Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-30
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
Some OF the Effects Of University Sites
on Suburban Property.

Some Of the Effects of University Sites
on Suburban Property.
THr'IMPRovKxESTs IN SRooRxss IN TIE yrcry-
rrY OF THE CATHOLIC uxrvERsrrY-A NEW
Town TO BE ESTABLISHED NEAR BRIaHrwoop-
oTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST.
Some Of the material advantages arising from
the location of a large college or university
may be seen by noting the changes which have
taken place within the last year or SO in that
section Of the suburbs whore tho new Catholic
University has been built. The electric street
railroad, which runs out from the city to the
entrance of the university grounds, would
probably have been built il some other loca-
ton had been chosen for the university, but
Its extension in that direction and to that
distance beyond the city limits il no doubt
an improvement which can be placed to the
credit Of the university. Then again. the
pretty little village of Brookland would have
been established if the old Middleton place
had never been selected by the Catholic au-
thorities. The Metropolitan branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. which separates
Brookland from the university grounds, would
have been ample reason for the existence of
Brookland, as it is for the mum erous other set
tloments which have sprung up along that line
from the city TO Rockville and beyond. But
Brookland has been gradually taking in more
territory and now there are additions on all
sides, such as South Brookland, East Brook
land, DC. Recently IA new subdivision known
as University Heights has been placed on the
market. This lies on the Bunker Hill road. to
the north of Brookland proper. and would be
more truly addition to the latter than il is at
present. only Brookland IL q subdivision which
was placed on record before the subdivision law
of 1888 was passed. University Heights is laid
out ia accordance with the plan OF tho city. 1t
has the wide streets which are the glory of the
city and which are now the feature of all
suburban subdivisions within the District
limits which have been recorded since the pas
sage of the subdivision law OF 1888. Those
spacious streets, 10 feet in width, to be we'll
graveled and rolled, sidewalks and cutters to
be laid and trees planted. These improve
meuts the owners of this property, Messrs. II.
Barton and w. Henry Walker, state, providing
they receive the proper encouragement, are to
be followed by the introduction Of system of
sewerage and water supply
ALONG THE ELECTRIC ROAD.
Other changes noted in this vicinity are the
subdivisions of land which now extend along
the line of the electric road from lexington
to the grounds of the university. new
avenue has been opened up, which follows
the southern boundary of the grounds Of
the Soldiers Home, from the junction of
the Glenwoed road with the Bunker Hill road,
at the main entrance Of the university, to the
extension of North Capitol street. branch
OF the lexington road is to be built along
North Capitol street extended and the country
bordering on that new thoroughfare is being
opened up for settlement The old Beale place,
which fronts on Boundary, has already been
subdivided and is now an addition to the city,
similar tide OF improvement will no doubt
flow around the site selected for the new
Methodist University on the heights west Of
the Tenleytown road. In fact, as has been
already mentioned III The STAR, a subdivision
Is now being made OF d large tract of land lying
just to the east of the grounds of the Methodist
University. When the location for the pro-
posed Baptist University is selected it will
without doubt become another center not only
of education, but of those material improve
ments which render homes attractive and
comfortable.
FINE ADDITION.
Mr.. C. NJ. Foulke, who recently purchased
the residence 20l3 Mass achusetts avenue,
which has been his home during the past year,
has begun an extensive improvement, which
will add very much to the capacity Of the
house az well as to its artistic beauty He
owns also the adjoining lot, which has front
age OF twenty-eight feet MIR. James g. Hill,
the architect, has prepared plans for an addi-
ton which will make the entire frontage of the
house hfty-two feet. This addition Is q large
hall or gallery. which will be ffty-two feet
deep, with ceiling sixteen feet high. The
front Will be two stories in height but the
main part of the new building will be only one
story. This hall or gallery will be connected
with the central hall of the house BY a passage
way, and will be used by Mr.. Foulke as q place
for the display OF his hne collection Of tapes
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ON THE SEVENTH STREET ROAD.
The surveys for new suburban subdivision
have been completed by DIR. Henry B. LOCKER,
civil engineer, and the plat has been presented
for record 1t comprises the ninety acres of
the White farm. which fronts on the east side
OF the It'll street road, or Brightwood avenue,
as 1t Is now called, just this side of the village
OF Brightwood 1t adjoins or connects with
the subdivision of PctwOrth, and the city streets
In the latter are continued through the new
subdivision. The prospect that the new sys-
tenn Of rapid transit now being put down by the
BrightwoOd Street Railway Company along the
It'll street road will soon be ia operation has
encouraged the owners Of this property to be-
gin the founding of a new town at this place.
Mr.. Diller b. Croft states that it is his inten-
tlon to begin the erection there of a number of
pretty suburban cottages. The limit of build
ing at present fixed, Mr.. Croft says. is one hum
dred houses, which will form q very respecta-
BILE nucleus to start the new settlement.
NEW BUSINESS BUILDING
Plans have been prepared by Messrs. Pitney
Il Bradford for a fine business building to be
erected at the northeast corner Of 18th and F
streets. The building at present on this site,
which is now the property of Mr. Sidney A.
hent, Is to be removed and in its place will be
built structure six stories in height The
frontage on street is over 21 feet, while that
on 18th street is 30 feet. The design OF the OK
terror Is ornamental, but at the same time the
utihty OF the building is not sacrificed for mere
effect The features of the exterior are the
spacious window openings, which on the ground
foor are great show windows of iron and plate
glass. This glass, however, will be used
throughout the building and will contribute
materially to the richness Of effect, which the
artistic combination of brick. stone and copper
will produce. An oriel copper window starts
from the first floor at the corner and is carried
to the top. The windows Of the four middle
stories are marked by arches which form an
arcade at the top Of the fifth story. The brick
piers supporting these arches contain iron
beams, upon which the girders will rest.
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