The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-04-12
BUILDING NOTES.


Architect T. t. Schneider is about to begin
the erection of a block of twenty dwellings on
A, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets northwest, at a cost of S150,000 They
will be three stories and basement. The
fronts will be of pressed brick, with Indiana
limestone and Hummelstown brownstone.
N. r. Haller, the well-known architect, is
making plans for a residence to be built for
Mr.. Thomas Chandler on Thirteenth, between
II and | streets northeast. 1t will be three
stories and BASEMENT and will have front of
pressed brick and Hummelstown brownstone.
The cost will be about $1,000.
Widdecombe's stables, on II, between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets northwest, are
to be improved by the erection of new two
story pressed-brick front, together with nu-
merous interior alterations The plans have
been made by Architect j. g. Hill.
Architect A. P. Clark, Jr., has about com
pleted the plans for the dwelling and other
buildings that will be erected at Herrville
near Bowie Station, on the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad, for Mr.. Austin Herr, the
Georgetown miller.
j. L. Sanner, builder, has the contract to
erect three-story and basement dwelling for
Mr.. A. S. Taylor, at New Hampshire avenue
and Twenty y-first street. G. A. Harkness is
the architect and the cost will be $4,000.
Mr.. Diller B. Croft, the builder, has been
rapidly accumulating land in Brightwood re-
Gently, and now possesses about ninety acres
in that beautiful suburb. Mr. Croft will i'm
prove the land by erecting shortly number
of handsome cottages in wood and brick.
Plans have been made by Architect N. T.
Haller for the erection of fine dwelling house
for Miss Emma Gelston. The house will be
located on East Capitol street, between Sixth
q ~. 1,,,s11 ct< Nvfac
and basement, with mansard roofs topped with
towers. The exterior will be pressed brick
and brownstone, and the interior will be fin
ished in ash with highly polished natural finish.
Steam heat will be used, and electric lights,
electric bells, and speaking tubes will run to
every part of the building. The cost is esti-
mated at $1,000.
Mr.. Carl Youngs SIS about to commence the
erection of fine dwelling Of three stories and
basement on the south side of street, between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets 1t will be
built of pressed brick and brownstone, with
the roof on the Swiss style. finished in tiles.
A bay-window will extend to the top story,
where it will terminate in a balcony. The
interior finish of the first floor will be in oak
antique finish and the upper stories in white
pine natural finish. Steam heat will be used,
and electric bells and speaking tubes will con-
meet all parts of the house. Mr.. n. 7. Haller
is the architect, and the cost is expected to be
$1,000.
Architect N. T. Haller has completed the
plans and is about to commence the erection
of row of ten dwelling houses for Mr.. John
Duvall. They will be located in LIE Droit Park,
HARDWOOD avenue, and Elm street. Pressed
brick with brownstone trimmings will be the
material used for the exterior, with mansard
roofs and tower tops. They will be two
stories, with high cellars and will be finished
with all modern improvements, including
electric lights, bells, and speaking tubes, also
cabinet and slate mantels. The cost will be
$4,000