Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
The Luxury Of Roomy City Resi-
dences.
BUILDING LARGE HOUSES
What It Costs to Build a Home IN
a Desirable Location.
SOME PROV EMENTs

One Of the notable features Of the arcgi
lecture or recent buildings In this city is the
increase In the size and the capacity of the
private residences which are erected 1t ia
eenl that the style OF living Is changing
anu ehat rooms greater I'm number as well
as IN size are required to complete the hapea-
ness or those whose means allow them 20
hNe IN large houses. 1t is noticed that this
EXPANSION or the modern city house is not
"a me oirecuon or providing more nursery
room, but rather along the lines ~ ,,ro,,.s-
ing lacliities for social events. Whether A.
Is a BAN room or picture gallery, a dtnicv
room or library. the end is the one ana Inc
Same anc an Interior is secured that "a
spacious ana loses the cramped appearance
that the average city house is bound A
wear. There are various devices for oalias
restricted Interiors look as IL they CONTAINED
profound depths and endless vis,ss -,
after all these devices deceive no n. ~
mercy furnish topics for converse tion -
s sne SILL which was shown In producieg
There is a fashion in houses as well ss Am
trousers. and no doubt one of the results "a
the erection of such house as the Letter.
,Sn eAaInpie, is TO start the fires OF ambi-
epn M the breast of many a worthy citizen
VINO resolves that he will have q home MIR
as many square feet OF floor space as NJ
Letter has In his house. OF course this -
only used as an Illustration for the tendenev
toward large houses, as has frequently be-
pointed out In this column. has been some
what marked for several years past
The Size Of Dining Rooms.
1t is natural to suppose that IL one man
has a dining room that will seat forty
guests without wedging them together rise
sardines or jamming them against the wal
In a short time it will be found to be tne
correct thing to be able to entertain that
NUMBER al dinner In your home. Larse
~ oo e.s OF necessity follow, for whateyer
IL correct Will be initiated
linen again the demands of comfortable
anu IuAurlous living have an influence on
tne interior arrangement Of a house Plenty
Of sp1 ber eohsrio1tes as much TO the luxury
~ Is evident that men OF means are amoI'g
siose VINO are now adorning our streets
Win me handsome specimens OF modern
domestic architecture. In some cases thsV
puy houses already erected which the for
lneS owners considered spacious enough
ana have built additions increasing SIN
further the size. There are several lsr.1e
houses which are now being added TO ii
TINS way and when society returns for the
season they will have the improvements
made during the past summer TO admire
II is noticeable that the fashion of having
dences which is followed in some cities thst
take a pride In a fine residence section ~
not not observed here; As a rule men win buy
the house which they intend TO build IN
case they have more than they need the
house will be built so that some time in the
future IL they should wish 10 sell OF DE
unoccupied ground they could do so with
out in!ur1ng their house. The advantage
well as from both ends is sacrificed so that
some one may be able to sell building lot
Some Figures as 20 Cost.
The question is frequently asked br
strangers who drive through the residence
section Of the city and admire the many
beautiful private residences, as web as their
variety in design. as TO the cost Of ground.
1t is a very natural question, as well as an
American one, for II is pretty hard TO form
an estimate OF a man a house until goa
know about how much money is involvec.
In the best residence sections of the city tie
feet front and about one hundred feet deeD.
costs about $4,000. Prices vary from this
standard sinis either the one way or the other. due
and the availability of the lot. On such a
lot a house could be erected that would lie
the equal OF the houses In the vicinity, and
would be looked upon as a handsome and
stylish residence. for between twelve and
fifteen thousand dollars. This estimate
in the interior and the entire finish 70 he
made In a good manner. Such a house
SSs haS SEre we Ssb or 5sSsa
equipped In modern style and with plenty of
room. although perhaps not with the lu0-
modern palaces would involve an outlay "a
forty or fifty thousand dollars. There ara
houses that are said to have cost double or
apt to be a little more elaborate than the
average citizen would fancy A good deal
Of money can be spent on decorations ana
on furniture and paintings and other fan
cies which are not absolute necessities ~
life.
The Servant Question Involved.
Many people who live in large houses are
apt to envy their neighbors whose domestic
horizon is not quite wide The trials q
housekeeping with one servant is about al
~a,a a fc IA.
ly all her friends can stand FOR IL she oan
find so much to complain about in one SER
want, there would be no end 70 her tale q
woe IL she had Two. three, four, CT Iaors.
large house demands o number OF SeT=
wants. and all practical housekeeRers know
what that means The most skillful mod
eex,,cLs ,hst would allow the .io,nsstic ,aas
chinery to move without the AID of hired
help. The man who strikes an Invention
of that sort will not only make a Tot "
money. but will win the Undying gratltI'ie
of the entire race Of women, ana a fame
that will be apt TO be enduring.
ing born, or is maturing his powers. one
solution Of the servant question lies a.
employing housekeepers. In the latter case
the duties Of the mistress are simpitfed 70
this extent, she only has TO .ook after one
person.
Stfn RentinE Houses.
Real estate dealers find that the interest
manifested in houses for rent, which was
noted several weeks ago. has not abated,
but is increasing in volume, and the lsi
of September approaches there is a steady
growth in the demand and a reasonabls
amount of business being done. The pros
poets for the fan business are thought 10 bs
encouraging, and IT is believed that the
STEADY snrinkage In the size OF the rent lists
is bound TO continue until the houses nov
on the market are rented. The demand for
unimproved property shows still the usual
summer duliness, and IL is not expected that
very much will be done in that line until
later in the season. OI course, the condss
ton OF the money market has a direct in
f1uence on the real estate market. and a.
that grows stronger there Will be an aos
vance in the activity In realty.
The outlook bright.
There mas been a great improvement In
the building situation during the past week.
and while the permits taken out for new
buildings do not show a large estimate OF
cost, yet in numbers they exceed the record
for any week since the financial depression
was felt.
Building Inspector Entwisle said TO a re-
porter Of The Star today that he believed
the worst had passed and that he looked
for d good 1ail trade.
Charles Gessford is building two privats
stables in the rear OF 3 street southeast
Henry Ketner Is building two brick dwell
linss at loss and l057 Jefferson street north
west.
Two neat twO-story brick dwellings ara
being erected at as and az Sth street north