Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-31

SIaia "neat, orSahiot, ana y. w. PERKINS, cor
Holy Cross, Massachusetts, avenue and 18th
street northwest-lst Eucharist ~ a. m, chill
drens service, baptism and carols; I'd Eucharist
II a.m.; music, "Christ our Passover" banks; "a
'espers, choral, pm.
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
Work on the New Catholic University
Building Begun.
soAR p STREET IMPRovEMENTs-AN ARTISTIC sUBUR-
BAN Observation-Disclosures ALTERATIONS IN sCpT-
TIsH RITE HALL-OTHER NEW BUILDINGS AND NAT
TERs OF INTEREST.
An important sale OF F-street property has re-
Gently been closed. Col Henry Strong, OF Chicago,
mas purchased the property at the southwest cor
her ol and 10Th streets 1t comprises the brick
mouse on the corner and the Office and coal yard
adjoining. The entire frontage on street is 5S
1eet and the depth Is go feet The price paid was
$4,000 which is little over SIS so per foot Mr. c.
L. Tnorn, the owner, agreed to sell the property
some months ago to Col strong, but some mlsun-
outstanding arose and the matter has been In lit-
CATION, which was settled by the adjustment Of the
points In dispute and the transfer of the property
as stated above. II is not probable that the pur-
chaser will improve this property at present.
MI. John W. Thompson owns the adjoining
property both on f street and 18th street The
frontage on street is Is feet, and then running
Dack the lot turns at right angle and widening
out extends TO 18th street, where 1t has frontage
OF rs feet Within the past few weeks Mr.. Thomp-
son purchased the adjoining property on the south
which has frontage OF So feet on 12th street. He
pald about 1926 per foot. lie has a frontage
OF about 81 feet 10Th street. and he proposes 10
Improve the entire property by the erection OF one
story brick buildings for business purposes There
Will De SIX stores on 18TH street and one On +
street, and the latter Will extend through and
be Connected with one OF the stores
on 18th street. Mr.. Thompson does not
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IT IS expected that in the future the entire corner
VIII 5e improved by the erection of one large
and the Boston store building.
II was said when Col. Strong some months ago
uegal .ne hegotiatlohs Tor TINS property that he
wanted to buy at least half OF the ground on the
south side OF street, between 18th and 18th
streets and put up mammoth business building
he mas not carried out such plan, II he ever en-
tertalned 1t, but midway in the block he is now
erecting large building. which has frontage OF
some forty feet and Will be six or stories
Fifteen dollars square foot is the highest price
ever paid for land on street. 1t is only within
the ast few years that II has been possible to ob
| tam such prices. Five years ago, when MI Thorn
oousAt the property mentioned above, he says
ina, he paid sl950O which Is over So 30 per foot
Other transactions Illustrate the gradual apnre.
ciatfon or the value or real estate which has taken
place Col strong. In the fail OF 1856, paid 80 80
| between 10th and 18th streets, while abou1
the same time s1l;5o per foot was paid
for TIE ground where the Equitable Building Asso-
| clatlon has its new building. The Columbia Ma
t1onsl Bank, IN December, 1856, paid SO per foot
Ior the site OF its building, ana In the following
spring the IallInadge Hall property, which runs to
| depth OF 159 feet, brought $3.50 per foot
piece OF property on the side OF the street
put little farther east, has about the same Depth
! anu In the summer OF 1856 IL was sold for about
| $3.50 per foot In the early part Of 1886 sl3 per
loot was paid for the Merrick property, between
18TH and 14th streets, and in the preceding wear
xS7 per loot was paid for portion OF the ground
| upon which the Baltimore Sun building now
STANDS. Property on the north side OF the street
4 Sfr 1nCf
uule over sl1 per square foot and In November
ast trustee sold property fronting % feet on the
north SIDE OF the street between 18th and 18th
streets for sl493 per foot This latter is the Lose
KAN property.
TIE NEW CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY BUILDING
On the brow OF the hill overlooking the east
ern grounds Of the Soldiers Home when the
weather is fair, may be seen a group of work.
| men line Of horses and carts struggle
| down on the other side OF the hill their slow
| course marked by a trail Of red clay All this
| means the beginning OF the work which is to re-
suit In the erection OF the splendid buildings OF the
new catholic university. AS is well known, the
site selected Is che old Middleton place which
purchased some months agp. IL has a laroe acre
] age. and the old-fashoned drive way between
rowsoi trees leading to the old house. starts from
| the intersection or Lincoln avenue with the Bun
| ker Hill road. The grounds extend to the Metro
| poitan branch OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rstl-
road and the railroad station OF Brookes is located
| there. Toe distance from the city is 2x miles IA
| mas already been stated, the plan or the uniyer
| Sly IS very comprehensive one, and contem-
plates the erection or at least seven large BUILDINGS
AL The present time 1t is proposed TO erect only
one Of these, but 1t will be the largest The
| excavation, which Is now being made Will be Dir
Feet long. This Will be the frontage OF the new
| building, which Will be massive structure In the
| RolnaneSque style OF architecture. 1t Will be
known as Divinity Hall, and in the proposed group
OF buildings IL Will occupy the extreme northwest
ern point. The building Will front nearly west.
anu from Its elevated position there Will be good
| view OF the country looking toward the city,
| with the smooth lawns and wooded heights OF the
So,uers Home grounds spread out at It's feet. The
exterior OF the building, which Will be plain Will
rlse To height OF nve stories Blue Potomac stone
Will be largely used in the construction, and It's
e e as building material may be seen In
| the Georgetown University building and In st
ratricks church In this city. Upon the left side
~ tne 'ne e,a building wiii be an wing. where
provides for wing on the other end which will
De added afterward. The building VIII contain
ON ST. sT0ms ana large lecture hall The rooms
and students. 1t Is expected that II the weather
continues favorable that in the course of a couple
Oh weeks the work on the foundations will be be
gun: IL II thought that every thing Will be In
readiness 10 lay the cornerstone on the first OF
THIS eaterna Sieeoss who Is deeply interested
nony. and the event viii be notable one.
Il IMPROVING SCOTTISH RITE HALL
Extensive alterations are 70 be made in the
building 1907 @ street northwest, known as Scot.
tlsn Rite Hall The plans have been prepared by
Nj. Root L Fleming, architect, and the worl
"nou couapieeeo VIII not only ADD greatly 70 the
interior Accommodations but will make the bull
Ing an extremely handsome one. the back build
lug VIII oe taken down and rhe main portion con
nued the ful width OF the lot all the way back {,
| sne sear nne-a distance OF some So feet Tn,
,ront viii not be changed at all but IL Is proposed
~ tne near future to remove the present bricl
'front.' and replace II with handsome stone. On tn,
nrst or basement door there will be Q large ban
9ueCroom- The next TWO noors WIN be devoted .,
iooge-rooms with the necessary ante ro0ms' Tn,
upper Poruon OF the building VIII be the cathedral
rom with concave ceiling . feet from the door
platform staircase In the center OF the buiidin@
sscends u the upper noorS and large dome Il