The Critic and record. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1896, 1891-05-09
MANY NEW HOUSES.
A BUSY WEEK IN BUILDING CIRCLES
REPORTED.
A Considerable Number of improvements
in Various Portions of the City Now
Getting Under Way.

University helBntS on inc site OF olu oIJ
Bunker. 1t will be a three-story frame
structure with a frontage of l70 feet by an
average depth Of 80 feet. 1t will have a
stone porte.cochere and tower proiec-
ton on one corner, Broad balconies
front and rear, high pitched roof and tall
gables will be prominent features. Steam
heat electric light plant and kindred APP
planes will be employed. 1t is estima-
ted the building when completed will cost
between $4,000 and 100000.
An apartment house, probably to be
operated on the Bellamy plan, is to be
built at the northwest corner of New
Hampshire and Oregon avenues. The
promoters of the undertaking, DR.. J, NJ
Gregory and others, are now considering
the designs and plans submitted in COM
petition by three local architects. II is
proposed to erect building five stories
and basement, 50xl00 feet, that will con
tain twelve suites of apartments. 1t will
have front of buff brick and Indiana lime.
stone and will have such interior appli-
ances as steam heat, elevator electric
bells, speaking tubes, etc. The completed
building will cost between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Builder William A. Vaughan has closed
contract for for w. II. DeWitts residence
at Glen Echo Ii will cost 81 600. He also
has contract to build two dwellings for
Mrs. Mckim at Eleventh and ID streets
southeast at a cost of $3.50 The plans
for these three houses were made by Archi-
tect L. j. Pyle, and have been described
in @ previous issue of the Btiidiag Register
Architect 7. +. Schneider has been com
misSioned to make plans for 100000
stone residence that Mrs. Clover, wife of
4 fpgttTyfunf iflpr-Dr pf tho II g Natrt- ,,.;11
have built at the intersection of New
Hampshire avenue, q and Eighteenth
streets. 1t will be Il three-story and base
ment structure of striking design, and will
he deliberately finished. The price paid
for the site was 81 per foot.
Architect 7. n. Dryer has made plans
for three two.story-and- basement dwell
ings that John Miller will have built on
New Jersey avenue, between Ivy and Il
streets southeast. They will have fronts
of press brick and Hiimmelstown brown
stone, oriel bay windows, furnace heat,
electric bells, speaking tubes, etc. Cost,
Sl3, 500.
Architect Halter has made plans for
two dwellings that Mr.. Hopkins will have
built at the corner of New Hampshire
avenue and Il streets. They will be three
stories and basement, 35x46 feet, with
base of rockfaCe Hummelstown brown
stone, preSs-brick upper fronts and square
bay windows with slated tower tops The
entrances will be by way of low-hung
Moorish arches of brown stone. Fur
naces, cabinet mantels, electric bells,
speaking tubes and similar appliances
Will be employed.
The southwest corner of Delaware ave-
nue. and c street northeast. is to be i'm
proved by block of eight dwellings that
George f., Emmons will build for client
They will have fronts of press brick and
Hummelstown brown stone, with English
basement entrances, square and circular
bays, tower projections, etc. They will
be finished in white pine, natural state,
will have latrobes, cabinet mantels, cleo.
trio bells, speaking tubes. etc. Cost SIS, 600.
The plans are being made by Architect n.
L. Halter
S. ]. Meeks will build a carriage reposi-
tory on the south side of G street, between
Sixth and Seventh streets, northwest 1t
will be five stories and cellar, 27x12l feet,
with front of press brick and Hummels-
town brown stone, finishing in pedi-
ment with slated roof.
Architect Harvey l.. Page has made
plans for four.sto English basement
dwelling that Judge Drake will have built
at l4i4 Twentieth street. John S. Lar
Combe Is the builder.
Architect O. G.. Simonson is making
plans for three two-story and basement
dwellings that L. ID. DAILY will have built
on n street between Thirty-fourth and
Thirty-fifth streets. They will have fronts
of press brick and Hummelstown brown
stone, square bays; latrobes, slate mantes
etc. Cost $4,000.
Architect l.. Il. Dessez has finished the
working drawings for the power-hOuse OF
the Rock Creek Railway Company
which will be erected near Linden Station
in Montgomery County, Md. Estimates
are being made ON the granite, brick and
iron work and the bids will be opened in
about two weeks.
Architect Joseph C. Johnson has made
plans for an elegant residence that Harry
Johnston will have built on Linden
street, lie Droit Park. 1t will be three
stories and basement 22X60 feet with
front of press brick and Hummelstown
brown stone and base of the latter. A
square bay terminates at the third story
pine trimmings, furnace, slate and cabi.
net mantels, electric bells, etc Cost IS, 900
Architects Barry, Simpson and An
drews have made plans for alterations on
Mrs. Mary A. Robbins house, No. 170S
Fifteenth street northwest. An addi-
tional story and square bay window the
entire height will be built. Some minor
interior changes will he made. The inn
provements will cost $1,000 Richard son
y Burgess have the contract.
The Harvey estate will build three two
story brick stores on Tenth street, be
tween ID and II streets northwest, opposite
the gas office. A business man in the
immediate neighborhood tried to least
the ground, and even had plans prepared
for building that would have cost abou
$50 000, but the negotiations unfortunately
fell through.
Architects Schulze and Goenner arr
making plans for a dwelling that Mrs
Louise Mulhauser will have built on Co
lumbia street, near Christ Church, Alex
andTia, Va. 1t will be two stories anC
cellar, with front of press brick and Eu
cid stone. square bay window, furnace
slate mantels, etc Cost, 81 1000.
Fritz Reuter-, who recently paid $50 00C
for the old building at the northWes
corner of Four and-a-half street and Penn
sylvania avenue, will make extensive i'm
pToYements. a new dining-room an(
kitchen will be built, changes made il
the interior, and a system of sanitary
plumbing. introduced. These improve
ments will cost $4,000. The plans wer
made by Schulze & Goenner.
Architect James +. benson has removed
his Office 10 the Atlantic Building.
Joseph Richardson and James A, Bur
CESS have formed partnership anC
opened an Office in the COrcoran Building
The first named is well known as tn
builder Of the Barbour apartment house
addition to the Metropolitan Club House
and annex TO the Windsor Hotel. He i
now erecting the Strong Building a
Eleventh and Il streets, and John A
Bakers building on Tenth street, aboy
the gas Office.
An apartment house that will COS
100000 is TO be built at the southwes
corner of Sixteenth and COrcuran stree.
for Mrs. 0. W. Reynolds. It will be
magnificent structure of press brick an
llummelstoWn brown stone, Gjxll0 feet
six stories high An oCtagon and q Cil
cular tower each with loggla finish NJ
werOus square and oriel bays portecocher