Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-20
Summer Homes That Are Found in
This Locality.
7 H E WING CITY.
Some Of the New Buildings to Be Used
for Business and Residence Purposes
That Are Being Erected in Various Parts
of the City.

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tires Of looking nnor Tn. .ttr,o.;on - AZ.
.,,-.- - ''0'' VI 'no
Noi'' 'no'e vi Purey scenic character,
are now at their height, but after awhile, when
the sun rushes the Thermometer I'D among the
high figures. then the comfort Of res;denca
in the country will be moro tboronohIv
appreciated There are an manv attractive
places in this vicinity where summer homas
can be found that 1t ia no longer necessarv FOR
those who wish to spend the heated term ont.
side of the CITY to 90 a long distance awav from,
their CITY homes Our spbnrban nonuIotior 10
larger in the summer than il Ia in the winter
but still there are a great MANY Who occnnv
their country homes the ve.r oronnd T,Ly
like it, it is GOOD for the children and thor ia:t
but not least. il ia cheaner great n,onv
people who are unable to summon enough
courage to begin To Inv a bonse in the ci,v O.
tboueR il does NOT reouira 90 mnch 90 60.
people seem to think. are induced nv lower
prices to make the venture on some house in
the suburbs. In this way the suburban resi-
uen , ar1 stesoiy increased IN NUMBER ana the
ahead eo' ""''No'' W" soe'
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IT., nav 'N''
n0 s.o"'u ia INC popuia'i0n ID recognized In
practical form by the building Of electric
railroads, which is bringing remote localities
into close connection with tho husirass -,
Of the city. 1t is possible now to so out three
ana four miles from the bounds OF the city in
SDou. aae same .lme IL USED 10 'ake TO go TO
sveraSe man considers ia s.,sct;, " i. ;ne
of his home il not 30 much the distance as Tho
time If he can get to his business in the same
time the only other consideration in SELECTING
the place of his residence il one Of ,nd;vidnsi
taste or nreference Residents ara hecom;na
better Accumulated With tho corrtrv ,hont ,hn
CITY owing mainly tn the raiIrood foc;I;t;aS
which male II nosS;bIa 70 nonatrata ~
The activity in the suburbs has not inter.
fered with the progress in buildinp mn the citv
On the contrary il has rather facilitated IL II
is found that the increasing population de-
mands all the room that il available and while
sometimes il is said that there ia too rnncb
available buildi ng space vet this is only true
on the superstition that the growth of the citv
is to be checked in some way that has not vet
been made apparent
Srprpp.x uo,,r
p....: 'N
- d. heiers'eih' "rchitecl, Is preparing plans
for two handsome frame cottages that will be
built in Takoma Park, near the spring, by Mr..
], ID. Gibbs. who ia now an extensive owner NJ
real estate in the park The cottages will have
on the first floor reception hail stair hall. mar
lor dining room. rantry and kitchen. while
above will be the sleeping apartments. with bath
and linen rooms.
A FINE SHOWING.
lnSDeCtOr'S
Office a statement has been prepared nv the
Building Register of the building operations
of 1892. and also the first four months Of the
present year. The figures, it is stated.
show that more money was invested last year
in the construction of houses than during any
other year III the history Of the city, the total
amount being S9.45l.04
This was no boom. because there is always a
steady increase in the building improvements
NO ffar han .
increase there is in any year, it is always fol-
lowed by larger amount the succeeding one
These figures represent only the estimated
cost as furnished by the parties building, and
rs Inspector Entwisle states that these esti-
mates will uniformly run 25 per cent less than
the amount actually spent, it is safe to esti-
mate that $l2. 900. 900 were expended in the
construction of buildings last year. This is a
wonderfully good showing for the future Of
the city, and must be very encouraging to
architects. builders and the furnishers of build
ing supplies.
Probably the most important feature Of all
this Is the fact that better ami more slightly
c'ass OF houses are oelns erected. Inc average
was narl;c,,.rx ancn,,ra IL .h a ua "s. year
During January, February, March and April
of the present year there was spent in build
ings $2,9S6,770.
MR.. A. l.. BARRIERS RESIDENCE.
Tho re.;d.rca Of NJ A p.uho -. A.,
,,,, a.. .. A. =. '', uof' AZ 'n0
nehu .. if'h sIee''h 70 oe remooeieo ana an
addition erected from plans prepared by I. F.
Schneider, architect. The new addition will be
constructed of light Potomac stone and will
correspond in height with the present res
idence The first floor will contain large stair
case hall. finished in oak. with high paneled
wainscoting Adjoining will be q Turkish room.
twenty-five feet square. treated in oriental
turkish design, consisting OF columns. DC, and
III one corner OF which VIII be
COW Will ba ann,hs taa.rrc III no" III. Ming h
tLirtv-fye feet souare. with an o-cbestra o.I.
lery. An Egyptian style of treatment will pre-
vail in the construction OF the dining room,
which will have ceiling seventeen feet high,
mahogany finished, &c. The gallery will be
made of marble columns. A large freproof
gallery for paintings will be another feature. 2Sx
40 with its ceiling twenty-five feet high. Two
other rooms. private chambers, with bath
attached. will complete the improvements on
the first floor. Upon the second floor there
will be six chambers with four bath rooms
MR. rxNERr's REsInrScr
...;a.,,. ;. .. =. n.,r. TT
ieei"on.o 40 W oe ouii' ior LOUIS II.
Emmert On the west size OF loth street between
" anu streets northwest from plans oy W. ).
iaimer' arcnltect IL Will have a frontage OF
$500 win Ue ,aceu WIN reu mum