Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-16

| PRESIDENT MoRToN's HousE-orHER MATTERS
OF INTEREST.
An extensive building enterprise has jus
| been begun by Mr.. W. c. Hill He owns the
vacant lot on the north side of street. between
Vermont avenue and 18th street, where an
asphalt tennis court has been located for some
years He purposes to cree: upon this site q
large and handsome apartment house. 1t vii
be seven stories high, and will cover more
ground than the Normandie, which is located
| on the block above. The main building will
have a depth OF 30 feet. but there will be a wing
extending back 142 feet The frontage of this
tall building will be SO feet Stone
brick and terra-cotta will be used in
the construction. The lower stories will be
Of stone and the upper of brick and terra Gotta
Baywlndows will relieve the otherwise plain
| lines of the front and at the same time add to
| the attractiveness of the interior. There is an
| alley on the side where there will be numerous
| windows. The suites will be conveniently ar.
| ranged and will be entirely shut Off from the
main hall. There will be a cafe and large
dining-room on the first floor. and the building
is so arranged that it can be used as a family
hotel. The architect is Leon Dessez The in
| terror finish of the building. and in fact its en-
! tire construction. will be of superior char
acter suitable to the location.
MIR. Hill is one Of the largest real-estate op-
| orators in the city, and is each year adding to
the many improvements given to the city by
| his enterprise and energy. He is the owner OF
the subdivision known as University Park on
| the west side Of 14th street, beyond Boundary.
and he has spent a great deal of money in that
locality. Last year he built no less than fifteen
| residences. eight of which we're stone and finely
finished. The houses on Chaplin and Stoughton
streets have been nearly all built By Mr.. Hill.
He is now engaged in building two stone houses
on l4th street, near Boundary. The lower
stories will be fitted up as stores while the up
per portion will be arranged as flats. little
farther above, on 14th street. at the corner of
Stoughton, two stone residences are now being
built by Mr.. Hill, which, like all the other
houses in the vicinity. have not only hand
some exterior but are fitted ND liz the interior
In good style. The eight brick houses which
are now being erected on 18th street. beyond
Boundary, are also the property of Mr.. Hill,
and form part of his extensive building en-
terprises.
CONNECTICUT AVENUE HOUSE.
The only vacant lot on the west side of Con-
necticut avenue, between NJ and N streets, is
owned by Mr.. David A. Windsor. He has
determined to erect there fine residence for
his own use. and wOrkmen are now engaged in
eXcavatlng for the foundations In contrast
with the residences on that side of the avenue
which are built mainly of brick, the front of
this house, up to the second story will be rock
faced brownstone. The upper portion will be
built of brick with stone trimmings. A French
roof covered with buff tile completes this sub
stantial residence. The front will be broken
with circular bay window extending to the
top. The entrance will be by an elaborate plat
form stone porch and will be spanned by a stone
arch supported by clustered stone columns.
The open vestibule will be lined with blue
enameled bricks. The interior will be very
deliberately finished in hard wood feature
OF the entrance hall. which will be wanscoted
m nnE t-lrl IN
be large brick mantel of handsome
design. Mahogany will be the finish
OF the parlor and library. In addition to the
wainscOting, which prevails throughout the
hrst floor, a heavy wood cornice extends around
the rooms. The ceilings will be dome-shaped
and richly decorated. Oak is the wood which
will be used in the finish of the dining-room.
one of the handsomest rooms in the house.
Ash will be used in the upper floors. The bath
rooms will have floors and walls covered with
white tiles. The house will be heated with
steam. y. L. Haller is the architect.
A. NJ. BROWNS RESIDE. E.
Another handsome residence in the same To-
cality is the one which has just been begun on
the north side of Rhode Island avenue, Just
east OF Connecticut avenue. 1t is being built
by Mr.. A. VI. Brown for his own use and adjoins
the fine residence of Mr.. James E. Fitch. The
architect Mr.. John Fraser, has made a pleas
ing design for the front. 1t will be entirely of
stone, and as change from prevailing STYLES.
as well as an effective material for house archi-
lecture, buff Indiana limestone will be used ex-
clusively. The entire front will be enriched
with carving. A semi-circular bay-window is
brought into an octagonal bay by carved cor
ners, and the projection is finished at the third
story with an open balcony. Above the roof
line rises gable. All the windows in the front
will be Of plate glass. The interior will be
handsomely finished. All the wood-wor in the
first floor will be hard wood, with what is known
as the cabinet finish.
vICE-PREsIDENT MoRToN's HOUSE.
Mr.. Fraser is completing plans for the i'm
provements which are to be made to the resi-
dence on Scott Circle recently purchased bv
Vlce-President Morton. The most noticeable
change IN the present structure will be the
erection OF one-story addition in the rear
extending all the way back to the stable This
Will be the dining-room, and one of the most
spacious in the city. The ceiling will be unu-
sually high. and nothing will be omitted to
make all the details complete for the purpose
for which the room is intended. The new
room VIII open into the present dining room bv
means of large folding doors, and beyond are
two rooms extending to the front of the house
continuous suite of rooms will thus be Sc
cured with depth of more than 100 feet The
openings from the hall into the reception-room
VIII be enlarged so as practically to throw
the two apartments into one, making
case in the center. The main entrance to the
house Is under the porte cochere, and It is pro-
posed to make an additional entrance on the
same side. so that guests may enter the house
| and reach the dressing rooms ON the upper
floor without passing through the great hall
| and up the main staircase. When all the alter
atoms are completed the house will be probably
| the most complete and convenient private resi-
dence for social entertainments in the civ Ii
Is proposed to enlarge the stable. which now
occupies portion of the ground in the rear of
the lot.
ROW OF FOUR HOUSES.
-Four houses are being erected at the north
east corner of New Hampshire avenue and L
street. Two Of these houses will have 'front.'
age on the avenue and two on L street. The
plans of the architect, n T. Halter provide for
a basement of rock-faced brownstone. upon
which rests the brick walls forming the two
upper stories. The third story is in the French
roof. which is covered with buff tile. There is
a tower at the corner and bay windows on the
other houses. The interiors are finished in
ash.
THE ST. CHARLES HOTEL PROPERTY.
The capitalists who recently purchased the
St. Charles hotel property at the northeast cor
ner of Pennsylvania avenue and Sd street paid
about, IS per square foot. The property has a
frontage of 80 feet on the Avenue and runs
back l03 feet on Sd to B street and has 'front.'
age OF 10 feet on that street The present
buildingi is not modern and the new owners have
under consideration plans for the erection of u
fine hotel building there. Mr.. j. A. Prescott the
real estate dealer who made the sale to Henry
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