Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29

shallow one and has twenty -nine foot alley i,
the rear. This purchase gives Mr.. Arms, i,
connection with Mr.. w. B. Drury. the contro
OF frontage OF sevsnty-fve feet. Their
Is complaint That property owner
In this locality are asking prices that are in ad
vance OF the market Recently an offer wa
made for a wide frontage further west but i
was refused. 1t is claimed that the public An
nouncements made that the ST. Matthew,
Church property is for sale at $40 per foot hat
the effect Of causing all the property owners t.
| adjust their prices to this standard 1t ia as
serted that it is the selling price and not the
asking price that fixes values. However, prop
erty owners, it must be conceded, have the
right to name their price.
THE COSMOS CLUB BUILDING.
| 1t is expected that during the present season
some alterations will be made in the building
owned and occupied by the Cosmos Club that
will make the club quarters more commodious
and the building better ADAPTED for its present
uses. The one-story addition on the south
| side will be built up to the height OF the main
building, and the same use will be made of the
| space on the east side. The main entrance will
then be at the extreme eastern end of the
| building and the present entrance will be
| closed. Projections will be added OH the Fl
street front and the additional room obtained
| in the upper floor will be utilized for club
! chambers.
THE ERECTION OF FLAT BUILDINGS.
Apartment houses or flats designed for those
who are unable to pay large rents are not
numerous in this city. 1t is probable that in
the future more of these buildings will be
erected. although as rapid transit street rail-
roads are built which lessen the distance be-
tween the heart OF she city and the outlying
portions. people of moderate incomes will still
] be able to find houses at moderate rents A
permit was taken out during the week for the
erection o. three three-S:ory buildings on 1G
stree. between l. and N streets, which are
designed for cheap fats. or. as thev might be
termed an other cities. tenement houses. Each
OF the buildings will be 81 feet wide and los
feet deep. faced up with pressed brick and
trimmed with brown stone. Eacn IGOR is di-
vided up into eight apartments, some COM
prising three, out the majority TWO rooms,
namely, living room and beG room. The living
rooms are equipped with sinks. boilers and
range Toilet rooms are provided for each
fiat. j. +. Carpenter is the owner and Motley
anderson the builder
An addition the Concord apa-.meut
house. corner New hampshire and Oregon
avenues has been designed by c. Van Moron,
architect. 1t will be siS-story and basement
struc sure. 30z120 feet. the frontage to CORE
spond with the present building. The CORR
do-s and halls are TO be o. fire-proof cuns:ruc-
don with iron starcases. There will be nine
teen additional SIXTIES OF apar srnen.s the large
ones consisting Of ave rooms and bath; small
NEW HOTEL BUILDING.
sIx-s,ory building is to be erected at TIE
northwest corner OF 18TH and Il streets which
will be used as notel. Il viii nave :. frontage
OF seventy zee. each street. The exterior
will be butt of press brick ard stone with
tower projection and bay windows. n. T.
Hallen Is the architect.
SOME BUSINESS BUILDINGS
A four-story Office building Is to DE erected
NJ d09 street by geary y. Copp. The lower
story Will be faced with indiana lines .one
wltL dressed arches and carved columns. The
other stories viii Ee OF buf brick with ga.yau-
ized IRON cornlces. The first hoo- will contain
a banking room: including a cashie-'s room with
S.ass ceiling
A sto-e and dwelling com Jiued is 30 D. quilt
a. the corner of Market and Atm streets. George
iowa, for Iimo.hv Daley. There will De sAree
stories with cellar. lSx52 fees. press5rick front
and Ohio sanc-> trimmings.
PIans for tnree-story cellar business
building TO be erected for +. F-eund at SIS
10th street have been prepared by W. E
C-ump. architect 1t will be buff brick, with
indiana lime stone and copper trimmings,
25xl25. The first loo will be for store our
poses, the second ioor for banquet hall, and
the third floor will contain reception rooms
sleeping apartments. &c.
Samuel Herman will erect a store and dwell
ing on E street between Sd and AZ streets
southwest from plans prepared by P. \. Dwyer,
architect
NEW MASONIC TEMPLE
The corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and 4th
street southeast is to be improved by four
story building OF brick and stone. which will
be the Masonic Temple OF East Washington.
1t will have frontage on both streets of
feet. The first story will be for
store purposes. the second-stol will be divided
nj n a-l will b,r
room. The remainder of tine building will be
devoted to Masonic purposes. W. J. Palmer
is tie architect.
NEW HOUSES GOING UP.
c. b. keferstein. architect. mas completed
plans for house that NJ. z. J. Watt will erect
AZ 40 I'd street northwest. The drawings call
for parior, sitting room and library on first
floor. win kitchen. dining room. pantries and
heating apparatus room IN basement and bed
rooms and bath on the third floor The exterior
Will be OF press brick, with brown-stone trim
mings. The interior will be finished in a first
Class manner.
4. j. Beal. r., and L. S. Wells. jr, will
build a three-storr and basement: house on
Rhode Island avenue between 10Th and 18th
streets. The 'front.' will be of Indiana stone and
brick.
ID. E. Joyce will soon BEGIN the erection of a
ihree-story brick dwelling AZ COS New York ave-
nUe northwest. The front, which will be of |
press brick, will be broken by a square bay
window.
HOUSES IN ROWS.
Five three-sIory houses will be built in Cooke
Park for NJ. F. Bailey. The fronts will be of
press-brick and stone trimmings, with white |
pine interior finish. oriel windows. electric |
Lighting and bells. Each house will contain six |
looms.
}. 4. Lewis will erect block o. six houses at |
~ to 722 l. street northeast. They will be |
wo stories. with square bays and press brick
ronts.
Plans for three two-story and basement
houses. to be built on Maryland avenue between
9th and 1lth streets, have been prepared by
!. n. Dwyer. architect
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
j. G. Hill, architect, has prepared plans for
IN addition to Columbia Hospital intended for
lse as operating wards. 1t will be a frame
structure connected with the main building by
closed corridor.
AT the northwest corner of 35th and O streets.
On part OF the old Mohun property. Mr.. W.
j. Morrison is about to break ground for the
ERECTION OF large building for Prof Melville
Bell who Will use 1t institution for the
leaf and dumb. The material used will be buff
brick and the cost will be $4,000.
1t Was Her Anniversary.
From the New York Tribune.
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