Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-26
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.

REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
Electric Arteries Extending Through
| the Suburbs.
| THE PROGRESS MADE IN BUILDING SUBURBAN
| STREET nAILRoAps-A PROPOSED EXTENSIVE
HOTEL BUILDING NEAR THE cIrY-THE BRICK
NDUsrRY-FINE RESIDENCES GOING Up.
Two electric arteries will soon parallel each
| other from the city bounds to the District line.
One Of these, the Tenleytown electric railroad,
is already completed nearly to the District line,
| while the other road, which will be built along
Connecticut avenue extended, has only been
begun The latter road, Ms il well known, will
pass beyond the District limo and will extend
through Montgomery county in q northeast
| direction. The parallelism of the two roads.
| however, will not cease at the District line.
| Arrangements have already been made for the
organization Of an electric street railroad COM
pany for the purpose of constructing an cleo
| trio road from Tenleytown to Rockville. This
| new road will practically be an extension of
the Tenleytown electric road although the
| management Of the two roads will be entirely
distinct. The incorporators OF the county
| road, of which Mr.. John E. Beall Of this city
Is one, expect to hsvo the portion
| OF the road as far as Bethesda
| built and in operation by the first of November
next The new road will be operated either
by horses or by power furnished by the Ten
leytown company. The object of the construc-
| tion Of the Rockville road and the county OK
tension OF the Connecticut avenue road is to
develop the property through which the pro-
posed roads are to run. Large tracts have
been purchased by the gentlemen who are
active IN promoting these enterprises. When
the two lines are completed with their extern
sions. as they might be turned into Mont
gomery county. there will then be two parallel
lines OF street railways mile or more apart
running out from the city distance Of about
four miles to the District line and then about
mile beyond into Montgomery county.
The terminus OF the Tenleytown electric
road at the District line will be quite railroad
center. The proposed electric road to Rock
vile will have Its starting point at this termi-
nus and also the Glen Echo electric road. This
latter road will extend in a northwest direc-
ton across the country for q distance Of
about three miles and will end at the Conduit
road IN the center Of the subdivision known as
Glen Echo Heights The grading of this road
is about completed and the rails and ties are
on hand ready to be put down. The cars have
been ordered and it is expected that the road
will be completed by the fall.
THE CONNECTING LINK.
The Tenloytown electric road, which is to
be the connecting link with the city for both
OF these roads, is not yet built to the District
line. The cars are now run to a point on the
Tenlevtown road a short distance beyond Oak
View and the construction OF the remaining
portion Of the road to the District line is being
pushed forward rapidly.
In other directions the facilities of the sub
urban street railroads are being improved. A
new system Of traction known as the Judson.
which Will do away with horses. is being put
down on the road which runs out the 7th
street road to BrightwOod, and preparations
are being made to extend the lexington electric
road from New York avenue, along 9Th and G.
streets to 10th street. opposite the Treasury
Department. The completion of this section
OF the road will connect the country about the
Catholic University and Glenwood Cemetery
with the heart of the city. The new extension
OF the Anacostia road to the Center Market
which is now under construction, will also con-
meet the central portion of the city with the
hourishing suburb of Anacostla and the sur
rounding country.
AN ELABORATE SUBURBAN HOTEL.
Plans for the building of a suburban hotel
on rather extensive scale have been made
and the preliminary stops to the formation of
a stock company have already been taken.
Col Geo. Truesdell is at the head of this en-
terprise. 1t is proposed to build large hotel
building on the site of the old Gales mansion
in the suburb of lexington. While the hotel
is intended especially for the accommodation
Of those who are obliged to spend most of the
summer in the city, yet it will be kept open the
year around. 1t will be built on model sug-
gested by the style of building in warm coun-
tries and its main feature will be large court
or garden in the center. The structure itself
will have fl ontage Of two or three hundred
feet with q corresponding depth, and the in
terror court, with Its overhanging balconies,
will be considerably larger in size than an or
binary garden plot. The style of architecture
will be in keeping with this tropical plan, and
it is proposed to spend about $500, 900 in tho
construction OF the building, laying ont the
grounds, &c. Washington is likely to have
quite a notable addition to its present hotel
facilities. The lexington electric road will
run past the new hotel building and this rapid
connection with the center Of the CITY is one
of the advantages which the projectors of the
enterprise consider will make the place a favor
lite resort.
MR.. wARDERs BUSINESS IMPROVEMENTS
Messrs. Emmons & King have begun the
work Of remodeling the building 421 18th
street for the owner, Mr. B. II. Warder. The
principal feature OF the changes in the present
structure will be the addition OF large four
story back building. The front part will be
changed SO as to fit it for business purposes
and when completed it will be occupied by
Easton 4 Rupp. Mr.. Warder will also have
the building AS 10th street remodeled for
business purposes. The new building which
he is having built at the southwest
corner of 18th and G streets is
nearly completed. The original plan
was to carry the building up to height of six
stories. change. however, has been made
and an additional story will be added, which
will give the new building an imposing eleya-
ton of seven stories. The construction of this
building is what is known as slow burning, the
laths being wire and the ioisrs and other wood
work being covered with fire proof paint.
FINE RESIDENCES BEING BUILT.
Three rather notable residences are about to
be erected in this city. One will be built by
Col. Henry Strong on the south side OF
street between 10th and 18th streets. 1t will
occupy the entire frontage Of the lot, which
was formerly portion of the garden surround.
ing the residence of the late Geo. w. Riggs
This ground has a frontage of 20 feet, and the
house which Col. Strong proposes to erect will
be specimen of the colonial style OF archi-
lecture, which is now gradually being intro
duced here. The material used in the con-
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