The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-19
BUILDING NOTES.
Plans Being Prepared for Many New
and Handsome Dwellings.
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Philadelphia, is permanently located in
this city, and has an office in the Equit-
able Building, 1908 Il street northwest.
Architect James Il. Denison is making
plans for stable that will he built at
Knoxville Tenn. II will be n two-story
stone structure, 35x70 feet, with slated
hip roof, concrete floor and modern stable
fixtures. Cost, about 100000
George w. Silsby, Washington agent of
the Edison General Electric Company Of
New York city, has placed q ten horse
power motor in NJ. G. Stones factory, 430
Ninth street northwest This is the first
new Edison motor in use in the District.
II operates n freight elevator and ma
Chincry.
Thomas C. Chalmers, local agent of the
New York Bowcry Fire Insurance Com
rany has notified Murdock & Durant,
agents, that ON buildings where Kinnear
sheet steel ceilingis used he will take risks
at 20 per cent less than the regular rates
of the Board of Fire Underwriters OF the
District of Columbia.
The improvements to be made on the
Metropolitan Hotel, and which were ex-
clusiyely announced by the B,tldiIg Reg
ist(r several weeks ago, will be commenced
Immediately after the adjournment of
Congress. The work win be done by
Contractor A. l.. Phillips.
The entire front of the West End Bank
building, now being erected by w. II.
Brown ON q street, near Fifteenth street.
will be constructed of granite. The orig.
inal design provided for only one story of
the material with upper front of brick.
The stone masonry, excellent in work
manship and material, is being done by
Dormck McMonamin.
Builder ii. S. Loefllcr has the contract
to build five very neat two-story and
cellar dwellings at Twelfth and III streets
| L.. r. T III
| Haller. They will cost about $1,000. The
| plans were made by Architect Haller..
Architect Julius Germuiller is making
| plans for brick dwelling that Yost &
| Bro. will build for themselves in the
northeast section. 1t will be two stories
and basement, with square bay window,
and front of press brick and Ohio stone.
| II will contain latrobe range and other
| approved appurtenances. Cost about
d. Il. Croft and others will improve
| Brightwood Park by the erection of nine
two-story, cellar and attic frame cottages,
| Standing alone, each will have lot
50x150 feet, and no two will be of the same
design. They will have such conveniences
as latrobes, ranges, slate and cabinet man
tells, etc. They will cost about $4,000.
| Architect J. Germuiller will commence
| tic plans in few days.
Holmead Manor, Mount Pleasant, is to
be improved by two attractive frame cot
tages that Contractor William I. Garrison
will build for William Holmead. They
will be two stories, cellar, and attic, and
| will contain eleven rooms each. They
| will have shinglcd gables, high-pitched
| shingle roofs, and entrance by way of a
| square projection terminating in tower.
| Furnaces, slate and cabinet mantels, etc,
| are among the appliances employed. Cost,
| s6,0C0. Design and plan by Architect j.
| Germuiller.
Architect N. T. Halcr has commission
| to make plans for q ten-room frame cot
tage that will be built at lexington, 1t
will be two stories, cellar and attic, 4Ox6o
feet, with high pitched shingled roof,
| first story sheathed with shingles and an
octagon bay ending in an open balcony at
| one corner. Ingress through reception
hallway leads to broad staircase partially
concealed by ornamental wood screens.
1t will be trimmed in ash, will have cleo
trio bells, speaking tubes, wiring for cleo
trio lights, furnace heat, etc. Cost, 5000.
| Architect Richard Il. Crump is making
| plans for two very pretty brick dwellings
| that Ex-Governor i. B. s. Pinchback of
Louisiana will have built on Twelfth
street, between n and o streets northwest.
| They will be three stories and basement
with fronts of press bricks and Hummels-
town brown stone, broken by square bay
windows running the entire height They
| will have select white pine trim finished
| III the natural state, cabinet mantels,
furnaces, electric bells and gas-lighting
apparatus, speaking tubes, etc. Cost
$4,000.
st. Josephs new Roman Catholic
streets northeast, was dedicated yes
terday morning. This magnificent
structure is of brown stone with high
pitched roof of slate and tall belfry. The
| plans were made by Architect p. N.
Dwyer. The interior fittings and decora-
tions are on grand scale and in perfect
harmony with the general style. One of
the most attractive features are the thir-
teen stained-glass windows, specially de-
signed and made in Munich for this edi-
flee. Mr.. Dwyer gave his personal atten-
tion to the construction OF this building
and should Justly feel proud of this ele-
giant example of his specalty-church de-
signing.
The old Shreevc's property on the east
side of Seventh street, between ii and
streets northwest, will be demolished to
make room for big business building
that A. Behrend will have erected from
plans made by Architect ]. Germuller.
II will be five stories and cellar, i3xl00
feet, and with an elevation of 75 feet from
grade line will be the tallest building on
Seventh street. 1t will have flat front of
press and moulded brick, trimmed with
massive blocks of North River blue stone
and plate glass show windows on first
story. 1t will have broad staircase OF
Georgia pine which is used for the interior
trim. Sheet metal ceilings will add to the
appearance as well as to the iire-prooi
qualities Of the structure. A 10-horse
power electric motor will operate n passen-
ger elevator and freight lift. The build
ing will be wired throughout for electric
lights, and will be heated either by steam
or hot water. Cost, $4,000.
Architect w. NJ. Poindexter is making
plans for magnificent building in Re
nassance style that will be erected at
Front Royal and used as a preparatory
academy under the directory of Randolph
Macon College. 1t will be three stories
and basement, 230xl67 feet. Its mos
prominent feature, massiveness, is rather
heightened by the composition of the eX
terror walls which will be of rough red
brick with brown stone trimmings. The
front centre, rising one story above the
main building and crowned by u cupola
will afford magnificent view of the sur
rounding country; what would be other
wise monotonous lines are broken by bal
comics, porches and projecting tower
The same substantial construction charac
torigos the interior arrangement. Tn,
building will contain all the modern ap
pliances found in hrst class educationa
llstllutloilf' steam neuJ VIII DC en-
ployed. The cost will probably reacl
100000.
Faya, Naelr & Co., architects and cngi
ncers, have been commissioned by Lori
NJ. Blodgett of Philadelphia, Pa, to ascer
tain and reconstruct the boundaries o
the old estate of Samuel Blodgett, dc
ceased, which for some time past ha
been in the courts. This work will tax
some months to complete and will requir
very careful search Of the land record
of the War Department, which ante-dat
those of the District Surveyor. Thes
will be compared with the present street
avenue and square boundaries. Tn
, Blcdgett claim comprises about / 100 acre
of land extending from Third street ives
} TO Eighteenth street west, and NJ stree
north TO U street north, including a POI
! ton of lie Droit Park. 1t is furthe
+ claimed that strip ON the east end an