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

in every room aud dumb walters running Il
the basement have not boon omitted, while b.
the arrangement OF the plan windows at the side
and in the front and rear make ample provision
Tor an abundance Of light and air. As ths
upper portion Of the building rises above the
adjoining buildings tho four walls are treatei
IN simple but effective way, 90 that the desc
late barrcnness OF the rough walls in the side
and rear, as usually seen in buildings Of thi.
Character, does not In this case offend the eye.
THE ALBANY.
OF quite different character 10 the apart
ment building which has recently been built q,
the corner Of 18th and streets This is sr
imposing structure Of brick and stone, rising
to commanding height It il known az 1.-The
Albany" and is especially designed SO rs to
offer to the class supposed to be homeless all
the comforts Of home. The Albanyis an apart
ment building especially for tho use OF bachelor
or for those who have no one o. the oppo-
site sex to share their homo. As n recon
cller to q life OF single blessedness and
as discourager Of mstrimony the Albany does
as much rs could reasonably be expected OF
mere building. II. however. has MOI been q
success altogether in this line. for the archi-
tect, Mr.. A. p. Clark, who designed il. has
since tho building was completed, taken to
himself wife, and q bachelor who occupied
one OF the most eligible suites has abandoned
IT for the purpose of sharing homo which he
has built with the young woman Of his choice.
Sull the Albany makes the existence Of bach
elor very pleasant, perhaps more so than
some pcople think this class of men
deserve. But that is neither here nor
there. The fact Of the matter ia
that bachelor or any other man who does not
deem that woman is q nece ssary part of a
hone-for in the Albany women are excluded
as vigorously as IN Q monastery-can secure a
suite either consisting of parlor, n bed room
and a bath room or a bed room and bath room.
These apartments are handsomely furnished.
There is an elevator in the building and speak
ing tubes, electric bells, letter boxes and in
fine all the conveniences that are considered
necessary in order to live and be happy. There
is no dining room in the building and cooking
is al strictly prohibited as women, and SO it ID
considered the architect has done everything
which is likely to contribute to the bliss Ot
bachelor existence.
WITH KITCHEN.
The projectors Of the large apartment house
which is now going up OF the corner Of New
Hampshire avenue and Oregon avenue are
proceeding on the plan OF providing resi-.
dence out and out for the future occupants
OF the building. There are twelve suites in all
In the five stories Of the structure and the
number Of rooms in each suite range from
three to seven. A kitchen is attached to each
suite OF apartments and it is prepared To
supply all the facilities and more, too. than
can be found in q house Of tho same size.
me orcnltect, DIR. Won Nertn, IN carrying Oul
the ideas Of the syndicate which is back OF this
enterprise has provided as near as possible that
each suite shall be q complete residence in it
self. 1t is the first apartment house Of equal
size that has ever been erected here, that ia
when an apartment house is considered to
mean an aggregation Of private resi-.
dences under one roof. Tho location OF
this building in tho extreme residence
section Of the city gives an added quality OF
novelty to the undertaking which Will cause
the success Of the experiment to DO watched
with considerable interest. If it is found that
the plan OF providing residences of this charac
ter, which can be rented at less figure than
houses Of equal attraction in as equally good
it is quite likely that other structures Of the
same Kind will be erected.