Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-10
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notable gatherings, both political aud social.
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Mr.. r :. Carmody Is shout % begin ths rfr--
ton Of fourteen houses in square 1864 So,en q
ibese houses viii face On Tennessee avenue and
seven GA li;h street between T. and Q -trs.,-
northeast. The hoases will have six room.
each AID bath, large closets. will b. heated bv
latrobcs and have slate mantcls &r II.
fronts OF the isth stree, houses viii b. pross..l
brick with Ohio store trimming. with bav
windows and calya.iyci rorfire. calp-a vita a
tower. which viii be slated The r,.,.nss.e.
avenue houses will have hroNu-~tone base 20
tire height OF sill course the balance of trim
ming stone will be Ohio. The fronts Nil be
similar 20 lf;h street houses in that they viii
have bav windoss with galvanized iron cornice
aud State ini-h above. An q tho house, will
have broad parking, which 1t l. the intention -,
the owner to lay ogt and hcnutifN before The
final completion Of the hoases. Mr.. George :.
Cooper is the architect
Tue wEEKs' RECORD.
The mild weather We have been having for
the past week has given = new impetus to build
ing. and the operations for ;he week show /.
vast improvement over those Of last week Dur
ing the week ending yesterday the In-pocto. %
buildings issued permits for the erection ~ 81
new dVeiiingsat an aggregated cost OF sIsS. 800.
OF this amount S5l,4O0 is attributed % the 10
permits Tor the northwest. SEQ. 2a0 for ths IS
west, for ;he s2l 900 in the northeast and
for the $500 in the southeast.
Mr.. FRAsER's RESIDENCE.
The residence of Mr.. George Fraser. at the
corner OF Connecticut avenue. and 10th
streets, is a notable example Of high-class
private residence. II was designed and bulIt
by Washington architects and workmen and 10
not only elegant in all the details but Is i'm
posing in effect The material used Is brick
and stone and the general style il that Of tho
Italian school Of architecture. The front stems
in the inside and lead into a handsome
central hall The interior is finished in q style
OF quiet elegance that marks the surroundings
of a refined family life. Messrs. Hornbiower %
Marshall are the architects. a. stated IN Q
description of this house which recently APP
peared in The STAR.
THE SUPPLY OF GAS
One Of the abiding questions Of interest with
householders in this CITY lie the supply o, gas
for lighting purposes at their residences. The
Building Register makes the following perth
nent remarks on this subject:
The building interests of the city will be
greatly benefited by the revision of the plumb
ing regulations. The board having this i'm
portant work in charge has nearly complsted
is labor. Ihes propose 60 extend the SCOPE u
the regulations TO embrace the gasfitting OF
buildings This Is made necessary account
of there being no restriction On the sizes of gns
pipes used in the houses. Very often great Irl-
convenience and expense are caused BY the pipes
getting choked up or the pressure q gas being
Insufficient This trouble. the inspector d
plumbing states, is on account OF the supply
pipes being too small. He states that in many
fine dwellings the gas pipes are dispropor-
tioBately small. and consequently there 10 .
poor light He thinks that the Commissioners
have the power 10 make regulations governing
this branch of the business, and the opinion Of
the attorney for the District will he asked on
the subject. IL he decides that the Commis-
sioners have no. the power 10 m axe the desired
regulations, then Congress will be a.ked 10 con-
fer the desired authority upon them"
Mr.. rAYLoR's RESIDENCE.
An attractive residence for Mr. LEROY VI.
Taylor is to be built at 1880 New Hampshire
avenue. above Dupont Circle. from plans pre-
pared by James G. Hill. architect Ii will hays
a frontage OF twenty-five feet on the avenue
and depth OF eighty-txo feet. with an eleva-
tion of three stories. attic and basement The
front will be Indiana lime stone. The door
and window openings vii he enriched with
columns, with carved capitals and bases. A
circular bay window viii be the feature Of the
front, terminating with n conical roof covered
with Spanish tile The interior of the first aud
second stories will be finished In CHARTERED oak
and the balance of the house In white pine. The
plumbing is 90 be made feature Of the house.
The floors and walls Of toilet aud bath rooms
used. A two-story brick stable 25 feet square
viii be erected at the rear. The contract for
the construction has been awarded TO Prank l..
Harvey.
AN ENGLISH BASEMENT HOUSE
Designs of dwelling on 10th street ne<s
Hancock Circle have been completed by Archie
tect Glenn Brown for J. II. L. Herwig. The
house will be three-story English basement,
faced with light buff brick and Ohio sand stone,
the latter material being used exclusively on
the first story. The style of architecture 10
classical. recessed bay extends 20 the tin
roof On the FIRST floor l. a large hall running
all the way up; dining room and drawing
room. The second floor is occupied BY re-
cepuon hall and library. The remaining floors
are devoted 10 sleeping apartments and baths.
The interior finish is to be designed To bar
monte with the tinted decorations that VII
prevail throughout the house.
SOME NEW BUILDTSGs
two-story house will be buils by Watts D
Thompson in Cooke Park from designs by Jos-
c. johnson. architect, The dimensions are
l7x45. Press brick and Ohio Sandstone viii be
used on the front. which has asquare bag
prlectIon with round cornices running TO the
roof of fiat tin. A porch Of iron adds To the
exterior appearance. The interior viii be an
ished in white pine. natural finish.
Lieut.. Alfred Reynolds has had plans pre-
pared by W. J.. Clark architect. for brick and
frame house to be erected ln lakoma Park
The style Of architecture will he the colonial
Wide yerandas will extend around three sides
of the house. which has a steep shingie roof
with gables. The interior contains thirteen
rooms aud two baths The first floor viii have
a soft wood finish, the other floor 20 be COM
pleted in white enamel The bath rooms viii
be tiled in encaustic the tubs are Of line porce-
ain.
On Pennsylvania avenue between 10th and
9th streets Dennis Conner will erect a two
story and cellar dwelling. from drawings made
by Architect Z. Wolfe. Press brick and Hum.
melstowB brown stone ornaments the square
front White pine will finish the interior,
which is heated by furnaces A gable OF slate
tops of the roof. The cost Is s. 500.
The Security and Investment Company win
build from plans OF z. wol;z. architect. fouR
two-story houses, 12xis. on Sd street southeast
between NJ and n. They will have six rooms,
square fronts, Of press brick and Ohio line
stone.
John Cooksev. contractor, viii erect hvo
dwellings 5th street between q and Florida
avenue northwest. They will be two stories
and basement. contain nine rooms, have press-
brick fronts with ocisgon bay windows and I'd
vanized iron cornices.
lie Droit Park comes in for three nev briek
dwellings this week. Z. q. Gilbert 10 buildiuR
them for himself from Coz 10 6l3 spruce strpnS
n L. a. A. a..