Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-22

10 DC square tower at the corner. The
fresh air is to be brought down through
fues In this tower and passed over coils
OF steam pipes located in the cellar beneath
the tower. BY means of a fan the fresh air
thus warmed will be forced into the cellar.
which extends under the entire church and
Is sealed up from the outside air. From
the cellar the warm air will ascend BY means Of
fiues along each side wall and will be forced
into the church beneath the windows at a
height of some eight feet from the floor and
Will radiate in all directions through the
church Near the floor along the walls will be
registers connected by fiues with the chimney
stack Of the boilers, located in the rear end Of
the church
In this stack there will be a constant suction
upward, which will have the effect of drawing
out the foul or exhausted air and make room
for the fresh air. In warm weather cool air
can be forced into the church and the same
system ca be operated winter and summer.
ROW OF HOUSES.
Kennedy Davis have broken ground for
a block Of seven three-story and basement
dwellings on street between New Hampshire
avenue and 18th street. The houses will have
total frontage of 1875 feet by depth of So feet
The fronts will be of press brick and will be
broken BY circular, octagon and square bay
windows, three Of which will extend above the
main cornice and will finish with slated towers.
Brown stone and lime stone viii be used for
basement story, steps and trimmings. The first
story, containing parlor, reception hall, dining
room and pantry, will be trimmed with oak and
white wood The Easements will contain
kitchen, laundry, pantry, servants bath, con-
creted cellar and hot water apparatus The
two upper floors will be taken up By the sleep
ing apartments, numerous closets and bath
room, which latter will be handsomely tiled and
fitted up with porcelain tub. &c. The specih
features of the parlor story are the hardwood
floors. smoothly finished, and special designs in
hardwood mantels and things. Z. S. Kennedy
Is the architect.
THE BUILDING RECORD.
The record of this weeks building operations
closed Thursday, as Friday was holiday and
no work was done.
During that period ifty-eight permits were
issued for new buildings. aggregating in cost
Sl72,e5 large majority OF the business
transacted took place in the northwest section,
and sl02, 200 represents the estimated cost OF
the twenty-nine dwellings, for which permits to
build were issued In the southwest building
matters were dull and but four permits, with a
total cost Of $4,000, were issued. This is the
same case in the northeast. where go, $50 repre- |
sents the aggregate cost of the three new build
ings to be erected there for which permits were |
taken out. The southeast did better, and dur
ing the week rolled up ten permits for new |
houses at a total cost of Sl5,S00 The county |
keeps up its record and. next to the northwest. |
shows the greatest activity. During the week !
twelve permits were issued for the county, the |
estimated cost of the structures aggregating |
so. 400.
The demand for small houses still continues |
and the permits issued this week have been |
largely for two-story houses.
SOME NEW HOUSES.
From plans prepared by J. G. Germuller
Diller b. Croft is building for himself two
rows of houses. Eleven are to be erected from
1l2 to 1872 Florida avenue and five from 1874 to |
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roomy cellar and their pressed brick fronts
will be relieved by square and octagonal bay |
windows.
A handsome improvement is about to be |
added TO Biuney street in the county. Two |
fine brick houses at 1410 and 1912 are being |
erected for z. B. Babbett. These houses will |
each have frontage of 80 feet and be built of /
pressed brick Each of the houses will have |
square bay window and provided with all |
modern improvements. II. NJ. Haislip drew |
the plans and Farnham Chapel the |
builders
Kennedy Il Davis have commenced the cree
ton Of row of seven three-story and basement |
brick dwellings, from 17i0 to 1852 street |
northwest The houses will each have a 'front.' |
age of 10 feet A. inches by depth of 80 feet, |
and the pressed-brick fronts relieved by square |
bay windows with the corners rounded off. All |
modern improvements have been provided for |
including hot-water heating arrangement.
The principal Improvement begun in the |
northeast during the week Is the erection of |
three three-story and basement brick dwellings, |
from 207 to Pill Massachusetts, avenue. These |
dwellings are being built by Il. NJ. Buckingham |
for himself. Each will have a square bay |
window rounded off aud be heated by furnace. |
All modern improvements will be provided
Things are booming on street extended and |
many new dwellings are being erected out |
there. Last Wednesday q permit was issued to |
G. y. Beale to build three three-story brick |
dwellings, from No. % 20 81 that street. Peter |
Fersinger will do the building from plans pre-
pared by Richard Crump. These houses are in |
the subdivision Of Bloomingdale.
T. j. Holmes formerly assistant inspector Of |
buildings, has the contract for building a row
OF eleven neat brick dwellings at the corner of
14th and + streets northeast. These houses,
while but two stories and cellar, will be models
of completeness and provided with all modern
improvements. ID. b. Groff is the owner.
Jas. NJ. Dunn is building for ]. W. Lee. from
plans prepared by Philip y. DIVER. a handsome
business building at 1872 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. The building has frontage of 25
feet by depth of 127 feet inches; will be of
brick, with granite and brown-stone trimmings;
five stories high and provided with all modern
improvements. One of the features of the
building will be a private chapel on the first
floor. where services can be held over the re-
mains of strangers who die in the city. There
will be mOrgue in the fourth story and
crematory on the first floor.
MOVING BRICK HOUSE.
An engineering experiment Of some interest
is contemplated in the removal of the old
Rttenhouse residence in Georgetown This is a
substantial structure of brick and has the
roOminess which is the feature of most old
time houses. Ii stands, however. directly
across q street and as the street is to be con-
tinued the house must be removed or taken
down. IL is necessary if the former plan is
adopted 10 move back the house only about
forty feet. Mr.. W. J. Marsh. the architect
believes that the house can be moved and he
has secured the services of a contractor who is
now engaged in moving back large brick
building in Baltimore. The Rittenhouse resi-
dence will be inspected, and if possible it will
be moved instead of torn down.
The Only Cases on Record.
From the Cape Cod Item.
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