Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-15

its advertising columns.
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
Recent Transactions In Property ON the
| Line of G Street.
| ALONG CONNECTICUT AVENUE ExrENDED-wHAr
Is SAID OF THE PLANS OF THE CALIFORNIA
sYSDICATE-A NEW BANK BUILDING TO BE
KRKCTED-oTaER MATTERS OF INTEREST.
One of the features of the real estate market
during the past week has boon the activity in
G street property. large number of pieces
of property have changed hands and the prices
obtained are even better than the rather high
values which have prevailed in this class Of
property for several years past The special
cause assigned for the present demand for G
street property Is the passage by the House Of
the lexington electric road extension BILL
which authorizes the running of . street car
line along G street from 9Th to 18th street. It
is thought the building of such road will
hasten the movement, which has been sp-
parent for some time, toward trans
forming the residences along G street into
business places les, a,,1 number Of improve
been made and others are in contemplation.
Property owners, it is said, appreciate the fu-
ture which is predicted for this street and have
| asked and received what may be regarded as
rather stiff prices. Eight and ten dollars per
foot seems to be the ruling rates and in COM
parison with prices obtained two or three
years ago these figures are quite an advance
One piece Of property between 18th and 18th
streets recently sold for $4,000. A little over
two years ago $1,000 Was paid for the same
property.
Values Of property on the side streets con-
meeting and G streets have been affected by
| this activity. This Is evident not only in the
| transfers made but in the improvements begun.
Mr. G. G. Thorn has just purchased the house
owned by Ira Godfrey on the east side of 18th
street near street. He paid S26. 600 for the
| property, which is an advance Of about SlO 600
| as compared with the value of the house when
1t was the residence of Capt. Howgate 1t was
| from this house that Capt Howgate made his
escape to the freedom which he still enjoys
NEW HOME FOR THE BUILDERS EXCHANGE.
An importantimprovement in the same street
but on the next square north is contemplated.
MIR. Thos. ]. King, who recently purchased the
old church building formerly occupied by the
congregation Of the First Baptist church, has
| offered to sell it to the Builders exchange
Ihatorganization at a recent meeting approved
| the project generally, and if the details can be
| carried out the property will pass into their
hands. 1t the intention of the exchange to
| have their headquarters somewhat similar to
| those occupied by builders exchanges in other
cities. In connection with the rooms where
| the members meet daily there will be large
hall or series OF small rooms where will be ex-
hibits of interest to the building trades. II
i will be permanent exhibition of builders SUD-
plies and devices Of all kinds. Such an exhibit
u considered to be Of great value to members
Of an organization like the Builders exchange,
| In the event that the church property is pur-
| chased the present front will be taken out and
| . stone front erected. The exhibition rooms
| will be on the first floor and the exchange
| rooms on the second floor.
THE CONNECTICUT AVENUE EXTENSION.
The men who surveyed the bounds of the
District nearly one hundred years ago had a
compliment paid to their professional skill BIZ a
discovery which was recently made by Mr.. H.
| n. Nlele, the civil engineer. He has been en-
gagged in surveying the lines Of Connecticut
| avenue extended, and he found that the lines
| as run out from the city met the District
boundary line at exactly the right point with
out the deviation of q single second. The old
| mile stones, located nearly one hundred wears
| ago, were found and the new survey verified
the work OF the old survey. The work of ex-
tending the lines of this avenue is being done
| FOR the California syndicate, that recently pur-
chased large tracts Of land along the line Of the
proposed extension. The surveys will be ex.
tended beyond the bounds of the District
probably into Maryland, where the syndicate
now own the two large farms known as Bel
mont and Chevy Chase. Connecticut avenue
1
is said that here will be the terminus of the line
Of railroad which it is proposed to build
out from the city. 1t is stated that among
the plans for future improvements contem-
plated by the syndicate is the establishment of
q suburban settlement at the farthest northern
point Of their recent purchases so that the pro-
posed railroad will not only start from some
where, but will go somewhere. 1t is, however,
| Claimed that the syndicate will extend the
avenue to the Rockville pike near Bethesda,
IN in ~ III; a.
in that locality are receiving good prices for
their farms from enterprising investors who
see future for suburban property even at that
distance from the city.
The owners Of Chevy Chase in making the
sale OF the 29o acres comprised in the place re-
served the old house and about twelve acres of
land surrounding it. Since the death of Mr.
Joseph Bradley, who lived there for so MANY
years, 1t has been occupied as q country home
9y Lieut.; Rodgers, who, in connection with Mr..
John c. Bullltt OF Philadelphia, purchased the
place some time ago. 1t was there that Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain of England and his wife
who was Miss Endicott, spent their honey-
moon. 1t is said that the last purchasers paid
Sl5O.OOO for the farm. which, if true gives
Messrs. Bullitt and Rodgers an exceedingly
handsome profit upon their investment, that is
II they regard profit in the neiGhborhood of
30 per cent handsome.
MR.. sEYMoUR's RESIDENCE.
large double house is to be erected by Mr.,
H. A Seymour in the lot between the new resi-.
dence recently erected by Gen. Halbert E.
Paine on the east side Of Connections avenue
and the pretty group Of Queen Anne houses
| which front on Dupont circle. The front will
be an attractive combination Of brick and stone
and Is one Of the artistic designs Of w. Bruce
Gray, the architect The stone work of dark
reddish color will be continued up TO the second
| story where Q course of carved stone marks the
beginning Of the superstructure, which will be
| built OF brick. The latter will be enriched
| with broad course of patchwork design be-
tween the second and third stories and deem
arches over the window openings A handsome
stone frieze and copper cornice, surmounted
by roof covered with Spanish tile, completes
the design Of the front. One Of the features
Of the design is a swell front on the left of the
main entrance. The interior will be very richly
finished in hard woods, which will be seen to
advantage In the broad hall ways and spacious
rooms. wide entrance hall In the center of
the house will have the library on one side and
the parlor on the other. Opening out from
this hall will be generous stair case hall,
which Is overlooked from . picturesque bal
cony on the upper PLATFORM where place will
be finished for musicians on occasions when
entertainments are given. The stair case will