Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-16

| PROPOSED BIOLOGICAL PARK BEING PnRPAnED
ToB THE RECEPTION OF ASIxALa
The engineer department Of the District
/ government since the passage Of the new sub
division law has, as far pract icable, surveyed
| the lines OF the extension OF the city streets
beyond the bounds Of the city. As the law re-
quires that all subdivisions must conform to
| the plan of the city, requests that have been
received for the surveys Of streets have been
complied with. When furnished with these
lines, the owners Of property were enabled to
| subdivide in accordance with the law. This
work has been in charge Of Mr.. d. j. Howell
| the civil engineer who q few weeks ago re-
! signed in order to resume his private business
! MIR. Howell has prepared q report of his work
| for the year ending July I, 1890. Accompanying
! this report Is typographical map OF the Dis
! trict, upon which is delineated the various sub
| divisions of land that have been made during
the past year. This map affords q graphic rep
resentation Of the progress in the development
| of the suburbs. The recent subdivisions sup
plementing those made in previous years as
| seen ON the map practically completes the cir
cult of the bounds of the city, and in addition
! extends some distance from the city lines to-
ward the bounds Of the District As Mr. How
! ell remarked to STAR man, in explaining the
| map, the large areas of land outside of the Dis
| trict lines. which have been subdivided, are
| not included in this representation Of suburban
activity. Mr. Howell said that the movement
| in suburban property al indicated by the map
| is not confined to any one section, but 1T ex-
| tends throughout the northwest section Of the
+! District, in the northeast section, especially
along the Metropolitan Branch OF the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad and the lexington
Electric railroad, and eastward along the line
of the Washington branch Of the same
road and southwark across the East
ern branch. Some of the subdivisions
made during the past year were
pointed out by Mr.. Howell as we'll as q number
where the plan OF subdivision has been
changed during the past twelve months SO as
to make it III harmony with the plan of the
city. On the Woodley road there Is Cleveland
Heights and adjoining it and fronting also on
the Tenleytown road is the subdivision Of Oak
View. To the north OH the Tenleytown road
il Armsey Heights and Tenley Heights. To
the south Is Tunlaw Heights and on the Ridge
and Tuniaw roads to the north is Wesley
Heights, this latter subdivision being separated
| from the grounds Of
THE NEW METHODIST UNIVERSITY
by the Ridge road Still further to the west
and north on the Conduit road ia the subdivis-
ion known as the Palisades of the Potomac.
Mr.. Howell's pencil. which had been employed
in pointing out these new subdivisions, here
passed over the map to the Brightwood road or
avenue, where, on the east side between the
village Of Brightwood and the subdivision Of
Petworth,a large tract of land has been divided
| into building sites. Still further to the east
ward, where ths hines of the city streets have
been carried out to Takoma Park, subdivision
has been made of the land between the Blair
road and Piney Branch road and across the
road from Takoma. Thence going south along
| the Metropolitan Branch and then to the west
a tract OF land has been subdivided
| which lies north of the grounds Of
| the Soldiers Home. Further south there is
the subdivision Of University Heights near
Brookland. Along 4th street east extended,
which is the line of the lexington railroad the
land between the Catholic University grounds
and lexington has been pretty we'll subdivIded.
Here may be found the subdivisions of the
Rose and Davidse propertie and OF portion
Of Edgewood. On the Washington Branch Of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Mr.. Howell
indicated the subdivisions of MontelIo, Win
! throp Heights, Avalon Heights and MeGowan's
subdivision and . Subdivision of the old Clark
Mills place.
| Crossing the Eastern branch the lines for the
extension Of South Capitol street to the Dis
| trict bounds have been surveyed and that
| street will be opened when the proposed bridge
across the Eastern branch has been built. To
! the east and south of the intersection Of the
| Hamilton road and Nichols avenue is the sub
division of Congress heights. The Anacostia
| road has been Strengthened and widened to 120
| feet and Is now known as Minnesota avenue
! Fronting on this avenue and the Good Hope
road Messrs. Weller d Repetti have made q
|
east is being graded to the Good Hope road,
and along this avenue extended lies a large
! tract of land recently purchased by asyndicate,
which is being subdivided. sill further i'll a
northeasterly direction along Minnesota ave-
nue. is the subdivision of Easton, through which
| Massachusetts avenue extended passes.
| This completes the journey which a STAR
| man took with Nr. Howell as his pencil trav-
eled over the suburban section Of the map of
the city and the latter pointed out the subdi-
ks,t. IL
year. As it may be seen the activity has been
quite uniform in all sections.
AN ARCHITECTS HOME.
While the present building season has not
been especially marked by the erection of fine
residences, still quite a number are being built
! and plans for others are being made. A notable
residence will be the one which MIR. T. f.
Schneider, the architect, il about to begin.
Mr.. Schneider owns the entire south front Of @
street between 18th and 18th streets-800 feet
in length, and intends soon to cover this whole
ground with block Of very fine houses but
will start at once the erection of a residence on
the corner Of 18th street, which, judging from
the drawings, will be picturesque home. 1t
! will be built entirely of light stone, in the ro-
manesque style. The Q street front will be so
feet wide, and setting back from the 18th street
building line an arcade 10 feet wide will be
formed. with twin columns and Roman arches
! a length of about 80 feet. The windows of the
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the corner of the house and extending out ding
onaly to the side walks Of both streets will be
a handsome porte cochere of stone. On the
Q street front there will be slight swell bay
with handsomely carved frieze at the second
story This bay will end at the third floor with
a stone bslustrade, and across the front Of the
third story will be tier of windows and col.
umns. A stone chimney cOrbels out Al
one corner and tower merges from
the other, ending in an open Observatory
with . red tiled roof supported on stone col
umns at each corner. The whole building will
be surmountsd with o high. steep roof with
heavy ovsrhanging timbered caves and covered
with corrugated tiles Of dull reddish color
On the 18th street side huge chimney tops viii
arcade on the 18th street side q square bay
window will arise to the third floor ending
with q stone balustrade, the front then instead
of having the typical gable will have stone
battIement extending above the roof and re
| turning around the rear corner OF the building
against chimney. Over this bay colamn
! will assist in forming pretty loggia- The din
ing room will form a feature OF the exterior a
well as the interior Of the house. II will be a
tine end Of the house and will be but one stor,
high, affording an architectural effect no
often gotten in city house. IL WI have
very steep tiled roof with caves extending GU
five feet and covering side porch and en-
trance. On the corner there win be circuia
tower, with a conical roof. From the dining
i ROOM back to the alley. the yard viii DO IN
closed by u stone wall, and on the ADJOINING
lot will be large stable. On the fronts cary
ing will be used with good Judgment
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