Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-16
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.
The Erection Of New Houses in variou
sections Of the City-An Instance o
an Increase In valueS.

The Erection Of New Houses I'm various
SECTIONS Of the City-An instance Of
an Increase In Values.
]. n. sypherd Co., of this city, who are inter.
ested in property on the Virginia soe OF the river
report number OF recent transactions In the
vicinity OF the free bridge. MessrA Agnew, Harlan
and Cation, OF Alexandra, have purchased about
40 acres at Rosslynn for $4,000. About miles Of
the old Alexandria Canal bed from Rosslynn 70
Four-mile Run has been bought by Mr.. John W.
Thompson, OF this city. FOR $500. Ten acres 2
miles west OF the bridge has been purchased by
Mr.. Dodd for 81 800. Mr.. Thos Dudeny Is Just nm.
lshing handsome house, with new barns on the
Chain bridge. The tract OF land containing 16
acres was lately purchased by him OF Mr.. E. s. K.
Deeole. Mr. Neal I. Murray is grading and laying
on In building lots 40-acre tract OF land between
RosSlynn and Arlington.
THE ADVANCE IN VALUES
the commissioners appointed by the court to
lay out the tract OF land known as the Chapman
tract and make a division between the owners,
have recently made a report to the court. The
value OF the 31H acres, which extend from Bound-
airy street 10 Columbia road east Of 10Th street ex
tended, Is stated TO be Sl,137,442. The property
was purchased in 1871 by a syndicate from the
10 sell II TO the Government There was con.
siderable talk then OF building o house for the
private residence Of the President, and this site
was regarded as a desirable one. The project was
never carried out, and the property has never
been improved. This spring, however the work
viii soon BE- divided into buliding lots and placed
on the market. The price paid seventeen years
ago was s112OOO and tins advance in values
growth OF Washington In wealth and population.
THE NORTHEAST SECTION.
Houses OF medium size are being built in con-
siderable numbers In the different sections OF the
city and especially in the northeast. Mr.. Chas
White has recently purchased through B. H. War
stanton Square on the east. The frontage on the
square and also on Maryland avenue win be I'M
proved by the new owner by the erection OF houses
MesSrS Chas. W. King and Geo. E. Emmons have
also bought through the same firm piece of prop
erty facing on North Capitol and C streets, where
asy w epeSt n nm houses Building In the north
Ing the present season, and the growth in popula-
ton has, 1t is said, kept pace with the improve
ments.
HnLYER-PLAcE HOUSE.
residence is being built on the north side Of
Hiilyer Place for Mrs c. v. Young. feature of
the front Will be the oriel window In the second
story, which will be finished at the third story
with balcony, protected by an iron railing. A
pretty flower ledge at the sill OF the second-story
window, over the entrance, will be supported by q
eoreel In the high roof there is to be a dornler
window and large double window, surmounted
by brick pediment. The interior arrangement
Will De effective. A large hall or library in the
center OF the house separatesthe parlor from the
dlnlng-room. MIR. Harvey l. Page IS the architect
SUBURBAN IMPROVEMENT.
The new suburban subdivision, q few miles out
On the line OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
made by Jas. f Waugh and others, known as
Charleton Heights. is being laid out with roads,
sewers. &C., and several fine houses are about TO
De erected. Mrs Z. ii. Studiey Will begin OF
once the erection OF a handsome cottage which
Will cost about IS 600. II Will contain eight rooms
a large attic and cellar II will have all the mod
ern improvements OF city house. The exterior
Will be OF the modern quaint style OF archtec-
ture, with wide verandas all around the house.
l. j. Boteler is the builder. Mr.. JAS E. Waugh Is
about to begin the erection OF a house OF about
somewhat larger, and will be finished inside In
natural hard woods. There will be q large conser-
yatory adjoining the dining room, with sliding
doors between, so that they can be thrown to-
gether as one large ROOM All the rooms are large,
aud the exterior Will be OF a handsome design.
Mr.. L. +. schneider Is the architect.