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

REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
Some OF the Elegant Private Residences
Which Adorn This City.
TIE SPACIOUS HOUSE TO BE ERECTED AT THE
HEAD OF 10TH srREET-cITY IMPROVEMENT IN
THE sUBURBs-A LARGE BUSINESS BUILDING
OTHER MATTERS.
DLANS HAVE BEEN prepared for a private
Il residence in this city which, when erected,
viii no doubt rank as one Of the notable houses
here Its size will give ii that distinction if il
possessed no other merit But it will have de-
cided architectural merit. The design was
made BY J. c. Cady 4 Co., the New York archi-
tects, for Mr. W. ". Durant a wealthy resident
of that city. The house is to be located at the
head Of 10th street, fronting on Boundary street.
or Florida avenue. as it is now known. 1t will
have q frontage Of LOG feet, and this long facade.
as in fact the entire building will be built of the
iight-colored stone which is quarried on the
banks of Rock creek and is known as the Bar
Der stone. The same architects used this ma
terial in working out the exceedingly graceful
and effective design of the Church of the
Covenant, and so its fitness for large
structures has been practically demonstrated.
In the church edifice. which is a fine example
of the Romanesque style of architecture this
stone is used in combination with Ohio stone
of a more decided shade. and the architects
intend to EMPLOY the same materials in the
construction of Mr.. Durants house. The Ohio
stone will be used for the courses and for out
lining the window openings. &C., but the Bar
Der stone will be the main material employed.
The design seems to be composite in character.
There is a decided suggestion of the colonial
in the treatment of the front up to the cornice.
and then the high roof, broken with towers at
each end and with pointed dormer windows. has
o Norman effect. The main entrance is marked
BY q square porch. the roof of which forms an
open porch with balustrade and is supported
by pillars. One corner of the house
Is rounded and finished with
q tower, while the other corner of the front is
square. A projection. however. a short dis
lance from the latter relieves this part of the
straight facade, and its circular form ends with
an arcade of small windows and above the
roof line appropriately with tower. The
treatment of the entire front is broad and dig
nlhed. There are no projecting hntels and
none of the ornamentatiOn which is commonly
found In o structure OF the colonial stvle. At
one end OF the house and forming part of the
facade is a large porch similar in design to the
one at the main entrance. but much larger
The caves Of the roof project and form an
effective feature of the front. The house is
practically only two stories high. as the roof
space forms an immense attic. twO-story
where the kitchen, the servants dining room
and their sleeping rooms will be located. The
interior arrangement of this spacious structure
Is simple. The wide entrance hall leads into a
still larger staircase hall. This is the central
point Of the house. On one side is the study,
dining room and breakfast room. A hallway sep
arates these two latter 70 1rIs f. I'm the buffers
pantry which leads into the kitchen. On the other
side of the hall are the parlors and the library.
The rooms are all large and spacious and the
same generous disposition of space is continued
on the second floor, where there are ONLY five
bed rooms. But attached to each bed room is
q ADDRESSING room. a bath room and ample closets
The entire interior. with the exception of the
back building. is TO be finished in hard wood of
different kinds, such white mahogany hazel
Cherry, birG s-eye maple. oak. butternut and
sycamore. The plans OF the house are now in
the hands OF Col. Robert /. Fleming, under
whose direction IL will be built when the con-
tracts are made. 1t is the intention of the
owner to bring the cost Of the house within
e100 900.
SOME LARGE RESIDENCES.
This house, large as it is intended to be and
involving such great outlay of money. is by
no means an exceptional house in either Of
these respects when compared with other pri-
vate residences of this city. The new house
which is being built for Mrs. Chandler at 18th
and n streets has q frontage of about the same
extent although il is not so deep and will not
cost as much money. DIR. Hammond's resi-
dence on Columbia Heights is about 100 feet
square and with Its immense hall in the center
which Is as large as an ordinary house. and its
great library, Is perhaps the most spacious pri-
waite residence in the city. Its total cost would
no doubt be expressed by six figures. Then
there are the Richardson houses, owned by Mr.. B.
H. Warder, Messrs. John HAY and Henry Adams
and Col. n. L. Anderson. They are named in
the order Of their cost MIR. warder's house
AN of 81 CoI
Hay house about S1OO 900 and the other two
houses falling somewhat below the latter figure
senator Sawyer, II Is believed, spent about
Si25,00o In erecting his handsome stone man
aon, while Senator Hearst paid ex-Secretary
FalrchId eco, 600 for his residence and then
spent some so. 600 in charging and improving
II Vice President Morton secured from Mr.
Alexander Graham Bell his residence on Scott
circle by paying him S95. 900. Since then he
mas built an extension and made other changes
which cost considerable sum. Senator Cam
eron parted with his residence on Scott circle
70 Mr.. l. ID. Morgan and received as a con-
sideration about 100000. On the opposite
corner Is the residence Of Mr.. Chas A. Mum,
who gave Secretary Window $4,000 for the
deco TO the property. Secretary Blaine and
senator Cameron paid about SIS, 900 each for
their homes, which occupy adjoining lots on
Lafayette square They have both made rather
extensive Improvements and the OUTLAY on the
properties represent q considerable addition to
s<S fehSAase money Ali tncSe residences In
volsed expenditures which are expressed in six
nsures, and the list, therefore. does not in
Guide the large number of elegant homes
snlcn nave cost somewhat less to build and
nnish Such homes, for example, as those
owned by MIR. A T. Britton. Mr.. J. +. Car
Penssr Mrs Susan Shields, Mr.. E. Kurtz John
son, M William Mckinney, Nr. 8. ii. Kauff-
mann, Mrs. Lucius Tuckerman, Mr.. Samuel G..
ward, Justice Gray, Col. Bngher. Mr.. John r.
mclean, Mr. Calderon Carlisle. Mr. n l.. JEFF
ines representative Bayne Mr. &. A. Kent,
M. A. Lisner and number of other houses.
NEW BUSINESS BUILDING.
large building is to be erected at the corner
q I'd and u streets, which Mr. Ira Godfrey, who
Is at the head of the enterprise, states will fur
nish larger floor space on one story than any
laundry building IN this country. The ground
" oe covered by this building is IS feet front
WIN depth OF ls2 feet. 1t will be one and one
haif stories in height. and each story will give
moor space Of about II, 900 square feet. The
laundry business now managed by Mr.. God
Trey has outgrown its present quarters and has
an sooinon reached such proportions that it
VII DC IN the future conducted by a COMPANY
me new organization has so far been perfected
tnat tne sate above named has been secured and
xounoing wiz be erected especially adapted
ior the work OF washing the soiIed linen OF the
Puonc. As there are a number of other large
suhuries In this city the increase in business
Along the whole hne il indicated by the neces-
Ely winch mas resulted in the decision to erect
abuiiding of this size
GAS AND WATER MAINS IN THE srBrRBs.
Inc District authorities are laying water
nAin from the standpipe on 18th street alons
Columbfa road and thence norfb alon1 11tb