The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-02
BUILDING NOTES.

The old house at the northeast corner of
Thirteenth and + streets, for a long time used
as boarding house. with stores on the first
floor, is being remodeled and will be greatly
improved. The store, which was several feet
above the sidewalk, has been lowered to the
level and will be handsomely finished.
The building at the southeast corner of
Twelfth and streets, for many years occupied
by Alschee's restaurant, will soon be vacated
by the present occupant who will remove his
place Of business to the building he is having
remodeled on the west side of Twelfth street,
between L and I streets, about the middle OF
the square. 1t is understood that the old
home on the corner Will soon be torn down to
make room for more modern building.
Mr. John F. waggaman will shortly COM
mence the erection OF block OF seven dwell
ing houses from plans prepared by Architect
Charles Z. Burden. They will be located on
spruce street, LIE Droit Park, and will be 1Sx47
feet in size, two stories high, with fronts of
Ohio stone and pressed brick, broken by
square hsy-windows, with tower tops. The
interior will be trimmed in natural finish
white pine and will contain all modern i'm
provements, including cabinet mantels, la
q srobe stoves, speaking tubes, electric bells,
etc. Nj. w. r. Coon has the contract for
building and the cost will be $4,000.
Architect A. P. Clark jr., is preparing plans
for tasty dwelling house two stories, base
ment and attic high, 1Sx64 feet In size, that
will be erected on Fourth, between A and B
streets northeast. The front will be Of Hum
melaown brownstone, broken by square
bay window, with gable finish. The roof will
be slated mansard, with galvanized iron
. cornices and iron steps The interior will be
trimmed in white pine natural finish, and will
contain cabinet mantels, open fre-places,
speaking tubes, electric bells and complete
steam-h heating plant. The cost will be $4, 900
Architect I. +. Schneider has commenced
work on the plans for handsome residence
that Mrs. Mary E. Parsons will have built on
New Hampshire avenue, between R and s
streets northwest. 1t will be 25 feet front
with depth of 20 feet three stories and
basement high with front of stone to the
second story sills and pressed brick above
surmounted with steep tiled roof. The
front will be relieved by handsome circular
stone bay window and stone porch and steps
to the side. The interior will be beautifully
finished, and on the first floor will be located
the parlor, reception hall leading to a large
square staircase which will be very effectively
treated with carved screens and paneled
wainscoting The dining-room and butler's
pantry Will also be located on this floor. Be-
tween the dining-room and hall will be
charming and cozy little nook formed with
handsome carved screens with colored glass
windows and containing an ornamental book
case. The diningroom will have a bay
window al the back and will be well lighted.
The woodwork will be OF cherry and oak
highly polished, and will present a very
artistic appearance. The chambers on the
other floors will all be large and airy, and
trimmed in hard wood, with plenty of closets
and bath rooms. The house will be heated by
steam and will contain cabinet mantels, open
fre-places, electric BELLS speaking tubes, and
gashgbting apparatus.