Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-21
OWNERS ALONG THE 7TH


LOTS ARE uTrLIzEp-oTHER MATTERS
DROPERTY OWNERS ALONG THE 7TH
Il street road consider that Congress by re-
cent legislation has given boom to real estate
values in that locality. They do not claim that
the national legislature was influenced to take
this course by any special devotion to their in
terests, but still they feel that they have been
benefited by the law which puts a stop to the
business of pool selling. 1t is also claimed that
the law, which insures practical prohibition of
liquor selling for a radius of a mile from the
grounds of the Soldiers Home, has an impor-
tant bearing on real estate values. Some prop
erty owners. whose business is affected
b. these laws. may not take the
same cheerful view, but they are not in the
majority. A movement has been started re-
Gently to induce the street railroad company to
give the residents living along the 18th street
road from Boundary to Brightwood better
facilities of communication between the city
and their homes. 1t may be expected that there
will be considerable activity all along the line,
and one Of the indications of what the future
has in store for this locality is found in the
purchase, which has recently been completed. of
the schqetzen Park property. The twelve
acres included in the limits of this property are
now owned by syndicate. The price paid is
said to be about S104. 600. which is at the rate
of 1866 per acre. The property has the shape
of an oblong and has generous frontage on
18th street As the park lies between the subdi-
vision Of Whitney Close and eth street. the
opening of streets through it would furnish
direct communication FOR Whitney Close to
that main avenue of travel There are sew
eral pieces of property each side of the
park separating it on the south from the subdi-
vision of the grounds of Howard University
and on the north from the Rock Creek Church
road North of the latter road, however, and
on the east side of the It'll street road there are
continuous subdivisions which extend all the
way to Brightwood. The suburban movement
has made considerable progress in this locality,
as well as in others. and it is expected that
under the changed conditions renewed activity
will be noted.
SOME STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Plans are being prepared by Mr.. james g.
Hill, the architect. for the building which the
Ohio National Bank propose to erect at the
northwest corner of 18th and q streets. In ad-
dition to furnishing accommodations for the
bank the building. which will be six stories in
height, Will be arranged for Office purposes.
Brick and stone will be used in the construc-
ton The erection of this building is one Of
several improvements which are now in prog
ress along street and which gradually
changing the character of the street. 1t is now
almost entirely devoted to business. Many of
the old residences have been transformed into
offices and stores
vi TIE square between l4tn anu 10Th streets
the building of the West End Bank is going up.
MIR. L. g. kimball has completed recently q
large office building adjoining the bank build
ing. and In short time ground will be broken
for the erection OF the HANDSOME structure
which will be the home of The American Secur-
ity and Trust Company.
Further east Mr.. J. c. Hawley the proprie-
tor OF Lloyds express, has recently completed
| a building which is used for business purposes
The extensive store building erected by MIR. NJ:
W. Beveridge fronts on Il street as well as on F
street. syndicate has lately secured a 'front.'
age of over sixty feet on this street and it is
within the possibilities that they will decide to
improve their holding by the erection of bust
ness structure.
The old building at the northwest corner of
18th and q streets. which is owned by MIR. b.
II. Warder. Is being torn down and on this site
will be built structure which. while not as
large as the building lately erected by Mr..
Warder opposite at the southwest corner, will
be an architectural ornament as well as an
addition to the business facilities of the street
The new store building of the Palais Royal is
to be built on the northeast corner and when
these contemplated structures are completed
that particular locality will have a decidedly
commercial appearance.
LIEUT.. DAvENPoRrs RESIDENCE.
The ingenuity OF architects in this city is fire.
quently taxed by the irregular shape of lots
How best to adopt the design Of the house SO as
w 6ct thc host out VI u lOt WHICH Is not OF the
usual oblong dimensions of the average city lot
| is the problem that must be solved. The plans
that have been prepared by Messrs. Horn
blower 4 Marshall, architects. for the resi-
dence which Lieut.. r. &. Davenport. U.S.N.,
will erect on 18th street between Massach it's
avenue and n street, involve the solution of
such a problem. The lot has a frontage of
twenty-four feet, and for sixteen feet from the
| street both side lines straight. From this
point. however. the north line following the di-
of .ala Cab. Oh.
meets the south line OF the lot, forming the
apex OF a right angle triangle. In shape there
fore the lot Is an oblong combined with right
| angled triangle. The house that will occupy
this lot is an English basement, with the usual
entrance hall on level with the street and
containing the staircase. which leads UP to
| about the center Of the first floor. Here there
Is hall separating the parlor in the front from
the dining room In the rear. This is, however
the usual plan of houses of this style, and the
only popularity OF the plan is the ingenious
| arrangement by which the space formed by the
| angle of the north line is utilized for a
buffers pantry. Instead of being at the
end Or the side of the dining room
this Important feature of domestic life
| Is snugly slowed away that the end and
sides OF the dining room are left exposed to
the light and air. The pantry is provided with
a window on the alley and there Ii also q win
dow for the dining room looking out on the
alley, and one also on the rear yard with it's
given to one side of the dining room by mask
ing the sharp angle with the built-out casing Of
CHINA closet and an opposite corner with
fireplace and mantel. The room on the right
OF the entrance hall will be used for the heat
ing apparatus, thus giving ample space for the
Kitchen, back staircase. &c, i'll the rear part Of
the house. The exterior will be built of brick
and the general design will be in harmony with
the adjacent residence Of Mrs. Sherman which
was designed by the same architects. There
VIII be rounded projection at the corner
which will be finished at the roof line with
tower. The roof will be high pitched and
covered with slate.
". W. BURDETTEs BLOCK.
block of three stores, with flats above, will
be built for Mr. W. W. Burdette at the south
west corner of It'll street and Rhode Island
avenue. The corner building will have front
of 40 feet on It'll street and will extend along
Rhode Island avenue so feet. The
entrance to the flats will be from the avenue
The other two buildings are each Il feet front
by depth of 80. Plate glass and pressed bricks
compose the fronts and slated steep roof fin
ishes them. The work is in charge of Mr. Z, +.
Schneider, architect.
W. NORDLINGER's RESIDENCE.
handsome residence will be built for Mr.
W. Nordlinger Immediately on street between
30th and 3lst streets, Georgetown. 1t will have
a width Of about forty feet across the front and
depth Of over eighty feet and will be three
stories high. The design is an exam pie of the
Romanesque style of architecture. Each floor
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