Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-20

years, ana the price at which it was held used
TO be regarded as ridiculously high. Values
IN this location have gradually increased Sc
that although S65.OOO was paid for this prop
erty, which has frontage of some 100 feet Oh
each street. it is regarded by real estate ex.
perts as fair price. Mr.. Il. o. Hoffman. who
mace the sale, says that the property brought
| about S5.75 per foot. While that would have
been regarded as a stiff figure for residence
property here few years ago. vet there have
been several choice sites sold for more money
! ana there Is some corner property which Ii
held as high as IS per foot. In the Cook prop
erty. however. there is no waste ground. The
new owner, Mrs. Chandler. the widow of the
| late Zach Chandler, proposes to erect a fine
residence there. The house will occupy the
west 90 feet front of the lot. leaving a spacious
side yard. which, in addition to the parking
| Will make large lawn. Mrs. Chandler is
| building the house with the view of securing a
permanent home in Washington, not only for
herself, but for her daughter, Mrs. Senator
Hale.
| CoNNECTICUT-AyENUE RESIDENCE.
| wealthy physician of Philadelphia DR.. c.
A. Max Wiehle, is building handsome resi-
dence on the east side of Connecticut avenue
| between Q and r streets. Only a portion of
| the wide lot will be occupied by the house and
| there Will be a lawn on one side. with windows
| opening out on it. The front will be built of
/ brick and stone of handsome design and the
| interior will be tinel V finished.
SENATOR HEARsTs NEW RESIDENCE.
| One of the largest private residences in the
| city will be the one which il now being re-
modelled by Senator Hearst. He recently pur-
! chased the residence on New HAMPSHIRE avenue
near Dupont circle owned by ex-Secretary
| Fairchild He has had plans prepared by
! Harvey l.. Page, architect, for extensive i'm
| provements and alterations to this property
| The house, which was the scene of the pleasant
/ hos toll Of. I
during the past administration. is a double one
| built i'll the colonial style. The extensive con-
servatories on the south side of the house will
be removed. and all the available building
space on that side as well as on the north side
will be used. The exterior appearance of the
house will be entirely changed. The severely
plain style of architecture will give place
to more ornamental style. At the
main entrance there will be built a
large stone porch. There will be a
tower at the corner and the addition on the
| south side will be finished with a rounded pro-
lection The roof will be high and broken
with towers and gables. On the north side
there will be two-stOry projection. On the
hrst floor will be large and spacious ballroom
with high, wainscoted walls and n musicians
gallery. The style of the room will be colonial
and the wood work will be finished in cream
| white. There will be large square hall at the
entrance, from which the staircase will start
The dlnlng-room will be enlarged by a proiec-
lOH WIFI the WINDOWS looking out on 10Th
street All the rooms Oh the first floor will be
communicating. and the arrangement has been
made with special reference to large receptions
When the alterations are completed the present
size OF the house will be increased one-third
KALORASA HEIGHTS.
The old home of Joel Barlow. the poet and
diplomat of earlier days, has been subdIvided
into building sites, and this week the property
was placed on the market for sale. City street Is
now pass over the site of the old house lawn
and gardens. and before long CITY homes will
be built there. Kalorama Heights is now an
addition to the city. Massachusetts avenue is
extended through the subdivision. and 22d 23d
oath, Il, S. L, and streets are con-
tlnued on the same lines and at the same
width as the city streets One block from
Boundary there is a circle which has been
named III honor of Gen. Sheridan. and it is the
same size as Thomas circle. This land was pur-
chased some two years ago by MessrS. J. c.
Bullltt and Anthony }. DreXel, of Philadelphia
and Senator Cameron. 1t has been graded and
subdlvlded by the agents of the owners Thos
j. Fisher d Co. The subdivision of Kalorama
Is joined on its western boundary by Baair
Heights, which was divided into city lots some
months ago. 1t also joins on the upper por-
ton OF its eastern boundary Washington
Heights. All the land lying between boundary.
Rock creek ana the Wo0dley Lane road is now
continuous subdivision with the exception of
several small tracts of land
SOME NEW HOUSES.
Ground has been broken for two handsome
houses to be built for Mr.. Benz. HELEN on 18th
street. between = and Q streets The houses
will have a frontage of % feet each bv a depth
OF 30 feet, and will be three stories and base
ment In height. The fronts will be of press
brick laid III black mortar with red sandstone
trimmings. The main entrance will be through
handsome arches, with claboratelv carved
corbels. The front entrance steps are to be of
red sandstone With wrOught-iron ratings A
circular bay-window runs up to the main cor
NICE surrounded by wrought iron railing of
ornamental design. A large double dormer of
brick with copper trimmings is to surmount the
circular bays. The roofs will be slated. with
copper trimmings. The houses will contain
twelve rooms, the parlor. dining-room and
buffers pantry occupying the principal floor
the kitchen, pantry. furnace-room, &C.. being
III the basement. The interior finish will be in
the natural woods. The main stairwavs will be
OF new and special designs. The architect is
Mr.. G. A. Hardness.
Mr.. Hardness has also prepared nIans for a
handsome corner residence for MIR. J. W. Holly
day, to be erected on the southwest corner of
18th and [ streets. The house has a frontage
OF 20 feet on 18th street by depth of As feet on
I street. large brick tower will be at the
corner, with conical slate roof The front
Will be faced with press brick and the trim
mlngs are to be of dressed Seneca stone A
special feature is made in the design of the bav-
WINDOWS on street. One is to finished as a
gable and the other to be surmounted bv IL bal
cony with wrought-iron railing. The roofs are
TO be slated. with dOrmer windows of orna-
mental design. The house will be three stories
ana basement in height, and will contain thir-
teen rooms and bathroom. the finish inside
being white pine, hard-oil finish
LOUIS II. EHMERTs TWO HOUSES
Mr.. Louis II. Emmert has purchased two lots.
each 25 feet front. on New Hampshire avenue
just north OF Dupont circle and proposes to be-
gin at once the erection of two handsome
houses. the plans of which have been prepared
by Mr.. L. +. Schneider. the architect The
houses are to be three stories high, with swell
and square bay windows and slate roofs. The
design of the front is rich and attractive. They
arc TO be of pressed bricks with stone base
ments and broad stone Intel courses The eff
feet Will be enhanced by the plate-glass win
dows. The first floors will be finished in oak
and cherry, except the parlors, which will be
finished IN white and gold. The halls will be
panelled. They will be heated by steam EN-
inert Helsley are the builders
MR.. wooDBURYs HOUSE.
permit was taken out to-day by Emmert 4
Heisley, builders, for the erection of MIR. Levi
Woodbury's house. which is to be built on Iowa
circle. 1t will be about 80 feet wide by about
81 feet deep. and will have large lawn on the
south side. The front will be stone to the ton
OF the first story, and the rest of the front and
the south side will be of press-brick. The
interior will be finished throughout the three
| stories In oak and cherry. There will be a yerv
| effective staircase hall with side entrance The
| house will be heated by the system of indirect
radiation. Mr.. L. +. Schneider is the architect.