Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-19
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
This City the Expanding Center of
Large Territory.
AN UP-TGDATE MAP OF THE CITY
The Purchase of Suburban Property
and the Future.
SOME NEW B UIL D N G S

previous publications in that line. The
| ciIy is represented by the new map as the
| center of a considerable stretch Of terri
| tory, rather more than the fathers includ-
| ed in the original one hundred square
| miles v HIGH comprised the District of Co
lu1nbia. There a time, not very long
! distant, when, for purposes of information,
| it was only necessary to show on a map
| the plan of the city and small portion Of
| the contiguous country. Occasionally some
enthusiastic spirit would rise above The
| level of the current thought of his time
and would project map which represent
| ed the entire territory within the bounds
| of the District.
1t was thought then by many that there
| could be no possible interest to residents CT
| the city in land so remote from the center
| of population. 1t did seem remote in those
| days when there were no railroads except
| the lines of steam roads, and when there
were no Subdivisions except adjacent to the
bounds of the city. But nowadays the city
and the territory of the District forms
| seemingly but small part of a map which
is designed to delineate the city and Its
suburbs By a generous sweep of a circle
| some forty miles in diameter a large sec
| ton of Maryland and Virginia is included
within the limits of the present influence
| and probable growth of the nations CAPT.
| tai. glance at the map will show that
| this is not mere idle prophecy on the part
| of the map maker.
! The Overflow Population.
All over this region indicated sub
| divisions where there are small communi-
| ties gathered, representing the. overflow of
the population Of this city. A line of these
suburban settlements extends along the
Metropolitan road from the bounds Of
the city of Rockville, nearly twenty miles
| to the north and even beyond. Then
in another direction along the Washington
| branch the suburban settlements extend
| to Laurel Washington can claim as
part OF it's population large number
| of residents, who occupy pleasant homes
along the line of the Washington and
Ohio road, as far north as Leesburg
| Then there are citizens of the capital city
| who are located in various parts of Vir-
! GINA and Maryland to the south, and so it
! is that while this great territory is not as
| yet compactly built up. it is apparent that
| Washington Is the center of it all and that
| 1t is an ever-increasing, ever-enlarging
| center AS the population of the city ex
pands, the occupation of the country sd-
| joining will go on.
| Purchase of Suburban Property.
| The strong probabilities of the continual
growth and development of the city is one
| of the prime factors that enters into the
value Of suburban property. A great deal
of this class of property is bought, with
| the expectation of natural and yearly
appreciation in value, owing to its prox-
| unity to growing center of population.
! From the standpoint of such purchasers 1t
| is not expected, and in fact, it does not
matter, whether the market value of the
| land is greater or less than it was last
year at this time. 1t may be less, but that
is of no consequence, as the owner, having
| bought 1t an investment, does not wish
| to sell. Ten years from now he may begin
| to feel G little disturbed il his property
| does not begin to show any appreciation in
| value, but just now he is looking to the
| future and the future has never diSappoint-
ed the investor in real estate in this city.
An example on large scale of an invest
ment of that sort is that of the Sharon
estate, which has bought extensive tracts
of land along Connecticut avenue extended.
There are other owners of real estate. who.
| in much smaller way, have bought prop
| erty with en- eye to the future. They pay
| their taxes annually and, for the most
| part, during the balance of the year they
| forget that they own the property at all.
| Some day they expect to sell at such a
| figure as will give them, not only a good
| rate of interest on the Investment from the
| date of purchase, but also a reasonable
profit.
building Record.
The building Inspectors record for the
| past week, ending yesterday, shows that
seven permits were taken out for the cree
| ton of new buildings, aggregating in cost
eral sections of the city as follows: North
west one permit, 5000: northeast, one
| permit, $500: southeast, one permit, 81 Co.,
and county, four permits, s7,7GO.
Some improvements.
| j. w. Ball has planned the erection of
| frame dwelling at the corner of Wheeler
| road and Anger avenue, Good Hope, D. c.
It will be two stories in height, 16x24 feet
W. N. Freeman is the builder
| G.. Hartig, jr., will shortly commence the
erection of store at 80 H street north
| east. 1t will be two stories HIGH IL 1-2x74
| feet, and built by ]. c. Yost. H. e. Volt
| is the architect.
| Mrs E, Donaldson Wilcox has obtained
| a permit from the inspector of buildings
| for the erection of brick dwelling at 1860
| Corcoran street northwest. 1t is to be
| three stories high. with basement, 20X51
| feet and heated throughout by furnace.
| Glenn Brown is the architect and James A.
| Rodbird the builder.
| The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
mere Railroad Company has commenced
the erection of a gas house in the south
| eastern section of the city. 1t will be one
| story high, 19Xl6 feet, with pitched slate
| reef.
| Jededish Gittinger has commenced the
erection of frame dwelling at the north
! west corner Of Newark and Bath streets.
| 1t will be two stories high, 30X42 feet, and
heated throughout by furnace. Messrs.
| PETE & Carlyle are the architects, and John
Simpson the builder.
The inspector of buildings has Issued a
permit to Frank Healin for the erection of
| two brick dwellings on Wright street, in
Wright's and Does subdivision. They will
| be two stories in height, and built by T. ].
| E,ttnger, who is also the architect.
| joseph A. Cloer has commenced the cree
| ton Of a frame dwelling on Douglass ave-
nue., Douglass subdivision 1t Is to be two
stories in height, 1SX37 feet, with steep
shingle roof. Frank w. Funk is the build
| er.
| The erection of a frame dwelling will
| shortly be commenced by F. D. Foster on
Frankfort and Goth streets, Avalon Heights.
| 1t Is to be two stories high, 2SX3S feet, with
steep shingle roof. L. NJ. Chiffon is the
| builder.
| A Plain Inference.
| From the Richmond Dispatch
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