Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29

one OF the principal streets in the Holmead sub
division which Is practically an addition to Co
,umoia Heights. Across 14th street is the vii
age OF Mount Pleasant, which is one of the
| older suburban settlements. The large num-
per OF pretty country homes that have been
erec, ed there and the general air of prosperity
which the place has show that it is not tagging
Dehlnd In the procession Of improvements and
changes which are altering the appearance Of
the suburbs
IN THE VICINITY OF ROCKVILLE.
From this locality, which is reached by the
street cars Of the city, to Rockville. in Mont
gomery county, Nd, seems a long distance. It
Is in fact, some sixteen miles away, but as it is
on the Metropolitan railroad the distance in
point OF time is not SO great after all. At any
rate, at Rockville and in its immediate vicinity
large tracts OF land have recently been laid out
IN city lots for the benefit of Washingtonians.
large number Of our citizens have made their
nome IN Rockville for some time past. and if
the expectations of those who are subdividing
land are realized a pretty good representation
OF the citizens Of this city will in future reside
there During the past year a good many hun
dred acres have been subdivided and number
OF houses have been erected. West End Park
and Its latest addition now contains some 800
acres. To the north of Rockville and about
quarter Of mile distant from the
boundary OF the town Mr.. H. K Viele has
purchased a tract containing 80 acres. He
has named the property Ashleigh Park and has
made subdivision of it into acre lots. The
roads follow the topography of the land and
are, therefore. winding instead of being rec
tangular. 1t is proposed to have a new station
at this place, which is where the Frederick
road touches the railroad. short distance
further north is Derwood, a new station,
where Mr.. Waggaman has made a subdivision
Of some 26S acres.
AN ARTISTIC HOUSE.
The residence which Mr.. H. A. Seymour has
stxex Ia.
avenue, just south of Dupont Circle, is pleas
ing addition to the architecture Of that locality
1t is built of red portage stone and brick. and
the design made by Mr.. W. Bruce Gray, architect,
has been worked ont in very effective man.
ner. The stone is used solidly up to the sills Of
the second story, and the end of the stone work
and the beginning of the brick is marked by a
heavy carved cornice. The introduction Of
such a pronounced cornice is q rather novel
feature even here where brick and stone in
combination are so extensively used in house
construction. 1t has the effect of reducing the
height OF the house and bringing the
ample frontage of forty-one feet into harmoni-
Gus proportions SO that the structure, while
dignited, presents an exceedingly graceful and
pleasing appearance. The roof is rather steep
pitched and covered with tile. There is q
rounded projection on the left of the entrance.
which terminates above the roof line with
low round roof. There is, practically, no orna-
mentation, carving being sparingly used on the
stone forming the arch of the main entrance
and on the sides Of the stone stoop. The de-
sign Is one of elegant simplicity and is executed
IN an artistic manner. Like the exterior the
interior Is simple but elegant. The entrance
hall, with rooms on each side open into a more
spacious staircase hall. which is lighted by large
windows above the upper platform of the stair
case. The hall is wainscoted in oak and the
same wood is used in the finish of the dining
room. There is white mahogany in the parlor
and dark mahogany in the library. All the
rooms. both on the parlor floor and in the up
per stories. are spacious and evidently in
tended for hospitable home life. The builder
was Mr.. John McGregor