Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-02
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
Extensive Building Operations In .
Resident Locality.

Resident Locality.
THE ADVANCE IN THE PRICES OF PROPERTY IN
TIE NORTHEAST sUsuRBs-THE BUILDERS n
CHANGE AND OTHER MATTERS OF ISTx1xsr-
MANY HOUSES TO BK ERECTED.
Extensive real estate deals seem to be one Of
the features of the market just now. During
the past week the purchase OF the entire south
front OF the square on Q street between 18th
and 18th streets was contaminated. Nearly
the entire front was owned by the
Sharon estate and the agents Of that
estate, Thomas J. Fisher & Co., me-
gotiated with tho owners Of the other lots
in behalf of their client, Mr.. T. F. Schneider,
and secured the entire frontage. The price
paid was about $4,000. The property has a
frontage of 793 feet and its sale constitutes one
Of the largest transfers of tina. class of property
10 single individual that has been effected for
ZONE time. The new owner, Mr.. Schneider,
proposes in the spring to improve
the entire property by the erection of
an elegant block of residences lie is Just
completing similar Improvement on the south
side OF . street: These latter houses are all
stone fronts and are large and handsome resi-
dences. suited to the locality in which they have
been built. There are thirty-four houses in
all and although they are not entirely
ilnished, yet nearly all of them have
been sold for 900 and $4,000 each.
Mr.. Schneider. who is one of the youngest
members OF the architectural profession in the
city. has built largely for others, and two or
three years ago he began building for himself.
his hrst enterprise of any extent was the erec-
ton OF a number of houses on Wallach street
He found ready market for these houses and
was encouraged to continue. He then pur-
chased ground on each side Of Corcoran street
between 18th and 18th streets and improved it
by the erection of twenty houses. which were
purchased and occupied as soon as completed.
He then undertook one of the most extensive
building enterprises ever carried out in this
city in the erection of the row Of houses
on the north side of Q street. During
the past wear Mr.. Schneider has been
experimenting the construction Of some one
hundred and fifty houses, which included those
erected for clients well his own. He does
not employ builder, but gives out the con-
tracts himself and superinteIds the work. For
next year he has mapped out program which
will far surpass anything of the kind
he has ever undertaken. He has pur-
chased half of the square known as the
Odd Athletic park. This purchase comprises
the 9th-street front and the T-street front. He
proposes to improve this property in the spring
by the erection of fifty.two houses. The block
of residences on the south side of @ street will
number some forty houses. These two enter
prlses will involve an expenditure of about
S70O000 The houses will be of superior class.
Those on Q street will be similar to the row
which he is completing on the north side of the
street. while those on the Athletic park prop
erty will be of the same character as the Cor
coran-street houses. The latter houses, how
ever, will be built for sale, while those to be
built on Q street Mr.. Schneider intends to hold
and rent.
ANEW BUSINESS BUILDING.
Ground has been broken for q handsome
building to be erected at 7th and H streets
northwest by Mr.. Charles Croft, from the de-
signs Of Architect Schultz. The building will
have frontage of 40 feet with depth OF IS.
1t will be three stories in height and will con-
sist OF one large store, to be occupied when
completed by Messrs. Frankie Co. The prin-
cipal feature OF the front will be the large show
window on the 7th-street side. The remainder
of the front will be of pressed brick with stone
stills. The building will be heated by steam.
A FINE RESIDENCE.
An elegant brick and brown stone dwelling is
being erected on Vermont avenue, Just north
of the Garfield Memorial church, for Mr. L. H.
Schneider The ample frontage of 80 feet has
been utilized by the designers and buildsiaI
Messrs. Ward and Robinson-to give scope for
several effective features. An octagon bay of
brown stone, set in alternate courses of
picked" and rough-faced stone, runs through
the two lower stories and in the third story
pressed brick is used with stone embellish-
ment. The roof Is covered with slate and has
grouped dormers in metal work. The entrance
is an attractive feature, the keystone of its arch
swelling out into carved corbel at the base of
the second story. The plan of the interior is
especially convenient. The spacious parlor is
entered from a wide hallway through two broad
archways. Immediately in the rear is the din
ing ROOM which will have paneled wainscot-
ing of quartered oak. The finish of the main
floor and staircase will be quartered oak. The
house will be heated by steam.
THREE NEW HOUSES.
Messrs. A. B. Mullett & Co. have designed
three very attractive dwellings, to be built on
Pennsylvania avenue near 25th street, for
Mrs. p P. Mullett. The dimensions of each
house will be 22X63 feet, and the pressed brick
fronts will have square bay windows and will
be finished i'll slate mansards. The interiors
will be finished i'll hard woods, with handsome
carved mantels. Steam will be used for heat
ing purposes.
There has been a large number of improve
ments in this vicinity during the past season
Notable among these is the building up of THE
entire square just north of Washington circle
These houses were built for Gen. Paine by Mr.
Schneider, the architect.
THE NORTHEAST SUBURBS.
transaction that attracted considerable at
tention was recorded during the past week.
The property known the Wales Hubbard
tract and containing q acres was sold for
$4,000. This land adjoins the subdivision of
lexington on the northeast and il still aCricul-
tural i'll character. What was regarded as the
notable feature was the price obtained, which
was nearly Sl,7OO per acre. 1t is estimated
that two or three years ago this land would not
have brought more than $500 or $500
all acre. Col. Truesdcll about that time
bought lexington, which adjoins the city
and he pad not quite $500 per acre.
Since that time. however. the electric road has
been built Fourth street east has been
opened out to the Bunker Hill road II
street Is being extended through to the Brent
wood road and a good deal of building and
locality. In the vicinity. though at a
longer radius, the fourIshing settlement at
Brooks has sprung into existence. the Catho-
lie university building has been erected Michi-
gan avenue has been OpeLed from Lincoln ave-
nue. 20 Howard university, the Old Beale place
fronting on boundary west of Lincoln avenue
has been subdivided i'll accordance with the
plan OF the city, and North Capitol street and
lst street west are being extended out
to the grounds of the Soldiers
Home. 1t may be seen that there have been
many changes effected i'll this section of the
suburbs during the past two or three years.
The tendency has been in the direction of
bringing up this section to par with other
suburban localities. and 1t now Constitutes with
the encouraging prospects Tor the future, an
appropriate connection between the city and
the long line of prosperous settlements which
have sprung up all along the roadway of the
Metropolitan branch OF the baltimore and ONO
railroad