The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-06-14
BUILDING NOTES.

BUILDING NOTES.
H. NJ. Earle has sold to Mrs Anna B. Spear
piece Of property on the corner of Eighteenth
and Riggs streets, fronting 46 feet on Eigh-
teenth street and S5 feet on Riggs street. The
price paid was $500. Mrs. Shaw contem-
plates erecting two handsome residences on
this site.
John f. Waggaman has sold during the
past weeks sixteen lots in the subdivision of
Wesley Heights. The purchasers were Mrs.
B. Mcknight, John E. McLeran, Frank Ben
nett, and Robert Caverly. The prices ranged
from 81 800 to 81, 800 per lot, and in size are
25x150 feet. Mr.. McLeran intends to build.
Mr.. Joseph Gillotte will have built on Ninth
street, between G and l, from plans
now being made by Architect Joseph c. John
son, two six-room dwellings. They will have
fronts of pressed brick and Ohio stone, gall
vanized cornices, electric bells, etc. Two
houses. from plans by the same architect will
be built on the alley in the rear and will cost
$4,000.
Architect Joseph G. johnson has also under
way plans fora tasty dwelling that will be
built for Mrs. A. e. Bateman, on 0 street, be-
tween Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth streets
northwest. 1t will be 1Sx40 feet two stories
and cellar, and the front will be of brownstone
and pressed brick, with square bay window,
galvanized-iron cornice, and iron steps. The
interior will be trimmed in white pine. and
Will contain latrobe stoves, cabinet mantels,
electric bells, ETC., and the cost will be So 600
The row of seven handsome houses which
ID. B. Croft is building on Seventh street,
between G and II streets northeast, are about
completed, and Wilt be ready for occupancy
by the first OF July. They are constructed of
pressed brick, with stone trimmings. Each
house has bay window and slate-roofed
tower. The lots are 116x16i and the houses
two stories and basement. Mr.. Germuller
was the architect .,-,. l
Mr.. Henry Keller is having erected hand
some three-story and basement dwelling on
North Capitol street, between and streets.
by Contractor p. Fersnger. 1t will be 1Sx57
feet, and the front will be of HummeIstown
brownstone and pressed brick, with square bay
windows. The interior will be trimmed in
natural finish white pine. 1t will contain
cabinet mantels, speaking tubes, electric bells,
gas-lighting apparatus, and will be heated
by a furnace.
A. F.. Augustine is building for Mr.. G. E.
Brayton, of the Treasury Department, hand
some house at Colonial Beach, Va, which
Mr.. Brayton will occupy when finished 1t
will be frame 32X32 feet, TWO stories and
attic, with series of bay-window projections,
with broad piazza running around it, The
CcHtTc VI Ine TOOL Will be topped
with handsome observatory balcony. The
interior will be neatly finished in natural
woods, and will contain gas machine cleo
tric bells, speaking tubes, together with
complete system OF sewerage. The cost will
be So, 600.
Architect Joseph G. johnson has been com
missioned by Mr.. Lewis j. lift to prepare
plans and designs for two dwellings that he
will have built on Florida avenue near Linden
n Dat1- -
feet, and will be three stories and basement
with fronts to second story sill of Hummels-
town brownstone, the upper part being of
pressed brick. They will also have tower top
ped circular bay windows, slated mansard
roofs, copper cornices, and stone steps, The
interiors win be trimmed in white pine, nat
ural finish, and will contain tiled vestibules
and hre-places, cabinet mantels, electric bells
speaking tubes, etc., and will be heated by
furnaces. The cost will be $4,000
Mr. Morris Hahn will erect at 1914 Penn
sylvania avenue, from plans now being pre-
pared by Architects Band s. Patrick, IAN elegant
three story and cellar store and fiat house. 1t
will be 2SxS0 feet, with front OF pressed brick,
Ohio stone, and terra Gotta, The store on the
first floor will have a large plate glass and
iron show window, and will be the entire size
OF the building. Above the show window
VIII arise two graceful oriel bay windows
with tower tops that viii extend to the roof
Wnlcn VIII Dc or slate. independent of each
other, the two upper stories will be finished
as two flats, and will contain latrobe stoves
cabinet mantels, speaking tubes, electric bells,
gas-lighting apparatus, and will be heated by
furnaces. All modern appliances will be used ,
and the cost will be $4,000.
Architect Grimm is now at work preparing
plans for handsome residence that will be
built on Roanoke street, near Fourteenth
street northwest, for gentleman whose name
is not given lit will be 37xf5f) feet two storias
and attic, and the front to the second story
will be OF Hummelstown brownstone and the
upper part OF pressed brick. 1t win also have
two loggia-finished bay windows, and will be
surmounted by high-pitched, slated hip
roof with an observatory gallery at the highest
point. The interior viii be trimmed in
natural finish oak, with handsome hallway
and staircase of the same wood; the vestibule
will be TILED as also will be the tre-places,
which will be finished with cabinet mantels. Al
hot-water heating plant win be used, also
electrical fixtures, speaking tubes, etc. A
coachman's residence and eommodious