Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16

business interests mainly are. He proposes to
make his homo in this city and has sensibly
concluded to erect residence that will exactly
suit his ideas.
Another fine residence site was purchased re-
Gently. 1t is on tho southwest corner Of New
Hampshire avenue and streets and is now
the property of Mr.. William Fl. Hoeke. The lot
contains little over 900 square feet. and the
price paid was 50 per foot. 1t is understood
that MIR. Hoeke will improve this property by
the erection of a residence for his own use.
That section OF New Hampshire avenue will
probably be adorned by another fine residence
which Mr.. Louis P. Shoemaker intends to build
at the southwest corner OF New Hampshire av-
enue and Riggs street. With the exception Of
the house now being built for Mrs. Mary E.
Parson on New Hampshire avenue near r street
there are practically no improvements along
that avenue from 9th to streets. An apart
ment house, however, is being erected at the
corner Of Oregon and New Hampshire avenues
and then there is the house which was erected
several years ago by Mr.. Walter Paris.
PROPOSED STREET RAILWAY EXTENSION.
Tho Rock Creek Railroad Company has asked
for continuation Of their road along Florida
avenue to It'll street. The company is now con-
strrcting line along street to 14th street,
and it is possible that having mado a connec-
ton with tho Washington and Georgetown at
| two points it may consider that its communica-
ton with the city is completed.
INTO A BUSINESS STREET.
Some time ago reference was made to the
| gradual transformation Of that part of E street
between 9Th and It'll streets into business Sec
ton. Since that time the movement has by no
means come to G. standstilL Tho building 623
Z street is now being rcmodeled FOR business
uses, and the residence a few doors cast occu-
| pied FOR SO many years by DIR. Noble, has re-
| Gently been purchased through Abraham
Fisher, real estate broker, by Wright L Stock
cit. the rea. estate firm. This property is
GIG, and the new owners intend to put in an
entire new front, raise the roof and reconstruct
| the interior for use for Office purposes. 1t is
the intention of Messrs. Wright & Stockett to
remove their Office to this building. MIR. L. c.
Wood has purchased through Mr.. Abraham
Fisher the houses sos and $40 Z street. Upon
this site, which bias frontage of forty feet, Mr..
Wood intends to erect q handsome Office build
Ing The vacant lot on L street, adjoining tho
| club house OF the Concordia Club, which il on
| the northwest corner Of 9th and E streets, has
been sold to J. B. Cralle, and il is possible that
some Improvement may be made there.
REAL ESTATE COMPANIES.
Nearly every kind Ct business is now carried
on by stock companies. and now this method
Of combining capital for more effective and
extended transactions is to be applied to the
real estate business. company has been re-
Gently organized. with q capital OF $3.50 OOO
| Tor the purpose Of conducting a real estate
| business in all it's branches, including property
| insurance. which is regarded as having an init
mate connection with the management of
realty. The details OF tho management of the
| business by the company will be identical with
| those in common use by individuals or firms.
| One advantage claimed is that, with the larger
| capital at command, the dealings in real estate
matters can be carried on with greater facility.
| Whatever the advantage may be. the formation
| OF the company makes change which may be
| taken as an indication of the growing import
ance OF the real estate interests of the city.
SOME SUBURBAN SUBDIVISIONS.
| Mr. D. J. Howell, the civil engineer, is max
ing subdivision of tract Of 100 acres the
property of Capt. d. B. May. 1t is located on
the north side Of the Bunker Hill road, Just be-
| yOnd the District line. lie is also surveying o
tract Of seventy five acres of land Gu the Con-
| duit road near the Little Falls for Mr.. Stison
kutchins. portion of this tract will be sub
divided into building lots.
| NEW APARTMENT HOUSES.
For some reason the apartment house, puro
and simple. has not become one of the estab-
lished features of life in this city. There are
number Of handsome and also costly buildings
| containing suites OF apar tments but they lack
| the one essential Of a complete home and that
is the kitchen. The first large apartment
house erected here, the Portland, was planned
| with the view of beinga completely equipped
| building of this character. Kitchens were at
tached to each suite of rooms. 1t was soon
found, however, that the people who occupied
the apartments were perfectly. willing to
have some one else do the market
ing for their meals and superlntend
their preparation for the table. So
instead of using the kitchens the occupants
| of the apartments took their meals in the cafe
that was in the house. This has been the rule
with nil apartment houses up to the present
latter cases the buildings were rather small
and the rents asked for the suites were mod
crate The probable explanation OF this differ
ence III the use OF apartment houses here as
compared with that i'll other cities is tho fac.
that entire houses can be rented for about the
same price as suite OF rooms in an apart
inent house costs and people who prefer
housekeeping to boarding secure q house in
stead OF going into an apartment house. A,
any rate whatever tho explanation is the fac,
remains that nearly all the apartment houses
In the city are practically private hotels. The
guests. instead OF contning themselves to one
or two rooms. as in n hotel, have several, blu,
they all use common dining room.
THE EVERETT.
In spite, however. OF this departure from the
usage prevailing in other cities the humble,
of apartment houses is constantly increasing
Some of tho recent additions to buildingi
of this character may be mentioned. There is
Tor example, The Everett" located on II
street between 18th and 18th streets. The orig
and 1t was here that Mr.. Abram s. Hewitt Of
New York made his home when he was o mem
Der OF the House. AS is well known Mr.. Hewitt
has been for years suffer from insomnia, and %
when he came here he secured two suites il
the Everett on the secoud aud third floor,
respectively. When he found 1t impossible t.
WOO the drowsy god on one floor no woult
take up his bed, to speak. and proceed Il
: the next floor and make another attempt there
Since Mr.. Hewitts time and in fact during
the past year an addition has boon built which
has more than doubled the size OF tn,
building.
1t is now n large double structure fiv,
stories in height, and is planned and finishet
> IN Tie latest modern style. The architects
! Messrs. Hornbiowcr and Marshall, havo car
ried out tho sonsiblo idea of avoiding all darl
; corners, and to accomplish this in a buildin,
. that liz located in the midst Of closely built
I up block Of houses requires rather ingeniou
: planning. They hit upoa rather novel ide
, when they placed the main staircase On tn
street trout 50 that it could DO lightet
: the entire length by windows looking lirectl,
into the street. The advantages Of thus locating
9 the staircase are easily recognized. Each suit
has its own front door, which opens Direct,
i from the passagoway ut each landing Of tn
I staircase. and is Of course well lighted Their
8 is another advantage which IL found in thi
: building. namely the separation Of tho bat
n | rooms in each suite from the other rooms BY
Q passageway. In every case the bath rooms ar
y lighted by Outsida uindo~a Thu ofovoto