Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31

private residences on the continent II Il evil
dent that the hospitable occupants Of this hoase
expect other than carriage visitors, ~ there is
sidewalk along the carriageway. But this
way Of getting into . house Is Something Of .
novelty in this city. and hence 1t excites good
deal Of comment
The principal doorway Of the residence Of
the late n. L. Anderson, 10th and b streets, is
tects the carriage driveway. bat the architect,
who by the way was the late Mr.. Richardson,
also provided n small door dn the wall of the
house ct one side Of tbs driveway which gave
the visitor choice. On the opposite side Of
the street the fine residence Of Senator Hale.
recently completed, has in addition to the main
entrance on 10th street q driveway from X
street, where the visitor can alight from Q car
riage beneath porch In the rear yard and
enter the house from that side. For the pres
emit, while repairs are being made 70 the main
entrance OF the large residence Of Mr.. John r.
Mclean on McPherson square, callers go in
BY the driveway, which lcads into the court
yard at the side Of the house. II 10 evident
that this city can furnish any type Of private
residence, whether 1t 10 found in Europe or in
this country.
THE FIRE LIMITS EXTENSION
The regulation extending the ERE limits be-
yond the old municipal limits goes into effect
with the beginning of the year. As lie we'll
known, the effect Of this regulation Ia to pro-
nhohs sAo SfccAoA VI frame QouSea. Inere mas
been quite an active demand for permits to
erect frame houses, as stated in The STAR, and
on this subject the Bniidtng Register has the
following 1.-The inspectors Office has recently
been called upon to issue a great number Of
permits for frame buildings within the subur-
ban part Of the fire limits as recently ex-
tended, ihese permits are ali good for six
months. As the holder of these permits has
six months in which to begin the improvement
they are valuable in more than one way. 1t il
not necessary that the holder Of the permit
shall have any intention to build at the time OF
taking out the permit
The question whether permit il good in the
hands OF other persons than the one taking il
out seems never to have been raised. Hence q
building permit has for six months something Of
the nature OF negotiable paper and is sus-
ceptible Of abuse. For instance an enterpris-
ing real estate agent might offer suburban lots
for sale within the interdicted area and as an
additional inducement include building per-
NIT (ike the donating Of the traditional
chromo) giving the purchaser the option Of six
months to build frame structure on the lot.
Fortunately, tho thirty days will expire with
the present month. and the opportunity to de-
feat the purpose Of the regulation will end with
1t, except a. to permits already issued.
An AVENUE IMPROVEMENT.
A business building is to be erected at the
southeast corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and
10th street. 1t will be four stories in height,
with frontage of twenty-one feet Elk inches
and depth Of sixty feet The building will
have circular corner tower extending over the
line of 10th street four feet and carried above
the roof Of the house and topped off with q
slated conical root, the apex terminating with q
flag pole. Asquare bay window is inserted near
the gouth line OF the building on 10Th street,
and Immediately adjoining is the street entrance
TO the elevator. The two fronts will be faced
up with selected red brick and openings trimmed
with stone.
COUNTRY HOTEL.
Mr. Albert Bowling has had plans prepared
by Albert B. Morgan, architect, for a hotel
building to be erected on tie Conduit road near
Glen Echo. The building will be l00x40 feet,
three stories high and will be built Of wood
There will be verandas on three sides ard open
porches at the second story. The front will be
shinSied In cypress and orEamented on either
end with towers A spacious loggia will extend
along the entire length of the third story.
SOME NEW IMPROVEMENTS.
A residence is to be erected by ". J. Wallace
on 18th near NJ street from plans prepared by
J. C. johnson, architect. 1t will be throo stories
high, 2aA67 feet and copper oriel will be tho
feature OF the front Of press brick and Hum
meistown brown stone. Copper will also be
used on the main cornice. The frs. story will
he trimmed in oak and the rest OF the house in
white pine. Thing will DO used in the baths
and vcsibu!e. Steam heat, electric equip
ments and all the latest devices will be intro
duced.
Three two-story and basement houses will be
built on Florida avenue between LIST and North
Capitol streets by William lawson. Square
bays, running to the mansard roofs of slate, di-
versify the fronts OF press brick and Hummels-
town brown stone
James P. Patten will erect on Ivy street
southeast between New JERSEY avenue and South
Capitol street four two-story houses. The
fronts will be Of press brick and Ohio sand
stone, broken by square bays that reach to the
slate mansard roof.
THE RECORD FOR THE WEEK.
But eleven building permits were issued
during the week ending December 30. and of
the number nine we're issued for the erection of
eighteen buildings in the county at total cost
OF S37, 100. There was one permit issued for
tho erection of one building in the northwest
section atn cost OF s. 500 aud one permit for the
erection OF eight buildings IN the southeast at a
total cos: of So, 200. The eleven permits issued
during the week called for an estimated ex-
penditure Of S43, 500.