upper rooms and ut the SAME time will give va
riety to the appearance Of the building as 4
whole. There viii be a balcony in the third
story. Nearly opposite to this new building,
~ the southeast corner of New York avenue
and 9th street. Is the apartment house vhi;h
John II. Mclean is building. 1t is nearly com
pieted. The lower portion of this building
will be uscd rs stores, while the upper stories
are divided into iats.
INCREASED sTREET-cAB FACILITIES
The Metropolitan Co. has extended its stree.
ear service to the part of Connecticut avenue