Evening star., 1889-09-07

The Steady Advance Of improvements
During the Year.

Real estate during the past week has been a.
active a. it ever is at this season Of the year.
Most OF the "big-money" men are out Of town
| at this time and large deals are reserved for
later In the season All the real estate agents
report good, steady business in loans and dis
counts, small sales and rents Sales Of small
houses, ranging from s3,0OO TO $4,000, have
been quite active.
The renting season has begun and during the
past week the demand for desirable houses has
been heavy.
Take the year through, there has been q
very steady progress of improvements, fairly
well apportioned between the several sections.
NUMBERS OF small houses have been erected,
but the tendency to finer dwellings has been
stronger. tour of the city shows some fine
improvement on nearly every desirable street
!nat mas gone up some time during the year or
is now progressing.
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.
The steady progress is well illustrated in the
number Of school houses and churches which
have been started or completed during the
year. Some twenty-five school houses have
been completed in various parts of the city. A
large number OF churches, many Of them fine
edlhces, have been completed during the year
or are just being started. The st. Marks and
the Covenant, which have been in course Of
construction for q year or two, are conspicu-
ously fine edifices that have been completed.
st. Joseph's is a fine church now building on
Capitol Hill and the corner stone of St Peters
Is to be laid next week. The First Baptist
church, now building will be an imposing
structure. Among those in contemplation the
new church Of the Society of New Jerusalem
and the Episcopal church to be erected on the
hill at the head of Connecticut avenue will be
magnificent improvements Besides these
there arc number of smaller churches and
channels hnlIdlnO hai yvy,v, cd hot hou a
been mentioned from time to time.
FIRM AND STEADY.
Rents and values Of property are firm. The
| advance Of business along street has already
made that one Of the chief business streets
With the fine buildings already there and those
in immediate contemplation all the available
space will soon be filled. It is thought that
the tendency northward will carry the tide Of
business on to g street as well and in a short
time both those streets within the business
limits will be built up with fine business build
ings.
B. h. WARMERS NEW RLocK.
In addition to the block of six handsome
houses which Mr.. B. H. Warner is building at
the corner of 18th and r streets he has also Just
/ begun the erection of five somewhat similar
houses on the corner of 21st and streets.
IAey are all under the supervision of Mr.. T. f.
Schneider, the architect. The corner house
Will front 90 feet on street. 1t will contain
thirteen rooms and will be heated by steam
A large, square central hail. with staircase
screened from entrance by handsome piece
of woodwork, is stylish feature of the in
terror. To the right of the hall is the parlor.
and to the left the dining room and pantry.
The interior will have oak and cherry finish on
the first floor and pine above. Attractive hard
wood mantels will help furnish the rooms. The
front will be attractive. The entrance is espec-
tally so. edstone epierssupporta tower above
the entrance, and stone portico is formed on
the first story with broad stone steps leading to
1t. On the corner a graceful circular tower
rises above the high slate roof. To the left of
the entrance is a square bay which stops at the
third floor, forming balcony there Rising
above the roof at this point is gable, with
chimney arising as sentry by its side The
whole front, in connection with the other four
houses, has very picturesque effect. The four
21st-street houses are each 20 feet wide and
have three stories and basement. The interior
finish is similar to that of the corner house.
They have circular and square towers and bay
windows and high slate roofs ALI the fronts
are Of pressed bricks and stone Some have the
stone work up to the second story stills and
some to the first story. All have stone porches,
with steps running up on the side. 1t is ex-
pected that they will be finished in January.
Mr.. F. II. Duehay is the contractor.