Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-24
REAL ESTATE MATTERS,
The Work of Paving Suburban Street
Begun.

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A NOTABLE EVENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
CITY BEYOND ITS PRESENT BoUSDs-rHK RESI-
DEScE OF Ex-REPREsESrATIvEL YNcH-orHER
MATTERS OF INTEREST
The work of paving Stoughton and Chaplin
streets and l4th street extended with asphalt is
going on as rapidly as the weather permits. A
portion of this work is nearly completed. and
the rest will be finished next spring. The Com
missioners also have authority to pave with
granite blocks It'll street extended from Grant
avenue to Princeton street. and also Nichol av-
enue in Anacostia. All these streets are out
side the bounds of the city. They are the Hrst
instance of suburban streets paved by the Dis
trict government. and this fact emphasizes in
a significant way the growth of this city. II
has been apparent for some years that the
bounds of the city fixed by President Washing
ton nearly one hundred years ago were gradIl-
ally ceasing to be the true bounds of the city.
At first people went to the suburbs for country
homes Then the spectators came along and
made subdivisions of city lots and now these
lots are being built up with city homes.
The houses on Stoughton, Chaplin, and 14th
streets recently erected have been described
in The STAR, and they differ in no respect from
the residences erected in the city. The same
style OF building has been going on in other
suburban localities, and it is apparent that the
beginnings of the new city. as it may be
termed are already made. The District au-
thorltles and Congress are realizing the new
condition of things, and one of the results was
the provision in the last appropriation bill for
paving the suburban streets named above.
The extension of all the streets and of the
sewer and water facilities is now believed to be
only question OF time The action of the
authorities has been to some extent antici-
pated by private enterprise, and there are now
several thousand feet of asphalt pavement laid
on the streets in Washington Heights. Provi-
sion has also been made in several of the SUBJ
divisions for supplying water and sewerage
to the houses of the residents. Such has been
the rapid progress of this suburban movement
that there are now nearly many acres
divided up into city lots outside of the city as
within its bounds. When it is considered that
about $500 acres are subdivided into lots within
the city limits, some idea can be obtained Of the
great work that has been going on in this di-
rection,
EXTENSION OF STREETS
While no general plan for the extension of
the city streets has been adopted by Congress
except the recent law thft no subdivision of
land can be recorded except where the streets
and avenues laid down are in conformity with
the city streets, yet a beginning has already
been made in this particular. The District au-
thorltles are engaged in opening and grading
1st street west and 4th street east Both of
these streets will be combinations of the CITY
streets and will be laid out in a straight line
from the boundary about mile and half to
the north. The lat street extension will be to
Michigan avenue. which forms the southern
boundary line of the Soldiers Home grounds,
and the 4th street extension will continue to
the Bunker Hill road Mt the entrance to the
new Catholic university grounds
1t may be also noted in this connection that
facilities for communication are not wanting
as witness the lexington electric road. now in
operation. and the Brightwood street railway.
the Woodley street railroad, and the Tenley-
town railroad, which are to be built during the
coming year. In addition, a bridge is being
built over the Eastern branch at the terminus
OF PENNSYLVANIA avenue. and the one over Rock
creek. at the extension of Massachusetts ave-
nue., Is completed. 1t would seem that ex-GOv.
Shepherd was not far out of the way when he
made the prediction on his recent visit to this
city that in the next twenty years Washington
would have population OF a million.
Ex-REPREsENTATIvL LYNCH's RESIDENCE.
The erection of a new residence from designs
made by Mr.. T. F. Schneider, architect has been
begun for ex-Represeatative John Lynch. The
location is an eligible one for the handsome
structure proposed. being on the east side of
New Hampshire avenue north of Corcoran
street. The front will be entirely of dressed
Seneca stone enriched with carving. A swell
bay will extend the full height of the 'front.' ter
minating as tower, with a semi-conieal tiled
the tower will add greatly to the effect of the
design. At the entrance there will be stone
stOop of novel design with a cluster of col
umns on each side. The house will be three
stories high. with a basement. The roof will
be high, covered with tiles and forming an
attic. The building will extend depth of 70
feet to COrcorsn street and will have a neatly
finished facade on that street. An entrance
hall will extend past the parlor to a central
hail. which is to be the full width Of the house
(25 feet, and will contain handsome oak
staircase. This hall is to be paneled in oak
and will have large window and manteI-piece
The parlOr will be finished in mahogany and
the dining room in oak. On the upper floors
there will be eight chambers and two bath
rooms fitted up with tiled floors and walls
The heating will be done By steam or latrobe.
SOUTH WASHINGTON IMPROVEMENT.
Among the many improvements now in
progress and worthy of MENTION is that of
fine store and dwelling house, which is being
erected at 613 Az street southwest, for George
Voneitf. The building is substantial struc-
ture Of press brick front, with granite and
brown-stone trimmings. 1t is three stories in
height. with a frontage of twenty-five feet
The store front is of neat design. with French
flate-glass windows. The interior finish is
natural wood. The building will be completed
by December 10. and will be a decided improve
ment to South Washington.