The Washington critic., 1889-04-13
BUILDING OPERATIONS
PLANS FOR HOUSES TO BE BUILT
DURING THE SEASON.
More Apartment Houses-A Block of
Finis-A Row of Eight Dwellings -
he Among the Finest In the city
Various Notes of Interest Gathered
From tho Architect.

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From tho Architect.
Architect T. Il. Ltkinson win soon begin
the erection of q large dwelllng-house in
! Iowa Circle for Mr. H. i. Woodward. The
house will have n frontage OF "a feet on
Iowa Circle and return about 80 feet. IL
viii lie three stories high and contain IL
rooms. II is TO he built Of stone, inter-
spersed with selected red brick, aud the
stono-wofk will be handsomely carved
wherever the design will permit. The en-
trance will be made with large Moorish
arch and be elaborately carved. On the
| left Of the entrance will be circular bay
window running from the basement to the
third story and acting rs q balcony for that
| floor. The bay-window will be made of
stone and have panels OF brick. The ap-
| proad will he up n wide flight Of steps,
which will also be made Of stone aud have
q wide hand-rail and posts OF the same
| material
The roof will be fiat and the cornice will
be Of copper, welded In q unique design
On the first floor will he the parlor, hall,
dining-room and pantry, and will be fin
| iehed In cherry. The vestibule will be
waincoted In panels Of marble, and also be
| tiled. The staircase will he hidden from
the main hall by carved partition. All
the rooms VIII have open lreplaces, with
wood mantels and tiles, an1 the dining
room and paror mantels will he hand
somely carved in cherry. The second aud
third stories will be chambers, and be fin
| ished In ash. The house will he heated
with lou on a,I lao a., al,
bells and burglar alarms, aud when com
| pleted Will cost about $4,000.
THE cuILpREN's HOSPITAL.
Work will soon begin on the erection OF
an addition to the Children's Hospital.
The addition will be about as large as the
present main building, aud have frontage
| ON Thirteenth street, and be three stories
high. IL will be connected with the main
building by large wing, 1l2 feet long, two
| stories high, and contain two wards each.
about 25xI5 feet. Il. +. Schneider is the
| architect, and the cost will be about $780,
| COO.
ANOTHER APARTMENT HOUSE.
Architect Bruce Price OF New York has
prepared plans for an apartment house to
he erected on Massachusetts, avenue for the
heirs Of ex-senator Sharon. II will be
pAiibOl pitnotu bilth WIN blplt
have marble tiling, tin roof, speaking tubes,
ranges, Office fixtures, railings, and desk,
wood and carved mantles, iron work, steam
heat, passenger and freight elevator, electri-
| city, and all modern conveniences. ost
about $4,000.
NEW STORES AND DWELLINGS.
w. X. Grimm, the architect, has pre-
pared Ilans for two stores and dwellings
for Mr. NIL 20 no taI 10
ortheast corner Of Second aud II streets
orthwest. They will have q fron.aye Of
| 20 feet on II street, with cellars, and two
ttoIies above the stores. The fronts will
| lie Of selected red and moulded brick, with
| galvanized iron cornice, and Ohio and blue
| stone trimmings. The house on the corner
| will lie ornamented with an octagon bay
| window beginning ON Second street and re-
turning on II street with square projec-
| tion to second floor for double entrance
| doors, and thence continued above roof
| line with true octagon tower and finished
with slate roof above tower cornlce. There
will also be a square bay window to each
house running to roof-line finished wish
galvanized iron gable. The interior above
the stores will have six large rooms, with
| closets to all rooms, pantries, bathrooms,
and finished with all modern convenences.
These houses will be finished In white pine.
Mr.. A. Lulley will also erect a double
| house on Second street, between III and
streets, adjoining the four dwellings re-
Gently erected by him. The house to be
erected will have frontage OF thirty feet
on second street, and will have a basement
and two stories above. These fronts will
also be built of selected red and moulded
brick, with Ohio stone trimmings. On the
left Of the entrance will be large, square
| bay window running to the roof line. The
kitchen will be In the basement, with a
large pantry connecting between the kitchen
and diningroom, which is 10l feet by 20
feet long. The first floor above the base
ment will have three rooms, one large
room, the width of the hall, running the
full length Of the building, and two rooms
south OF the hall with sliding doors The
rooms on the second floor are arranged
similar to those ON the hrst floor, with
closets and bathroom. These houses have
also been planned by N. r. Grimm.
SOME MORE DWELLINGS.
Mr.. 7. F. Schneider has prepared plans
for large dwelling house to be erected on
Ninth street for Mr.. Morris Schneider. II
will be four stories high and be built OF
pressed brick with brown stone trimmings,
| and will have tin roof with galvanized
|
appropriately ornamented and the rooms
will have all modern appliances, and the
cost will be about $4,000.
Plans have been drawn by Architect
George b. Phelps for two large dwelling
houses to be erected on X street for Mr..
II. b. Mum. They will be three stories
high, built Of brick and stone, with compo-
sition roofs, and will have all modern i'm
provements - dumb-waiters, speaking
tubes, bathroom outfits and will cost
about $4,000.
A BLOCK OF EIGHT HOUSES.
permit was taken out on Tuesday OF
this week by Addison & Larcombe to erect
a block of eight houses on Riggs Place for
one Of their clients. This block, when
completed, will be one Of the handsomest
in the city. They will be built of brick and
stone and have slated roofs with copper
and brick cornice. The finals will also be
Of copper. Each house will be Ornamented
with either square, 0riel or circular bay
window, made of copper aud brick. The
approaches will all be made of stone, also
the steps and porch. They win be three
stories and a basement, and will have
wrought-iron window guards and wrought
iron railing around balconies. On the first
floor will be the parlor, hall, dtning-room
and pantry. The second and third floors
will be composed of chambers,
All the rooms will have large, open fire
places, with tile hearths and facngs, wood
mantels, CRATES, etc The vestibule will
also be tiled. Dividing the main hall from
the stair case will be large arch of hand
somely carved wood. MIR. Harvey l.. Page
is the architect. Mr., Page has erected .
great number Of fine houses In Washington
Among them is the handsome stone house
of Hon. s. 5. Cox on New Hampshire ave
nue.; Mrs. J. g, Cunningham on X street;