Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-13

-1- speculation In this deal,
xz, - as Col. Fleming wants a
home in the country
near the elt. where he can spend the summer
and be free from the disagreeable necessity Of
depending upon the Accommodations that can
be obtained at the summer resort. OF course
his purchase does not include the entire prop
erty which WAS once owned by the President.
There were twenty-six acres in Oak View when
IL came INTO the possession Of the President,
and he sold 1t as whole at the close of his first
administration to Mr.. Francis G.. Newlands. the
representative Of the Sharon estate. A subdi-
vision was made of the property, leaving the
mousse with about two acres Of ground about il.
1t Is the house and the grounds about it that
Col Fleming has purchased and it is understood
mat the price paid was about $4,000. The
sale was made through Thos J. Fisher 4 Co.
by Henry VI. Earle. The residence and the
outbuIldings have a value, and so this price
cannot be considered as the valuation fixed
upon the land.
INTERESTING FIGURES.
Still. the figures interesting. In 1886 the
President paid about $500 per acre for the
twenty-six acres. or s2l, 500. He spent on the
place about $4,000. He sold it to Mr.. New
lands about three wears go for S135 900, and now
the latter sells the house and about one-thir-
teenth of the acreage for nearly twice what the
President paid about seven years ago for the
entire property.
The balance of the land is subdivided into
building SITES and it is said that there Is pros
pect that one or two large houses will be built
there IN the near future Col Fleming and his
family will occupy the house during the present
season and will enjoy the high altitude and the
splendid panorama which is spread out on all
sides. Perhaps there is no finer or more
sweeping view of the city and its surroundings
than can be obtained from the porches and win
dows Of this house. The grounds and house
have been kept up and last year Mr.. Newlands
spent portion of the summer there.
THE PRESIDENTS HOME.
Diagonally across Woodley road from Oak
View is the Busey place. which is now the prop
erty of the Sharon estate. 1t is stated that
Mr.. Sharon, who in conjunction with Mr. New
lands, represents the interests of the Sharon
estate. intends to occupy that place his resi-
dence. Farther east and fronting the same
road 10 the Henderson place. also the property
o. the Sharon estate. 1t is now the center of a
good deal of public curiosity. a. it is being
prepared for the residence of the President and
his WIFE, The house is almost hidden from the
road BY the large trees and shrubbery which
abound in the extensive grounds. In the rear
there is nothing to otstruct the view, which
Commands the city and lovely outlook over
the picturesque sceners of that region. On the
opposite side of Woo.iley road are the fine
country residences of Mr.. Gardiner G.. Hub
bard and Mr. Charles J. Bell
Workmen are busily engaged in the vicinity
of Oak View in opening streets and in
dividing the land adjoining Oak View and
Cleveland Heights into building lots. syndi-
cate. as has been stated in The STAR repre-
scented by Mr.. II. L. Waggaman recently pur-
chased fifty acres belonging to the Green es-
tate. paying. il is said. 20 900 per acre. This is
n long and rather narrow piece of land which
extends from the Tenleytown road east some
distance The street in front of the Oak View
house Is Milwaukee street. and it extends
through Cleveland Heights to the rear of Mr.
Hubbard's property. Mr. Waggaman desires
Milwaukee street extended farther east to Con-
necticut avenue extended. and that matter is
now before the Commissioners. II is proposed
to open up Newark street in parallel lines with
Milwaukee street from the Tenleytown road to
Connecticut avenue extended. and Mr.. o. C.
Green, who owns n small tract intervening, has
consented to the road being built through his
property.
THE GREEN HOMESTEAD.
In the sale of portion of the property Of
the Green estate. the old homestead, with con-
siderable ground about it, was reserved Here
is the home of Mr. o. e. Green's two sisters
His mother was born there. and that was the
birthplace of her thirteen children.
Connecticut avenue, which Is opened up all
the way to the District line. is to be macadam-
lied by the Chevy Chase Company The car
tracks for the electric road occupy the center
OF this avenue, but rs il is 100 feet WIDE the
same width the avenue within the CITY limits.
there Is plentv Of room on each side OF the
tracks for driving.
MR.. BoARDNASs RESIDENCE
It's probable that the work of erecting a
fine residence will be begun in the course of
the present season IL will be located Mt the
SPACIOUS site at the northwest corner Of
18Th ard streets, just opposite the
little church which stands on the tri-
angular Ma
saenusetts avenue and Dupont circle. This
ground was purchased some time ago by Mr.
VIM j. Boardman, formerly a resident OF
Cleveland. Ohio, but now living here The lot
Eas frontage Of eighty feet on street and
l32 feet on ls;h street. and the house. which
has been designed by Messrs. Hornblower &
Marshall. architects. will occupy the entire
frontage Of the lO.. 1t will be "a large spacious
Residence. elegant in design and finish. and will
rank among tine first in the list of private
residences In this city, both in respect to cost
and style.
APARrMENT HOUSES.
The ground is already broken for an en-
largement of the Concord, the large apartment
house on New Hampshire avenue This fiat
building. which is really the pioueer in this
city. has been open only one wear but the de-
mand Tor TIE apartments has been so large that
the little 81 Indicate which owns and occupies
II decided to eject this addition. The new part
WI AANA.' O-' view Iisin p>nlre avenue and will
make the frontage on that avenue eightv-two
feet. with u depth OF ll6 feet, and az the
architecture Is the same it will give an i'm
posing facade on this 'front.' Tine clans were
prepared BY 0. Won inertia. the architect of the
original building. The new part will afford
twenty new suites of rooms and viii LIE ready
for occupancy The LIST of October
&. u. heferstein. srch infect has cor,n,stsd
plans for The enlargement of the house at the
southeast corner OF Connecticut avenue and l.
street nOrthwes: into modern apartment
house Tor NJ. Frank j. Tibbe:s. The building.
which will have a frontage Or fifry feet on the
ave.:e. will be treated in the colonial style
usirg Fie-sed brick. with stone trimming and
copper cOTlics- The ground floor will contain
the cafe. reception roUEi. hail. stair hall, Office.
&c. IN tas front portion. with the kitchen,
pan.y;es AID steam plant in the roar. me
ste.m beating apparatus will be in a separate
building. located in the yard The upner
Zoos viii L5 divided into suites
ADDITION II THE BrILnxRs EXCHANGE.
4 Ir,rozition has been made which has M,
vet been adopted, to enlarge The building of the
Builders ESs2saga, On 18Th street between Ct
and Ii streets. z be new addition which i: is
PROV osed to bJi,d Will BE- N tine rear o. the
present structure and will he six stories high
The main feature WI Be a large hail for the
exhibition Uf bui.1-'.g Ill Ger ais and gsill be