Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07

terestng feature of this
transaction is the price, which is stated to be
about $4,000 As the Let has a frontage of
about % feet and depth of 100 feet, the price
per foot is about eli. Not quite two years
ago THIS same property was sold for s25 600
which is at the rate of about ell per
| square foot. This is a very good advance in
Naiue Tor property located off Of a main busi-
ness street. The increase is undoubtedly due
TO Its proximity to street and to II certain ex-
tent there has been an advance in values of
property In all the side streets This figure
however, cannot be regarded as the measure
oI Va!ue OF property in that locality. 1t only
means that tnat particular piece of property
was worth that money to ihe persons who
purchased Ii. II Can hardly be held that
property on 1871 street between and q
streets IS WORT! $i7 per foot. An auction
| saie would probably no! sustain that price, yet
III the estimate III some quarters in regard to
| values Judging from some opinions recently
advanced. of the value of property on other
streets, :l7 per foot is the value of property on
| that block. A general average ofprices obtained
rather than the price of some particular piece
OF property would see M to afford fairer esti-
mate Of property values
NOT HIGH ENOUGH
The property known as the Imperial Hotel.
| on street or Pennsylvania avenue between
| 18th and 18th streets was offered at auction
wednesday afternoon. 1t has frontage of 10
feet and depth of l59 feet to a wide alley
The highest bid obtained was IS. IS per square
| foot, which the owners did not consider II sulfi-
cient price, and the property was withdrawn.
MR.. wIGHTs RESIDENCE.
rather pleasing study in brick will be seen
| in the front of the residence which will be
erected BY Mr.. John b. Wight on Q street just
east of 18th street. The design which was pre-
pared by Albert Burnley Bibb. architect Is sim
Die Diet ills Inn of, in
and scheme of color. The necessary contrasts
are produced by the use of bricks of blending
shades IN the deep fiat arches over the OPEN
ings and IN the high frieze. which is composed
| OF brick laid in Flemish bond. simple cor
nice line Is formed of copper, while the ends of
the frleze are marked by carvings In the brick
Inc division lines are marked by courses of
terra Gotta One of the features of the 'front.'
which Is pleasing and unique in effect is the
rounded bay. which is continued to the third
| story, where 1t Is finished with a loggia. Unlike
most bays. which are generally located at
one side OF the main entrance. this bay is
directly over the entrance and is supported by
stone columns, which rest on the porch. The
lines OF the rounded bay are carried
| out by means of n rounded yestibuIe. Thus
! forming complete circle In one of the
inner arcs of the circle IL the entrance door
anu In another is window opening into the
parlor. This feature, which is frequently found
| IN the best specimens of colonial house archi-
well 1Or CITY houses this lat
itude.as it provides wide entrance porch well
sheltered and retired. The interior plan has
been well thought out. There is an unusually
spacious hallway. which is eight feet and a
half IN width and continues back to the dining
room door. The stairway starts from a plat
form about midway in the length of the hall.
On the right of the hall are the parlor and
library. separated by sliding doors. The back
| OF the staircase is not inclosed. thus allowing
the use of the full width of the hall and giving
n ann nVatro
Is hne room, with its extreme wall
octagonal in shape and giving space for a gem
erous fireplace hanked by wide windows.
There are also windows on the side Space Tor
the pantry and back stairs IS found between
| the library and the dining ROOM with en-
| frances both into the hall and the dining room.
The plan of the bed room floors differs
| from the one generally found in city houses in
| the particular that the small dressing room at
tached to the front room instead of being at
| the end OF the upper halls is Oil the other side
or the house. In this particular instance the
larger room has the advantage of the windows
| IN the bay. There are four rooms and bath
room on each of the two upper floors.
RAILROAD TO THE zoo.
The important extensions which have been
| granted by Congress during the present ses-
| sion to the Rock Creek Railroad Company
| have been promptly utilized. The engineer
| Of the company. Mr.. W. kesley Schoe Of has
completed the work of laying the tracks from
J4th and streets to 9th and thence along
Florida avenue TO North Capitol street. The
branch to the Geological Park is now ready for
the ears. This new line leaves the main stem
| IN front of the old Cliffbourne house. west of
Columbia road, by new north and south
| street which has been opened. thence along
Kansas avenue to Ontario avenue to the park
| touching the latter near the entrance OF the
pedestrian approach to the park or Just south
or ne Gear caves. At this point the company
will erect station of ornamental design In
| order to reach the park the company pur-
chased right OF way twenty feet in width
along the north side of Ontario avenue.
Overhead electric wires will be used in the
portions of the road outside of the city limits
and horses or some other motive power on the
road within the bounds of the city, Mr..
Schoepf expects to have the road in operation
by the 18th OF June.
NEW CAR HOUSE.
Plans have been prepared by ". Bruce GRAY.
architect for the house and stable which
will be erected by the Belt Street Railroad
Company Oh their property at the head OF 18th
street The building, which will be two stories
in height, will occupy nearly the entire SQUARE
1t Will have a frontage of 200 feet on Florida
avenue and 3I5 feet on 18th street. The Office
OF the company will occupy the corner. and in
the design of this portion of the building some
effective features have beer introduced The
upper portion of the building will be used
mainly for shops
REPRESENTATIVES DALzELL's HOUSE.
Representative Dalzell intends to have his
| own home in this city. lie has owned for q
good while a building site OH New Hampshire
| avenue just south of Il street. and A. l.. Bibb.
| architect, has prepared plans for rtable
| house, which will be erected there The house
| in its design and plan will be in the first in
stance a home. 1t will be plain structure
with room enough for Mr.. Dalzell and his
| friends.
DIR. srAKELy's HotsG.
handsome residence is to be built for Rev.
DR.. ss'.kely on the west side of 10th street be-
| tween o and streets The plans have been
| drawn by W. Bruce Gray, architect
The Y. M. q. A. Convention.
The convention of the Young Mems Christian
Associations of the fourth and fifth districts.