Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-05

SOME HOUSES GOING UP.
Several large Office business buildings have
been erected in the city recently. and their
financial success has been SO marked that
similar enterprises are being started During
the past week preparations were begun for the
erection of large Office building on 9Th street
near street. In the immediate vicinity there
are large number Of buildings especially
given up to offices, the Pacific and the Allan
tic buildings being the largest buildings of the
kind in the city. While the new build
ings are well occupied the old ones
have not been deserted, and the increas-
ing facilities show how the demand has
grown. There are other centers of BUSH
ness where office buildings have recently sprung
up, as, for example, the vicinity of the Treasury
department and the city hall These struct-
ures not only add to the business facilities of
| the city but they are, a rule. architectural
| ornaments. What is no doubt regarded by the
owners, at least, as their chief merit is that
they pay well in the money invested if common
report is correct.
AN ACTIVE DEMAND FOR BRICKS.
prominent brick maker said the other day,
in talking of the busy season which is drawing
to close, that he estimated that at least one
USED In the course OF the season. He said that
the demand had been unprece denied and that
all the brick yards had been worked to their
highest capacity. Under the influence of this
demand prices have advanced and men have
offered higher rates and paid them cheerfuly
rath sr than to do without the bricks and bring
their building operations to a standstill
Although 1t Is now rather late in the year still
there Is good deal of building now going on
IN all parts OF the city. Real estate dealers say
that their lists of houses for rent are rapidly
dwndllng, and that nearly every thing they
had for rent has been taken. The building
operations have not had the effect thus far at
least OF overstocking the market with houses
Rents, instead of going down, as was predicted
have remained at the old figures and in some
instances an advance has been made
One of the leading real estate dealers told
STAR reporter that he found the market rather
quiet. While the rent department was active
the sales department was rather slow and but
little was being done in that line.
MIR. sCHNEIDER's BIG BUILDING PROJECTS
MIR. L. f. Schneider, the architect has bought
from Mr.. Henry A. Willard the north half of
the old Athletic park grounds on 9th and S
streets northwest. Mr. Willard recently sub
divided this square, running a street seventy
feet wide through the center from 9th to 10th
streets, and Is now building block of twelve
three-story houses on the street front from
designs furnished by Mr.. Schneider 1t was
the intention of Mr.. Schneider to build his half
OF the square up soldly with fifty
two three-story houses this fall, but
owing to the impossibility of getting
the immense number of bricks required
he VIII not begin building till early in the
spring when the work will be rapidly pushed
forward and Mr.. Willard will then probably
build up his remaining portion. The price
PAD by Mr.. schneider for the ground was
about 100000 cash. Mr.. Schnelder's previous
building enterprises have been of the largest
III the city and among the most successful. The
immense block which he is now completing on
= street between 18th and 18th streets and
largest enterprise of the kind in tine city.
Inns Athletic park operation will cost over
S3oO,oOO when completed.
SOME NEW HOUSES
Mr. E. W. Woodruff is building cottage on
18th street extended at the head of Howard
avenue. The plans, prepared by Mr.. Geo. W.
Cooper, architect provide a pretty modern
frame cottage, with wide, roomy porcheS and q
style generally that will make it seem TO suit
exactly location in spacious lawn where it
will be built. There wilt be turrets and gables
and high roof covered with colored slate.
The house will contain nine rooms and large
cellar. Mr.. Cooper has also prepat ed plans for
two houses to be built for Mcssrs. Barnes and
Weaver on Maple avenue, LIE Drot Park, and
two houses for Mr.. L. A. Harding. located on
the triangle at the intersection of 22d street
with New Hampshire avenue.
Mr.. Ct. w. Chase is building, from plans pre-
pared by Mr., Cooper, house on Maryland
avenue between 9Th and 9th streets northeast
1t will contain eight rooms, bath room, and
cellar under the entire house. The house liz
20 feet wide by depth Of SO feet and will be
heated by furnace.