The Critic and record., 1891-04-06
RuILptNG NOTES.
New Houses Planned and Being Erected
Other Matters Of Interest.


other Matters Of Interest.
Fyom me BHidlag Rcgisiey.
~ l., Chapcllc, Hcllcrs & Co., and w.
T.. Colburn have applied for admission to
the Builders Exchange.
Engineer y. J. Howell has made sur
vey of thirty-liye acres OF land north of
lexington. The new subdivision, now
known as Metropolis View, has been laid
of into building lots The streets are in
alignment with those of the city. The
owners w. y. Denison & co., will put
the property on the market
Mrs A. II. Perie's house, 1888 l. street
northwest, will be remodeled and have
rear addition four stories in height erected.
steam heat and like appliances will be
introduced. Cost, $4,000. Tho plans
were made by Architect T.. NJ. Lazarus.
Jonas, Gibbs & Co. have the contract
Architect l.. NJ Lazarus has made plans
for q twO.stOrv dwelling, l7xi5 feet, that
Jonas Gibbs e Co. will build, corner
Tenth street and Massachusetts avenue
northeast, for w. +. Sweeney. 1t will
have Hat front Of press brick and Ohio
stone, and will contain modern improve
ments. Cost $1,000.
John A. Limerick has contract for new
store and overhead dwelling that will
occupy the northeast corner Of Third and
G. streets northwest. II will be three
stories and basement, iSx70 feet, and will
contain modern improvements. II will
cost Robert Ball, the owner 5000. Plans
by Architect n. +. Haler.
Architects II. and S. Patrick are making
plans for new Office building that j. Il.
LibbCy, the lumber dealer will have built
on the south side of Water street, George
town. The same architects are making
plans for onestory store building that
Richard G. Mann will erect at the corner
of Thirty-fourth and NJ streets.
Faith Chapel IS the name of new
house of worship which is about COM
pleted ON NJ street, between Four-and-a-
half and Sixth streets southwest. IL is
substantial structure, 50X90 feet, IN Ro-
manesque style. A portion of the build
ing is two stories in height, by which a
provision is made for class rooms, society
rooms and kindred apartments. The
chapel was erected under the auspices of
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church and cost $4,000 Glenn Brown
was the architect.
Architect n. 4. Haller has made plans
for block of ten two.story and cellar
dwellings, that John Duvall will build at
the corner of Harewood avenue and Elm
street lie Droit Park. They will have
fronts of press brick and Otway stone,
broken by square and circular bay win
dows, and will have slated deck roots.
The corner house will have tall tower.
White pine trim in natural state. cabinet
mantels. latrobes, ranges, electric bells
and speaking tubes will be used. The
block will cost about $4,000.
Architect G. A. Harkness has made
plans for three three story and basement
dwellings, t7x56 feet that A. A. Wilson
will have built on Twentieth street, be
tween G and II streets at cost of $4,000.
They will have base of rock face Hum
melstown brown stone, and upper front
of same material and press brick, square
and circular bays, slated mansard roofs,
iron steps, galvanized cornlces, furnace,
ranges cabinet mantels, white pine trim
enameled, electric bells, speaking tubes,
etc. Builder Charles S, Denham has the
contract.
Jonas, Gibbs e Co. have contract TO
build three story and cellar dwelling,
20x4G feet, for Captain Kirby, on G street
between Fourth and Fifth streets north
east opposite Stanton Square. 1t will
have front of select red brick and Ohio
stone, square bay window, furnace. cabi-
net mantels, etc. Cost 81, 500 The plans
were made by Archirect Il. NJ. Lazarus.
| The adjoining house belonging to the
same owner will be improved by a front
addition, 17xl6 feet with ootagonal bay,
press brick and Ohio stone front. Cost
! 81 500. The plans were made by the
same architect. The work will be done
| by Jonas, Gibbs & Co.
Architect Joseph c.. Johnson is making
| plans for two-story and basement dwell
! ling, 32X53 feet that G. L. Bride will have
| built on II street. between First and
! Second streets, southeast. The entire
! front will be of rock face seneca stone
| and will have square bay window with
| pediment finish and red tiled mansard
roof. 1t will be trimmed in white pine,
will have furnace, cabinet mantels, open
| CRATES, tiled yestibule and bath room.
| electric bells, speaking tubes, etc. Cost
$4,000. The same architect has been
! commissioned to make design and work
! drawings for a Baptist church to be built
| at Henderson, Ky. It will be a brick and
stone structure, two stories in height, S0X
so feet, with hipped slate roof and tall bel
| fry. II will cost $4,000
East Capitol street, pre-eminently the
residence thoroughfare of East Washing
ton, is much improved by a handsome
| new dwelling that Contractors Galloway
&Son have just erected between Sixth and
Seventh streets for Mrs. Mary j. Higgins.
1t is a three.story and cellar building,
2OXSG feet, with base Of rock face Hum
melstown brown stone and upper front of
same material and press brick. A square
bay has loggia surmounted by red
tiled tower top. The front is profusely
ornamented with copper. The vestibule
trim, staircase and cabinet mantels are of
quartered oak, finished in natural state.
Select Georgia and white pine in natural
state are used in the other parts Of the
house. Steam heat, electric bells and gas
lighting apparatus, speaking tubes ETC.,
are employed. In quality Of material and
character of workmanship the building is
all that could bc desired. The plans were
made by Architect z. n. Dwyer, Cost,
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