The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-07
BUILDING NOTES.
What Owners, Architects and Builders
are Doing.
From ne Buliainq Reqlstsr. 70. pap.


are Doing.
From ne Building Register. To-Day.
Architects Hornblowcr & Marshall have
made plans for an elegant residence that
Mrs. Charles ]. Bell will have built on the
east side of Connecticut avenue, between
N and O streets. IL will be three stories
and basement, 32x70 feet, with swell front:
The interior will be richly finished and
will be provided with every convenience
that contributes to the comfort of home
Archie Thompson has contract to build
residence for George y. Keen on S street,
between Ninth and Tenth streets north
west, at cost of $1,000 IL will be three
stories and cellar, 20x55 feet, with slated
towcr-top octagon bay, and front of press
brick and Hummelstown brown stone.
II will have galvanized cornicc, iron
stoop, furnace, slate and cabinet mantels,
electric bells and gas-lighting apparatus,
speaking tubes, white pine trim in natural
state, etc. The plans were made by arch
itoct Joseph @. Johnson.
Architect Charles A. Hardness is max
ing plans for block of five dwellings
that Thomas Whclan will have built ON
o street, near Thirty-second street,
Georgetown. They will be two story and
basement and three story and basement,
with fronts of press brick and Ohio stone,
broken by square, circular and octagonal
bays, with slated tower roofs; they will
have galvanized iron cornices, iron steps,
furnaces, ranges, latrobes, cabinet and
slate mantels, electric bells and speaking
tubes, and will be trimmed with white
pine in natural state. The block will cost
$4,000.
Architect Joseph C. Johnson has been
commissioned to make plans for a store
and apartment house that J. J.. McFar-
land will have built on the west side of
Fourteenth street above Rhode Island
avenue. II will be three stories and cell
lar, 20x00 feet, with front of press brick
and Hummestown brown stone, copper
show window, oriel bay and cornice. The
living part will have slate and cabinet
mantels, electric bells and gas lighting APP
planes, speaking tubes, bath rooms with
tile floors and wainscoting and enameled
tubs, white pine trim in natural state, etc
The entire building will be heated by hot
water. Cost $4,000.
The owners OF the Metropolitan Hotel,
whose intentions to remodel the old build
ing were first made public several weeks
ago through these columns, have decided
to eypend more money on the improve
Architect Clark has made plans for an ad-
dition Of forty.seven feet In length to the
new five-story building that will be erected
on the @ street side of the house. This
enlargement will increase the cost of the
work $4,000.
An elegant residence for Mrs. Weaver
will be built on Maryland avenue be-
from plans made by Architect George s..
Cooper. II will be three stories and eel
| lar, 20x85 feet, with press brick and Hum
| melstown brown stone, broken by circu-
lar bay, with slated tower top and slated
Mansard roof. The iron cornice will be
finished in imitation of stone. The stair
case, screens, trim of first story will be of
oak, and ON the upper floors white pine
| in natural state will compose the trim.
| gas-lighting apparatus, speaking tubes,
| cabinet mantels and furnace will be en-
| ployed. Cost, $4,000.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board Of directors was held on Wednesday
night. New committees to serve the cur
rent year were appointed. The regular
monthly meeting of the Exchange has
| airy IS.
| Builder ID. ]. Macarty has had plans
| prepared by Architect Il. T.. Crump for a
block of six two-stOry dwellings, 16xfJ
feet, that he will erect for himself on Mt
Pleasant They will have fronts of press
brick and Hummclstown brown stone
broken by square bay windows. They
will also have iron porches, brick and gal
vanized iron cornices, latrobcs. ranges
cabinet mantels, white pine trim in nat.
ural state, etc. Cost $4,000.
George j. Mueller has decided to erect
five-story factory at $40 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest instead Of folr-story
structure as originally intended. The
new building, which will have an area OF
25x127 feet, will cost $4,000 Early in
January the east wall of the adjoining
| hpItQa M Rp2 nnn1avnnaI hu th1
Inspector of Buildings, who subsequently
about January 81, revoked his former
order. Mr.. Mueller and his architects
Goenncr Il Co., appealed from the de
cision of the Inspector and asked the Dis
trict Commissioners for the appointment
of committee to examine the wall IN
question. A. p. Clark, jr, c. S. Denham
make the inspection, Mueller objected
TO the composition Of the board and q
new, committee, consisting of A. p
George as H. rurton ST. g. w Msrr nppon asi
This committee has made thorough ex
animation of the defective wall and il
their report to the Commissioners sustain
the appeal Of Mr.. Mueller. The Commits
sioners have ordered the condemnation Of
the wall Architect o. Won Nerta, at tn,
request of Goenner Il Co., made an ex
animation of the wall. The latter in hi,
report says il the new building is used fol
the purpose intended, a factory, and tn,
east wall, which Is nine inches, of hous,
No. 1898 is made use of, that wall will b,
subjected TO weight Of 1880 pounds t
the lineal foot, while Its carrying strength
is only 9,4O0 pounds. He also predicts ii.
almost certain failure IL used. Goennc
4 Co. had previously made calculations
Of the strength of the wall and these wer,
verified by Mr.. Won Nerta's examination