Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-01

one Of the features of the interior decoration,
with its carved newell post and ornamental
| balusters. The architect Of the house is
Harvey L. Page and the builders are Addison
\ 4 Larcombe.
| Mr.. EMMERr's FINE IMPROVEMENT.
The triangular piece of ground at the inter-
| section of New Hampshire avenue, 18th and Q
streets is to be improved by the erection of Q
block of three houses for L. H. Emmert, esq.
| This lot adjoins the two elegant residences re-
| Gently completed for Mr.. Emmert and Mrs.
| Miller of Cincinnati and designed by Mr.. 7. F.
| Schneider. architect, who is also the architect
of the three now to be erected. The house on
| the point will contain some twenty rooms and
will have a frontage on New Hampshire avenue
| of so feet, on Q street of 80 feet and on 18th
| street of IS feet. The other two houses will
| each have frontage of IS feet and depth of
so feet, extending nearly to 18th street. with bav
windows, and treated like fronts on that street,
| with stone porches and entrances. The main
| entrances will be on New Hampshire avenue.
| The fronts are to be entirely of light Indiana
stone, with terra Gotta tile roofs. and are
treated quite deliberately with bays, towers
chimney tops creeping up beside quaint gable
and minaretes growing out of OBJ
scure corners. Columns in quaint designs
with carved capitals grouped about the win
dows and supporting the huge Roman arches
OF the entrances enrich the front. The interiors
will be fine examples of comfort and elegance,
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hall Of the corner house will be Is by 80 feet
with an oak-paneled ceiling and walls and an
elegantly carved oak screen at the stair case
supported on columns. The starting steps of
the stairway are eight feet wide and extend up
with landings toa bay or alcOve looking out on
18th street. The stairs then continue up to the
floors above.
IMPROVEMENTS AT BRooKLAND.
1t is expected that number of new houses
will be erected in Brookland during the COM
ing season. Among those intending to build
are Mr.. Carmick of the adjutant generals Of
flee, Mrs. ROsina Powell, Mr.. Fred Halton, Col.
Juan W. Lewis, Mr.. KHAN, Mr. Geo. w. Will
hanson, Mr.. j. F. Bancroft, Mr.. Fred Chandler,
Mr.. Leonard Fowler, Miss Mary Elmer and Mr..
Fred Ohm. A citizens association has been
organized, with DIR. j. II. Brooks as president
and Harry Barton as secretary. The object of
the association Is to secure as nearly as posi-
BILE such improvements as can be obtained
from the surplus of general appropriations I'M
expended and to represent to the Commission
crs the needs of the subdivision.
MGssrs. Harry Barton and W. Henry Walker,
representing a syndicate, have purchased for
$4,000 the Queen property, known as the
Bunker Hill tract, Immediately north Of and
adjoining Brookland. This property has alarge
frontage ON the Bunker Hill road and is near
the Catholic university. 1t is the intention of
these gentlemen to Immediately subdivide and
place the property on the market. The streets
manner, shade and ornamental trees are to be
planted, cutters are to be paved with cobble
stones and all roadways and sidewalks graveled
THE BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL.
The extensive real estate purchases along
the line of Connecticut avenue extended which
have been made through Maj George A. Armes,
real estate broker, for the California syndicate
represent an expenditure of over a million and
a half of dollars. This immense deal is now
being cOnsummated rapidly as the titles can
be searched and the deeds made out. For sew
eral months Maj. Armes has been working on
this project and its successful termination
marks the close of the largest real es-
tate transaction ever undertaken in this city,
As has been stated in The STAR, the California
syndicate, represented by Alr. +. g. Newlands
have under consideration plans for the imme-
date improvement OF the 95S acres included in
this purchase. The following detailed list of
the properties sold was obtained from Maj.
Armes:
% acres of the Belt tract for John E. Beall
and b. III. Warner for $4,000.
10 acres of the Chappell tract for S. R. Bond
for S2,750.
46 acres of the Payne tract for VIM. K. Ryan
and III. II. Dulaney for s23.4SO.
63 acres of the Sterrett tract for A. D. Ster-
rett for S44, 100.
20 acres of the Walbridge tract for H. d.
Walbridge for o5O0,00O.
81 acres of the Noonan tract for John Noonan
for $4,000.
acres of the Carberry subdivision for J. s,
Bremmerman for 50, 500.
10 acres of the Soapstone tract for W. F.
Porter for $4,000.
20 acres of the Mitchell tract for ]. ]. Muir
ply for $4,000.
20 acres Of the Rowe tract for J. D. Rowe for
$4,000
so acres Of the Ryan tract for W. 4. Ryan for
100000.
20 acres of the Chappell tract for J. w. Col
Inns for $4,000.
acres of NJ. Brooks heirs tract for Geo. NJ.
and Frank A. Brock for $4,000
1O4 acres of the Bradley tract for R. E. Brad
ley for S3l. 200
acres of the Drewis tract for Lewis and
Ellen Drewis for 5000.
saoses of the ChappeI tract for j. W. Chap
pell for : 1000.
65 acres of Richmond park for R. H. Colds
borough for S105.0O
Az acres of the A. Collins tract for W. Col
Inns for s1.sOO.
20 acres of the Baugesten tract for F. and c.
Baugesten for $4,000.
1l15 acres of the Price tract for Edmund E.
Price for "a, 500.
IA acres of Fletchalrs Chance for L. E. and
nj. shoemaker for $1,000
As acres of the French tract for Adele B.
French for S32, 097
10 acres of the Queen tract for Mrs Arthur
Queen ct al. for $1,000.
u acres of the Collins tract for Mrs. j. E.
Collins Tor Sl.2OO.
6s acres of the klngle tract for ]. P. Klingle
for Sl29.20
7l13 acres of the Inglesde tract for w. H.
Ashton for $500. 900.
Al acres of the Lyle tract for Austin Herr for
s66. 500.
acres OF the Barr tract for John Barr for
$1,000.
/ acre OF Reno for James Keene for 81 OOO.
Ia acres OF the Giles Dyer tract for Lucy H.
Lightfoot for 81. 500.
20 acres of the Haynes tract for Geo. G.
Hamilton, trustee, for 1920
acres OF the Taylor tract for Langdon
Taylor for $500.
- acres of the Friendship tract for A. and A.
Payne for 81 800.
wARDING OFF OFFICE SEEKERS.
secretary Blaine Retired to the Utmost
Recesses of His Sanctum.