Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-17

The impulse of city jewellers to seek the
country, especially at this season, has been
utilized by several enterprising real estate
dealers to call attention TO the advantages OF
the suburban property under their control
They offer free ride over the railroad, ana a
great many people have availed themselves of
the opportunity to go out INTO the country.
Some go for pleasure, others for business and
some combine both objects; but Whatever their
object. they have had an excursion into the
country, which is. after all, great consld-
GRAFTON at this season. No doubt the ma
iority of the excursiOnists would have taken
a trip anyway, for every pleasant day now
the trains running out from the city carry
a great many passengers for the way
stations. They go out to visit or to look around
or they have some pretext other for trip
into the suburbs. 1t is difficult to realize the
growing importance 10 the city of the sur
rounding suburbs. Every year adds to the
population of the section outside of the city
limits. New settlements are gradually devel-
oping into towns, and the summer homes of
city residents are increasing in number. New
additions are constantly being made to the at
fractions of the country. and the country club
houses and resorts of various kinds that are
springng up indications of the growing
importance of the suburbs in the social life of
the capital There are club houses for those
who are horseback riders and for those who
ride in carriages. Then there are several sum-
mer hotels conducted on a scale that a few years
ago would have been considered elegant for a
hotel in the city. 1t is evident from the char
acter of the houses built in the suburbs and
the numerous places of pleasure resort that the
country is enjoyed by the wealthy, while Of
ferins opportunities to people of moderate
means to obtain homes cheaply. Recently the
property owned by Mr.. William Walter Phelps
at the head of Connecticut avenue has been
leased by number of gentlemen and Enclosed,
and several times week the Marine Band gives
open-air concerts which are enjoyed by fash
ionable audience.
AN STREET IMPROVEMENT.
An extensive business house will be erected
on street between 12th and 18th. 1t will have
two frontages-one on street and then ex-
tending through the entire depth of the lot
come 257 feet, it will have frontage on q
street. The owner Of this property, Mr.. NJ. W.
Beveridge, is having plans prepared by Mr..
James e. HILL. the architect. and the new build
ing when completed will be adapted for the
accommodation of the large business which he
has conducted on Pennsylvania avenue for so
many years. The street front will be four
stories III height and will be constructed of
brick, stone and copper in rather ornate
style. The building will be four stories high
for about half the depth and then will be con-
tnued at the height of three stories 10 Il street.
IN alley extends along the property from the
give hight and air.
DE-. GUNNELL's RESIDENCE.
r.R. II. GunneIl will begin in a few DAYS
erection of fine residence on the north
of Q street between 18th street and New
,mpshire avenue, adjoining Mr.. T. F. Schnei-
RS new block OF houses. recently completed.
making the fifty-eighth house in that
iuare built under Mr.. SchneIder's charge. 1t
sill have frontage of nearly "a feet of "a very
artistic design of Indiana light stone. enriched
With carvings and finished with high roof
overed with the old corrugated tiles. The in
eriOr will be spacious the entrance hall will
wide and Will extend back past the parlor to
square central library. in which will be the
staircase. partly screened of. The dining
room will be a handsome room. in the end of
which will be a swell bay, parated from the
library by an alcOve; large buffers pantry,
back hall and staircase complete the floor.
There will be eight chambers ON the upper
doors, bath room on each. closets, &c. The
basement will be complete. with kitchen, laun-
dry, drying room, store room, &c. The house
I'LL be heated by the hot water system.
ROWS OF Two-sTORY HOUSES.
A large block of two-story houses will be
rlt by Messrs. Emmons 4 King on square 721,
hieh is bounded by LIST, I'd, E and streets
ortheast. California street extends through
ne square from east to west, and it is the in
ention to build up the west half of the square.
here will be fOrty-two houses i'll ALL fronting
On NdlllOEUld street, ISL anu l. streets. htsSTS.
Barnes and Weaver. the owners of the west
half of the square. contemplate a similar i'm
proyement. For the present. however. they
will partially build up the f street front.
Messrs. Emmons Il King will also complete for
client the building up of the east half of
square 472. which Is bounded by l., VI. 9th nd
9Th streets southwest. Last year they COM
pleted the 9th street front and now they intend
TO build twenty houses In addition, which will
front on VI. l. and Robinson streets.
SOME BUSINESS IMPROVEMENTS.
A handsome business improvement will be
made by Mr.. c. c. Glover, who has had plans
prepared for the erection of two stores on the
north side Of Pennsylvania avenue near 18th
street. The fronts, which will have an attract
i've design. will be oil Pompeiiau brick. The
buildings will be erected under the super
vision of Mr.. John s. Larcombe. The adjoin-
ing property on the east, owned by Mrs
Schaefer, Is to be improved by the erection of
store building three stories IN height. The
plans are being prepared by Mr.. Didden, the
architect.
ESLARG1xs THE coRcoRAx BUILDING.
The first large Office building erected in this
city was the Corcoran building 1t was built
in the year 1916. and as an evidence that il has
not yet outllved its usefulness tie trustees of
the COrcOran estate have determined to i'll
crease its capacity, according to the plans pre-
pared by Mr.. James q. Hill. the architect
The rather high roof will be removed and the
brick walls built up SO as to form new or
sixth story. The roof over the main portion
OF the building will not be tou he'd. That por-
tion over the three fronts will be removed The
new roof will be fiat. and the building will be
finished with a straight cornice.
SUBURBAN HOME.
Mr.. W. T. Grinnell will build handsome cot
tage at TskOma Park from plans made by Mr..
j. +. Schneider. 1t will be a double house,
with hall in center, and will have the verandas,
gables. steep roofs, chimney tops, &C., OF a
country cottage.
Two NEW HOUSES.
Mrs. S. T. Dixie is building two large and
handsome English basement houses Oh Connec-
ticut avenue north Of street The fronts will
De OF Indiana light stone and will be five stories
high. One house will have "a swell bay while
the feature OF the other front will be an orIel
window starting on the corner from a column
at the main entrance. The fronts are treated
as single house. Mr.. I. F. Schneider is the
architect
After considering various propositions made
by land owners the committee representing
the scientific men of the Department of Agri-
culture, who have IN view the establishment of
suburban colony. have selected a tract of
roLllDS land on the Tenleytown road adjoining
the property of Gen. Drum, Just across the
DStrIct line In Montgomery county owned bv
John + Beall esq, and Dr. Ralph Walsh The
tract Il part of the so-caIled ..Souerse,
HeIglt- y 49, 49,,