Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11

IL sometimes happens that there NAV be present
buyer or buyers to whom that special piece
OF property is especially desirable for certain
purposes and under such circumstances a high
price may be paid. But a sale under adverse
circumstances can mean the offer of property
when there Is no market for 1t. No one
specially wants it, but there are those who
would buy 1t II they could get it at what they
regard cheap figure. In the event of sale of
this character the property is said to have gone
cheap or for less than what is regarded as TIE
market value. When property is assessed for
taxation upon such a basis then the owner is
reasonably certain that he is not paying taxes
on higher valuation than he could obtain,
II, for any reason, he was forced to offer his
property for sale.
In the opinion Of those who are familiar with
property values, while this rule does not solve
all the difficulties that arise in making an equit-
able assessment, yet it will, in general way,
provide fair basis for such assessment.
THE BUILDING REGULATIONS.
The revised building regulations have not
been in operation long enough to ascertain
what their effect will be. Architects and build
ers occasionally come across q change which
rather surprises them. For example, a builder
the other day went to the building inspectors
Office to get permit to build vault under the
sidewalk. He found. according to the new
regulations. he would have to pay Is cents per
CUBIC foot instead of cents. The frontage Of
his building was twenty-eight feet and vet the
change represented an increased cost of several
hundred dollrrs. This discovery will probably
lead to a more careful examination of the new
regulations than has hitherto been given them.
MISS FRAsER's HOUSE.
Mr.. T. F. Schneider, the architect, has pre-
pared plans for a residence for Miss NJ Fraser
to be erected on New Hampshire avenue Just,
opposite the Letter house. north of Dupont
Circle. 1t viii have a frontage of stone and
will be three tories high. with basement and
pf ha will ha
A high tiled roof will give a pleasing sky line.
The interior will be finished in hard woods.
The entrance hall and staircase hail and dining
room will be finished in CHARTERED oak the
parlor in white and gold. the library in cherry
The staircase will be massive and a handsome
carved oak screen will add to the effect of the
halls.
Mr.. L. II. EMMERr's HOME
A little to the north of this house and adj
joining the new Clover residence, at the inter-
section of New Hampshire avenue and Q street.
another handsome stOne-frOnt residence will
be erected for the home of Mr.. L. III. Emmert.
The design OF the front will be in the East In
dian style OF architecture. The stone employed
will be light lime stone and Portage red stone
combined. This style. with its rich carvings
can be made very effective and in this case the
architect, I. F. Schneider, has endeavored to
obtain good result. This house will extend
through to 18th street, a distance Of about
eighty feet, with a pressed-brick and stone
front on that street and a stone porch as the
entrance to the rear. The interior of the house
will be finished i'll hard woods. This house
completes block of six fine houses, three of
which have recently been finished, designed
by MIR. Schneider. fronting on New Hampshire
avenue and extending through to 18th street,
facing the elegant residence Of Mr.. Schneider
On the opposite corner.
NEW HOUSES.
Three brick dwellings are being constructed
at 227, 229 and 231 X street northeast by Thos.
J. King. Each house will be two stories high
with frontage Of sixteen feet by q depth Of
thirty two feet.
The same gentleman Is also building four
handsome dwellings from 1880 to 1886 22d
street and one at 1900 X street northwest.
These houses will be three stories high with
frontages OF twenty-five feet by depths of
thlrty-six feet. The fronts will be OF press
brick, relieved alternately by square, circular
and octagOn bay windows.
A row of five two-story and cellar brick dwell
lings are now in course of erection from 218 to
226 street northeast, by Duvall 4 Banthell.
Another row of small houses ia being built
for Mrs. w. E. Shelley. from 40 to 26 l4th street
southeast. There are four houses in the row,
each two stories high, having frontage Of IL
feet inches by a depth of 50 feet each. w. II.
Mandley is the builder.
LIE Droit Park is to have . great improve
ment shortly in the erection of seven two story
brick dwellings, from SIG to S28 Elm street.
Z. L. Dodge IL the owner and Frank N. Hobbs
the builder.
): J. Mordan is building neat dwelling
ana store ut 1926 7th street northwest. VIM.
iost q Bro. are doing the building.
A handsome Improvement, which promises to
be completed this summer. is being made on
tennessee avenue northeast by E. II. Fowler,
who Is building there at numbers and two
brick dwellings. Each house 10 two stories
high, with a large roomy basement and has .
frontage OF IL feet by depth OF 81 feet. VIM.
Thompson is the builder.
A neat three-story and basement brick dwell
ing has been started at l011 Q street northwest
by james Harvey. When completed the house
will contain all modern improvements. g. Il.
Turner made the plans and w. r. Basin il the
builder.
A row Of eight two-story and basement brick
dwellings h about to be erected from 1247 to
i26i street southwest BY John Webster.
O'Neil Mockabee are the builders.