Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-24

<24S per foot Four years ago Nr. kirby pur-
chased at pablo sale the adjoining house. the
lot having about the sane dimensioas the
corner let FOR Sl6.25o. A eemp.rison o: these
prices shov an appreciation in values.
NKw ELtTs RuILpISo.
The Mortrose Flats. situated on 9Sh street
between 7 and NJ streets northwest. which has
been uneer course o. erection for the PAS: four
months. is about completed. The building is
six stories In height with a cellar. l. has a
frontage OF 81 feet by depth Of 80 feet. sad
contains one Store and five fats. Tie interior
il trimmed with white zine aLG finished in hard
os, And. In fact. has all the modern improve
meut that could be pat in. This building Is
one OF the largest and hanisonesi fos its pur-
pose In that section of the oity. The builder
Heary L. Getz. one Of Washington's Young
and enterpris:ng business men. who has been
engaged In the building business FOX the past
four wears. completed ,his building for the
owners, Nessrs. Davidson and davidson in a
few DAYS ever four months. The architec; of
this building Is Mr.. Geo. ). Cooper.
LsgoE RAILROAD BurLplSa
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
soon begin the erection of an immense buildin z
on the south side of Virginia avenue bessee n
Sd and AZ streets southwest, square 537. The
company purchased this entire square. with the
exception OF one lot, about a year and half
ago. The triangular block just east Of this
square, containing only 7.sU0 feet. 10 owned by
the railroad company, and to this iney will
have to close 81 street between Virginia avenue
and street. They would gain BY closing and
using the street II $50 feet Of ground which is
so per centmore than the piece they own. The
building to be erected will occupy nearly all Of
square 5s7 and viii be designed principally for
storing cars. The plans are being made in the
conpany's office in Philadelphia
SEVEN SUBURBAN coyrAaEs
co.t -. h,,,l.
Park, on the 7th street road by d. T. Croft
from designs of J. Germuiiler. architect. They
will be two stories. attic and cellar have steep
shingied roofs. with numerous gables, verandhs
| and contain from four 10 six rooms each La
trebe heat and artesisn wells are among the
conveniences. The style OF architecture il
pleasing and diversified.
SOME NEW BUILDrNoa
On Kentucky avenue the Washington geal
Estate Company intends erecting -four three
story and cellar houses from plans prepared by
Barry Simpson. architects The fronts OF
red brick and Indiana lime stone will be broken
by square BAYS extending 20 the roofs OF flat
| tin. feature of the fronts will be the pro-
| jectlng windows at the second story. The main
cornices will be of brick and galvanized iron.
| The interior finish viii be ia natural woods and
all modern convenlences are to be employed,
such as baths, cabinet msntels, &c.
Trinidad receives Improvement IN the
| frame houses that viii be built on I2.h street
between Y and X streets northeast. The plans
made BY A. b. Morgan, architect, provide FOL
four two-story and cellar dwellings, i6xt2 each
with verandas along the first stories and open
porches at the second. The roofs are after the
mansard style. The Interiors viii be neatly
flushed in natural woods with bard OH inish.
Baths, iatrobe heat and other conreuiences vii,
be supplied.
j. u. Mlsns will build u residence "a, 1890
New Hampshire avenue from plans prepared
by Thomas Francis, jr.. architect. The from,
vii! be fsced with press brick 6nd Ohio saud
stone and will DC broken b. 4 square bay,
topped Oh b a slate tower. The roof viii be
slate maass d, with galvanized iron corniees.
The interior wall be trimmed in white pine
possesses such modern equipnents as furnace
and batrobe beat, cabinet uaanieis electric beli.
tiled baths aud vestibules and all other con
yeniences of enc residence.
Ar. Chris. Heurleh viii remodel and build an
addition to hrs Souatry residence at Hyettsyiiie.
Baths, gas lighting and sanitary spe%aities will
be among the Improvements introduced. Archi-
tect J. G. Meyers prepared the drawings
row Of frame dwellings will be built on
Seaton street fer u. Grasty.
MIR. George L. Curtis and his sister, Mrs.
Thomas W. Gilmer OF Georgetown have decided
| to build handsome tyo-story and basement
bay-window brick house the lot next to then
present residence, No. 3il2 D street.