Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-22
The Extensive Line Of Improvements
Along 18th Street Extended.
THE new THEATER PROJECT REVIVED
Some Large Building Enterprises
That Are Talked About.
OWN HIP OF HOMES

or In process Of being erected, added to the
number that arc familiar objects In the
landscape in that section Of the suburbs.
present a goodly array. There Is a mark
ed difference In the character of the dwell
ings now being erected and those that were
built several years ago. The latter were de-
signed in the style Of villa or cottage resi-
dences. and have lawns more or less spa
cious at the sides and rear. The new houses.
however, are, as q rule, built In blocks, and
are. In all respects. city homes.
Ground Is being broken for the erection by
James Lansburgh. on the east side Of 14th
street just north Of Clifton, Of a handsome
residence. 1. will have a frontage Of
tweLty-six feet and will be built of brown
stone richly ornamented. c. Z. Keferstein,
the architect, expects soon to begin the
erection of a row Of six houses at the
| northeast corner Of 14th and Clifton streets
They will be three rooms deep with fronts
either of buff brick or of pressed brick and
the design will be attractive and pleasing
On the square above, at the northeast cor
ner of 18th and Roanoke streets, Mr.. Kef-
erstein is ST completing a row of seven
fine houses. The fronts are of Pompeiian
| brick, with stone of blending color used for
trimmings. The houses are finished with
high gables alternating with towers or
square projections and surmounted by a
high-pitched roof covered with Spanish tile
of an artistic shade of green. The improve
ment forms striking addition to the archi-
tectural attractions of that section Fo the
cast of these houses is a substantial resi-
dence which is teing completed for the use
of Mr.. James Y. Davi..
Some New Houses.
On Bnney street Just west of 14th street
DR.. Babbitt is completing two houses. The
Chinese legation occupy the houses at the
corner of Yale and 14th and at the next
corner, which is 14th and Princeton streets
there is a row Of brick and stone houses
fronting both streets. On Princeton
street east of 18th Arthur S. Brown is
building from designs furnished by c. b.
keferstein. architect. three houses Indiana
limestone and buff brick are used in the
front and high gables form appropriate fin
ish at the sky line. A row of seven houses
at the southwest corner of 18th and Bacon
streets has just been completed by David
son Davidson. while the same firm has
also recently finished six houses at the
corner Of 1+th and Columbia road. A row
of three houses are being constructed by
Frank l.. Harvey on Bacon street, just
west of 14th street. T. A. Harding is
building four houses on Columbia road near
18th street Three houses are in course of
erection on kenesaw street between 18th
and 14th streets Designs have been pre-
pared by Mr.. Keferstein architect. for six
streets, to be erected for E. NJ. Gilpin. The
residence of John r. Buckalew on Kenesaw
street between 14th and 18th streets is be-
ing remodeled from plans prepared by Mr..
c. b. Keferstein.
Proposed New Theater.
Plans are being prepared by Robert
Head, architect. for a theater which 1t is
proposed to erect on G street, somewhere
between 18th and 14th streets. John W.
Albaugh is understood to be the prime
mover in this enterprise. 1t will be remem-
bered that ne made the attempt some time
ago to secure a site for a theater on II near
14th. but owing to the opposition of prop
erty owners he was obliged to abandon his
project. 1t Is said that the way is not en-
tirely clear for the present enterprise, and
that 1t Is possible that similar opposition
will lead to a change in the plans How
ever 1t is understood that everything is in
readiness II the necessary permit can be
obtained The new theater building, as
designed will have an entrance on level
with the street, and will have the three
sides surrounded by alleys. thus affording
ample exits. 1t is proposed to expend IN
this enterprise about $lOOOUO.
Talk-Of improvements.
There is another large building scheme
proposed which Is said to have good pros
poets of Undertaking. In the near future.
A frontage of over one hundred feet, with a
corresponding depth. on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., lust east of Washington Circle. is the
site under consideration. 1t is proposed to
erect there a large apartment house. There
are several rumors afioat In regard to
transactions, which, however. are of more
or less nebulous character. The one most
frequently heard during the past week is
that of "a rich woman, who, as some say,
is having plans prepared for the erection of
a palatial residence, while others claim
that she is looking for the finest building
site in the city, and is delightfully."- regard
less of the cost 1t is possible that by next
week both of these rumors may be recon-
cled
Ownership Of Homes.
There are some interesting facts relative
to the ownership of property in this Dis
trict, which have been brought out by Geo.
X. Holmes, who has charge of the farms,
homes and mortgage investigation of the
census. The figures have only recently been
compiled, and some of them have been
printed in The Star. The figures relative
to the ownership of homes in cities shows
that Washington has a larger percentage of
people who own their homes, either in
whole or In part, than Philadelphia, which
is known as the city of homes. 1t is fur
ther shown that the percentage Of home
families to the entire number of families Ia
this city is 80 10, while in PHILADELPHIA the
percentage Is $500. One-fourth of the own
of homes in Washington are women.
There are Twenty-Five out of every hundred
white families owning their homes while
fourteen out of every one hundred colored
families are home owners. o., every one
hundred mulatto, quadrOon and mixed fam
lilies, nineteen own their own homes In the
American population, which includes native
born children of foreign parents, twenty
seven out of one hundred families own
their homes Among the Irish-born families
forty-sevep out of one hundred own their
homes. Among the Germans, forty-four out
OF hundred; among the English, thirty
two; Scotch. forty and the Italians, twenty
five. or the entire number of home families
in this city the percentage of home owners
is a high one in comparison with the figures
showing the conditions existing in other
cities.
Mr.. Claude's Cottage.
A. H. Sonnemann and c. a. Sherman
architects, have prepared designs for cot
taSe which Herbert Claude will build at
Chevy Chase. This cottage is of the low
and rambling type of architecture, and will
be quite an attractive feature of the land
scape in that vicinity.
Judge Jenkins of the United States court.
in Chicago, Thursday appointed Clarence
>. Brown of Chicago receiver for the Toll
lesion Land and Investment Company Mr.
Brown was given authority to take imme-
diate charge of the company.