The Critic and record., 1891-05-02
BUILDING MATTERS,
AFFAIRS AMONG THE ARCHITECTS
BUILDERS. AND CONTRACTORS.

ment.
From me Bviidiaq Beqistsr. TODAY
General II. V. Boynton will make ex-
tensye repairs to his residence 1921 X
street.
Samuel j. Prescott has the contract to
erect fourth story to the store of w, b.
Jackson at 203 Seventh street
A permit has been granted for the
erection of a barn, 32x5O feet, for the
Catholic University, to cost $1,000.
Builder 7. j. King will erect for j. r.
Freeman two greenhouses, 1SXl50 feet
each, on Seventh street road, near Ia
koma Station
W. s. Burns, the stone contractor, has
Just finished a solid stone English base
ment residence for Loveloss Phillips ON
East Capitol street, between Tenth and
Eleventh streets northeast.
Architect James c. Hill is engaged on
plans for the enlargement of electric
power house and car sheds at lexington,
II. G. The first named will be a one-story
brick structure of large dimensions while
the car sheds will be frame building.
Architect A. L. Clark, jr., is making
plans for general repairs on Christ Church
in Southeast Washington. A belfrY with
battlements and pinnacles will be erected,
These improvements will cost 81, 800
Architect Joseph c. johnson has made
Il survey and subdivision and is now
making a of fifty-eight acres of land
north of Fort Myer. II will be divided
into streets, avenues and building lots
and will be known as Fort Myer Heights.
Charles Volland has the contract to
build d twostory and cellar frame store
a..lI al oil 0nNGI NJ Ihniln ~, tt,o
Seventh street road. This house will
have such comforts as latrobes open fire
places, etc, and will cost 81, Stable
and outbuldings will also be erected.
The plans were made by Architect Ger
muller.
Nine dwellings, to cost $4,000, are to be
built at Tenth and i streets northeast
from plans by Architect Germuiller
They vary from three stories to two and
a cellar, and in dimensions from 20X52 to
lGXiT feet. They will have attractive
fronts of press brick and Hummelstown
stone broken by bay windows and a slated
tower projection. They will have latrobes.
slate and cabinet mantels, white pine
trimmingin natural state, etc.
u. i. Croft will build at the northeast
corner of Sixth street and Maryland ave
nue. northeast two handsome dwellings
that will cost $15,0 900. They will stand on
terrace, will be three stories and base
ment, i3x72, with Hummelstown bases,
massive porChes, press brick fronts and
bays. Such appliances as steam heat will
be used. Plans by Architect Germuiller
Architect julius Germuiller will re.
model and build rear addition to an old
dwelling on L street, between Sixth and
seventh streets. A new front, with bay
the entire height, and brown stone base
will be built. Steam ieat and other mod
ern Iappliances will De introduced. The
renovated house, which is intended fol-
office uses, will then be four stories, 20x
lis feet. Cost of Improvements, s., 800.
Architects B. and S. Patrick are engaged
On plans for two.story and basement
house, to be erected on Thirtieth street
between Dumbarton avenue and o street
1t Will be press brick and Euclid stont
front, with square bay window, latrobt
heat. cabinet mantels etc, and will cos
$1,000
II is proposed to erect in Chicago in
time for the Worlds Fair theatre oil
such character as has never before beer
constructed. 1t will be circular building
$50 feet in diameter. 1t will have {
quadruple stage, and will be practically
four theatres under one roof, each will
its distinct auditorium, balcony, boxes
etc. No communication will exist between
the separate play houses. 1t will be o
BRICK, stone and iron and as near as pos
cost S2500O0. A Washington architect i
now engaged upon the plans.
There is no diminution in the improve
ments being made in East Washington
A real estate man doing business in tha
section has commissioned Architect Ger
muller to make plans for five dwelling
to he built at the southeast corner o
Fifth and c streets southeast. They will
be three stories and basement, 1Sx52 an,
Ia 10 T,f hyt. h.
steps and trimming of Hummelstowl
brown stone; bays and circular towers
Steam heat, cabinet mantels, white pin
trimmings, electric bells, speaking tubes
etc, will be used. Cost $4,000,
Competitive designs for the new Con
cordia Church, to be built at Twentieth
and G streets, were recently submitted b
three local architects. The trustees o
Monday last accepted the plans which ha
been sent in by Schulze & Goenner. Th
successful design is for handsome ediiic
i'll the Romanesque style of architecture
II will be one-story and basement, 4Sx9t
with square tower on corner The ext,
rior walls will be of select brick and Hun
melstown brown stone. The front wi
have neat porch of stone. The tripl
stained-glass window above the oake
doors is ilanked on each side by smallt
companions. The lobby of the auditorium
has in one corner the pastors study an
in the opposite, the tower, a stairway
the gallery. The organ and choir ri
located in the rear of the commune
platform and pastors stand. All th
trimmings as well as the pews are of cab
net oak. Either steam or furnace hei
will be employed. The basement will /
fitted in more modest manner for Sunda
school uses, The building will co
S25, eco.
A. d. Henyis was Yesterday granted
permit to build J. G., Hursts, John
Hawkins and J. j. Clark's residences
the Palisades of the Potomac" The
handsome houses win cost inf all $50 on
and We're described in these colums Sc
eral weeks ago.
William II. Manogue will in few day
commence the erection of block {
thirty siX.room houses at the corner
Twenty-seventh and n streets We
Washington. They will be two storle
with Hat fronts of red brick and Oh
stone trimming. They will have sue
appliances as gas, water and sewer seryic
The block will cost $4,000. The plai
were made by Architect c. A. Harknes
The owner evidently recognizes the d
mand in Georgetown for cheap-rentr
houses that will contain conyeniences
comfort.
Architect n. r. Grimm has made plal
for two elegant dwellings that Il.
Colonna viii have built at First and Ca
roll streets northeast. They will be fol
stories and basement, and will have from
of select red brick with bases of Hur
lnest0wn red stone, and trimming al
porches of the latter. Prominent feetur
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