Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-14

tWC~rE brewery. The loca-
VIZ ~ r." ton chosen. as has
been stated in The
star Is on virginia avenue at 26th street,
ana 1t is proposed to establish there an
extensive plant which will be larger then
the one which will be abandoned. 1t is pro-
posed to push the work forward, SO that
prooaDiy IN the course of another year the
transfer Will have been made Indepen-
uent or the large amount of money tina
VIII be expended in new buildings, the
change has public interest from the fact
ma, .mat II opens up the question as to what
VIII be done with the ground now occupied
Dy the buildings in use One reason why
MI. Heurich has been anxious for some
tlme 10 move is the increasing value of
especially when ground as well adapted for
carrying on the business could be secured
Tor much less money
The Improvements on the entire square
nave been affected by the neighborhood Of
the brewery, and IL is thought that, with the
brewery out of the way, that the property
will be improved by a class of structures
that Is more in harmony with the locality
IMAM the present buildings. Only about
half the square is owned by the brewery
company. and the owners of the rest Of
the property will be benefited by the change
which they hoped would take place years
ago, but which, in recent years. they began
TO mink would never occur.
To Enlarge n Hotel.
The other improvement which was re-
ferred to as having the plans completed is
the proposed addition to the Richmond
Hotel building at the corner of 18th and II
streets. 1t is not known that building oper-
atoms will begin at once or not, as the
owners OF :he property still have under ad-
Visement the question of whether they
snail go on with. the improvement now or
wait longer. The. addition will cover more
ground than the building to which it is to
De added and will be much larger The
frontage on FL street will be about sixty
Feet and the depth obNut 200. and then there
will be a frontage of over 100 feet on 18th
The site Is that of the residence of the late
George Bancroft and includes the land
where roses bloomed under the daily care of
the aged historian. If this addition is not
built 1t Is probable that the residence will
be leased.
The probable destruction of the house
where Mr.. bancroft spent so many years
OF MS life calls attention to a locality which
has been and is now one OF the exclusive
residence sections Of the city. The many
changes that are going on of which the pro-
posed enlargement of the hotel building is
an indication. will result in a short time. 1t
Is thought, in an entire change In the char
acter of the location. 1t is predicted that
business is coming along H street. 1t has
already crept up as far as Vermont avenue
The movement. 1t is thought. will continue
until the old residences have given place to
business houses. There is now only one
piece of property between the Arlington
Hotel and st. Johns Church. and no one
doubts that, IL 1t was thrown on the market,
1t would never again be used for residence
purposes.
The Advance of, BUSINESS.
On the next square the homes of Mr. John
Hay. and Mr.. Henry Adams will undoubt-
eddy remain as residences during the life of
the present owners. The adjoining residence.
which has just been. fitted up for the occu-
pancy of Mr.. Lamont. the Sec1etary of War;
belongs to the Corcoran estate, as does the
next house, which Is leased by. senator Brice
Both of these properties could. without
doubt be bought and the sites put to such
use as the purchasers may see mt. On the
next square the change, as has been stated,
has already begun. 1t Is not wild predic-
ton by any means that business is going to
occupy such a choice location as this front
on lafayette Park. 1t is possible and some
already see the signs pointing in that direc-
ton Those who discuss the future Of the
city in a broad way are now confident that
the course of business will not be stayed
when it reaches 18th street, but that 1t will
continue and finally join the commercial van
guard which now occupies a couple of blocks
on Connecticut avenue. A solid stretch of
business houses along Connecticut avenue to
the Boundary Is the vision which does not
seem unreal to a good many practical minds
Not Built ON Sand.
The deepest foundation for a private house
that there is any recent record of Is the one
that will underlie the residence of Mr.
Boardman at the corner of 18th and p
streets. The walls under portion of the
house go to depth Of eighteen feet. This
is done in order to provide sub cellar,
where the heating apparatus can be located
The basement proper will be left for other
purposes which are of more Importance
than providing room for the heaters. The
building. which is going up under the d.
Of
Langley, Is to be of very substantial
character. The foundations are of brick,
laid in Portland cement and grouted up to
the floor of the basement. From that
point up, through the basement the bricks
will be laid in Portland cement All the
details of the construction of the house,
private residences in the city, will be car
ried out in the same thorough style.
Rack Yard Entrances.
The Boardman house is to have the front
door at the rear Of the carriage drive, which
passes under the end part of the house.
There is sufficient room in the rear yard
for the carriages to turn around, and they
can also pass out to 18th street There is
similar entrance to the house occupied by
the Brices, and in the large addition which
Senator Lodge has just completed to his
residence on Massachusetts avenue this
style of entrance has been adopted. There
is a good deal to be said in favor OF such
and where a good many entertainments
are given. But. as has been pointed out in
this column before, how Is this entrance 10
be adapted for small houses? 1t may be
said that there will be no attempt made to
Introduce such a feature in a small house,
and no doubt the idea will be dismissed as
not worthy of further thought. But when
it is considered that there is practically
not a single architectural form or style.
not a fashion in interior finish. decoration
and furnishing that is found in large, ex-
pensive houses that cannot also be found
in the small cheap houses then the propo-
sition does not seem so very absurd after
ALL 1t would be wise on the part of archi-
tects to hold themselves in readiness to
supply the demand FOR back yard en-
frances. as they might be called, which
will surely arise.
Adapted for Small Houses.
One suggestion has already been made
which seems admirably suited to meet a
difficulty that seems at first to be VITAL
1t is of course essential for such an en-
trance that there should be room in the yard
in the rear Of the house for the carriages
to turn. But where house has only a
frontage of eighteen feet, for example, the
hack ward is necessarily narrow and in the
case of house located in the middle of
block of houses the only exit would be by