Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-27
ACTIVITY IN GEORGETOWN.
New Buildings and Other improvements
That Have Been or VIII BE Made,

New Buildings and Other improvements
That Have Been or VIII BE Made.
There has been 80 much activity In George
town real estate and building circles during the
past month that it has become topic of GEN
eral conversation among those citizens who
watch for and glory in Georgetowns advance.
Not only have lots in the business portions of
the town been sold at the most encouraging
figures. buteven way out to the edges of the place
has the demand extended. Though the people
In the country have suffered by the long dry
spell. those in town engaged in the real estate
and construction business have proited ma
terislly 1t was said by q prominent contractor
yesterday that there is not builder Of any
| reputation this side of 18th street at present
out of employment. On almost all Of the West
End streets can be seen great piles Of brick and
mortar and crowd Of busy workmen. Among
the seasons most noticeable improvements will
be the building up Of the property between
3Oth and Slst and Q and =, known as Cooke
Park. Last week Mr.. Chas. II. Tickling, one of
the agents in charge, sold sc, 900 worth Of lots
Plans for twenty houses have been completed,
and the work of building will 20 right on The
buildings will spring up. ALI will be the most
modern OF houses and contain the latest con-
veniences Cooke Park was once the prop
erty of jay Cooke the time PhiIadelphia
millionaire. and when that great financial crash
came which sent him to the wall he was en-
gagged or the foundation Of house at the south
east corner, which, it is said he intended to
make the most costly dwelling in the District:
IMPROVING THE OLD MARKET.
On Monday next the butchers. butter mer-
chants and provision dealers who now occupy
stands i'll the sd street market will 60 out, one
and all, and the Enrich Beef Company, who
purchased the building a short time ago for
will ia, civ TO AZ
into plate glass-front stores On the opposite
corner Mr.. Weaver, with characteristic enter
prise. has erected handsome store which is
now receiving the finishing touches A little to
the south Of these the $4,000 iron-front build
iEgs which Messrs- Gilbert, King Collins
Darby and others erected loom up making a
splendid improvement in one OF the busiest of
Georgetown's Squares To the north. between
DUmbariOn avenue and Beall street the WASH
ington Gas Company have shown their faith in
West End property by erecting three glass-front
stores. Further up still, on the southwest cor
ner of Q street.near the new S25 900 police sta
ton. Mr.. L. Rosenbush is investing over S15 900
i'll stores and dwellings. Even that section Of
the West End known as "Bryantown which
has hardly had an improving spade thrust in
its ground for five wears, has caught the fever
of advance and during the past month has
made great efforts to keep in the march with
sister neiyhburhoods. 1t is within her limits
tia; the new school house. to cost over S25 600,
will be constructed. the ground having been
purchased for over 80 600. A half square above
the Distric. has bought of the METROPOLITAN
Railroad Company sufficient ground to effect
the extension OF W street on the west. Up the
TeuleytOwn road the change within the past
month has been rapid, substantial and beau
tiylng one. just Mt that point on the Tenley-
town road where the Massachusetts avenue ex-
tension crosses Mr.. r. H. Goldsborough is put
ting the last touches to one Of the finest
houses In that section.
ABOUT TENLEYrowN
At TCnleytown. through the efforts of the
Rev. Father Barry, parsonage that will not
only be convenient, but handsome is now going
up. TIE building will be of stone most Of
which. i; is said. has already been donated
On the eIgh.-acre triangular tract just above
and lying between the river road and the
Rockville turnpike three dwellings Of the latest
and han6sosnest pattern rising skyward.
Across the road. in the subdivision of Reno.
plans for houses of a pretty design are now be-
lEg made by architects of taste. Daring the
past two months thirteen cottages have been
erected in this subdivision. Not only are the
improvements striking out from Georgetown
GA the north. but westward. too, are they rap
idly going. In the town of Harlem. located just
west OF the Aqueduct bridge. over go 600 has
been expended in the past two months Iii buiid-
ings alone. Three Years ago Harlem was known
as ''sasn:y,own." lis houses ali being small.
Abus' ti.S Improvements NJ
900 900 and the population at 500. On the
property of the Palisades of the Potomac Com
pany, short distance above. many stone houses
of imposing appearance have gone up and more
are III process Of building.
But the improvement that promises to be Of
The greatest benefit to Georgetown is the pro-
posed extension OF Prospect avenue. for
long time The citizens of tn. town having been
striving to have this avenue extended that il
viii coEnec: with the Conduit road beyond
The subject has not only been discussed and
earnestly recommended by tine Citizens Asso-
citation, but the most unanimously signed petit
lion that has ever circulated in Georgetown
viii In a few days be presented to the Commits
-.oners. In this petition the signers set forth
the great need of the extension and pray that
the honorable body addressed will Use all pos
sible influence to secure :he said extension. The
Commissioners already look with much favor
on the proiec: and have promised informally to
give their support to 1t. Father j. Haven
Richards, president of Georgetown College, Is
so anxious that the street should 60 through
that he has submitted plan to one of the
prominent members of the Citizens Associa-
ton. IN which he states that the college will
donate enough ground TO allow the a7enue to
benz gracefully around the southwestern corner
OF tue university property and then continue in
direct lire 10 the objective point. plat Of
the college property showing the avenue ex-
tended lis now in the possession of the gentleman
mentioned.
THE RAILROAD TO GREAT FALLS.
From the nor:h ern end of the Aqueduct bridge
the construction of the Washington and Great
Falls road will in a short time be begun. Capt.
talists from the north who think they see in the
road. if properly managed. mint of money.
have furnished all the necessary funds for the
building. The tracks from the bridge to the
bluss beyond will be laid an elevated struc-
ture. This route of the road defined in the
charter will pass through the most picturesque
country around Washington. Almost through
ont the entire distance the high rock-ribbed
hills of Virginia can be plainly seen, while the
old Potomac can be heard splashing and splut-
tering as 1t rushes on to the sea. The Aqueduct
bridge seems likely to become a starting point
for several other enterprises. At its southern
end the Pennsylvania Railroad Company have
begun To mark off the ground where will be
erected the large new ireigh. house and already
the surrounding ground has been negotiated
for b. men who believe that railroads make
cities.
Ia this vicinity also will start the Washington
and Arlington company's cars.
LAWYERS IN SESSION.