Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-09
Progress Of Improvements in Bust
ness Buildings on the Avenue.
PRICE OBTAINED At A RECENT SALE
Furnishing Power for Light and
Manufacturing Purposes.
ECORD OF THE WEEK

the avenue between 18th and 18th streets,
which will transform several Of the build
ings on the north side into modern places
Of business. 1t is noticeable in this con-
nect:on that plans are under consideration
for the erection of an entire new building
on this square, and as the effect of ex-
ample is said to be contagious in business
as well as in other relations of life, it is
quite possible that the march of improve
ments will continue.
Some notable charges have already been
made in the buildings on the avenue, espe
cially in the square between 9th and 10th
streets In one sense, these changes are I'M
fortunate for the city, as they lead to the
removal of many historic landmarks. Some
of the structures now fronting the avenue
and used for business purposes are among
the oldest in tie city.
Need for Modern Structures.
However, this does not apply to the por-
ton of the buildings occupied for business
purposes, which have been modernized and
reitted and freshened up for the accom-
mediation of various business interests, and
thus have kept pace with the growth and
development of the city.
1t is believed, however, by some properly
holders that Pennsylvania avenue realty
holdings have become so valuable that an
income derived from merely one floor is not
sufficient, and hence the need for new,
modern structures is being recognized, and
something is being done in that way each
year. 1t is evident that the future of the
avenue Is much brighter than it was cew
years ago. and that the tide of business
is going along in an increasing current. and
that this great thoroughfare will still re-
tain its prominence as business street in
the nations capital.
At Public Sale.
10 at
public auction Of a piece of property on
the south side Of Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween 9Th and It'll streets. 1t is number
ed Co., and was sold by Radcliffe, Sutton
& Co., auctionee1s to Martha V. Moore.
1t has a frontage Of q feet and depth
of about 100 feet with a frontage on 3
street. The total area is 2,t}0 square feet,
and the price paid was s265h0, which was
at the rate of about SO per square foot.
Power for manufactures.
Following closely on the announcement
in Saturdays Star of the public interest in
property along Water street, Georgetown,
and in the vicinity of the proposed union
street railway depot, comes the news of the
purchase of the Dent property at 33d and
Water streets AS is we'll known, this prop
erty has ample frontage on the river and
the canal and lies on both sides of Water
street. According to the PLANS of the new
owners an electric power plant is to be es-
tablished there for the purpose of fur
nishng power not only to the Georgetown
and Tenleytown electric railroad, but also
for municipal lighting purposes.
1t is also possible that power for manu-
featuring purposes can be obtained from
this source. The establishment Of such a
plant is only another of the many indica-
lions of the growing Importance of the
manufacturing interests of the city. 1t is
probable that in the near future the plans
which have been formed for establishing
at the Little Falls a plant for furnishing
power and also one at the Great Falls may
be carried out, and in that event one of
the most expensive factors in manufac-
turing will be generally available for
moderate sum.
The building Record.
This has been an unusually active week
in building circles. The record for the
week ending yesterday shows total of
forty-one permits, at estimated aggre-
gate cost of s154,SOO, divided among the
several sections of the city follows:
Northwest, nineteen permits. costing
97,SOO; county, thirteen permits for
$4,000; the southeast, nine, for $4,000.
Some improvements.
F. A. Hurlebaus, architect, has prepared
plans for the erection of thirteen three
story brick dwellings at Nos. $500 to 1924
University place. The work will be COM
menced in a short while by Jacob Jones,
the owner. The front Of the houses will be
built of pressed brick and light stone, and
each will have frontage of eighteen feet
end depth Of thirty-nne feet.
B. ]. Edwards is erecting two brick
dwellings at Nos. 1921 and 1923 Oregon
avenue, the plans of which were prepared
by N. T. Halter architect The fronts of
the buildings, will be built of buff brick and
galvanized iron. and they will have
frontage of fifteen feet by depth of
John L. Weaver has had the plans made
for the erection of row of five two-story
and basement brick dwellings at Nos. 1923
to 1886 18th street by George S. Cooper,
architect. The contract has been awarded
to John H. Nolan to do the building. The
buildings will have frontage of twenty
feet by a depth Of forty-nine. and the
stone. They will have a tower projection,
extending forty-eight feet in the air.
Probably one of the finest private dwell
ings that will be erected in the near future
will be that of Ward Theron, who will build
four-story brick 1nd stone dwelling at
No. 1741 K street northwest. The front
will be built of pressed brick AMI Amherst
limestone and will be thirty feet wide with
a depth of 4O.7 feet. The house will be heat
ed by means of a furnace. The architects
who prepared the plans are Shepley, Rrtan
& Coolidge of Boston, and the contract for
building has been awarded to I. II. Prior &
Son.
A E. Haislip prepared the plans for the
erection of three two-story brick dwellings
at Nos. 81 to % Quincy street northwest, for
himself. The buildings will have frontage
of 1863 by a depth of 70 feet The front
of the buildings will be G; pressed brick.
H. A. Campbell. architect. has drawn
plans for three three-story brick dwellings
which it is proposed to erect on Yale street
between 18th and 18th streets, Columbia
Heights. Buff brick with light stone trim
mings will be used in the construction Of the
fronts, and the designs call f,r square bay
windows, which will terminate in the center
house in balcony on the third story and
in the two end houses in roIlnd slate towers.
Three two-story and basement dwellings
will be erected on G street between 9Th and
9th streets from plans prepared by r. J.
Beall, jr., architect. The fronts will be of
light brick, with bay windows and mansard
roof.
Plans have been prepared by Architect N.
T. Halter for two three-story dwellings to
be erected on Oregon avenue by B. J. Ed
wards, the owner and builder. The fronts
will be of buff brick, with mansard roof and
orels.
Counsel for Ms. Colt served notice on Col
Colt,at Providence, r. l., Wednesday, that
dispositions in the divorce suit would be
taken at North Conway.