Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-21
Influence of the Christmas Season
on Realty.
PROSPECTS OF ACTIVE BUILDING
Foreign Legations and Their Res
licences in This City.
SOME IMPROV Mt S

1t is not expected that any great amount
Of busine IS in the real estate line will be
done during the holiday season. That this
expectation is fully realized this year goes
without saying and the same is true of any
season, whether one of great activity or
where the reverse conditions prevail. The
fact Is that the attention of nearly every
one is so engrossed in preparations for
Christmas that they have not either the
tirfie or the inclination to give much
thought to investments in real estate. The
market is always dull at this time of the
year, whatever explanation may be offered.
There is no reason, however, why houses
and lots should not take a place in line
with other objects which are used to con-
vey Our affection and regard to our friends
at this time of the year. Certainly the cost
does not stand in the way, for property is
offered at reasonable figures and at terms
to suit, SO that even Christmas stocking
of small dimensions would not prove an en-
tirely insufficient receptacle for such gift.
However that may be, realty is not classed
among the Christmas commodities. and
hence there Is no great activity in business
at this time.
building Activity.
There are indications, however of re-
vival of activity and not the least of these
ings being erected during the coming year.
One Of the large brickmakers said recently
that the orders now on hand for brick are
much more numerous than was the case at
this time last year. and that the number of
bricks supplied is much greater The cree
ton of houses is presumably to provide
homes for the increased population, and
this increases the favorable prospects of
the building interests of this city for the
coming year.
Residences of Legations.
Announcement has been made of the pur
chase by the Austrian government of the
Yulee house on Connecticut avenue, to be
used as the residence of the legation in this
city. The title to the property will be vest
ed in the government just is the case
with the property occupied by the British
embassy, which is just across the street.
This is the fourth of the foreign govern
ments represented in this city which has
acquired property here. The fine residence
of the German embassy on Massachusetts
avenue between 14th and 18th streets is
well known, while that of the Mexican lega-
ton on l street between 18th and 18th
streets is the center of much social interest.
For a good many years England was the
only country that owned property in this
city, but quite recently one country after an
other has found it advisable to procure
permanent residence here. and it is quite
probable that others will follow in the same
line.
bulkulhsS.
In the coming years one of the most at
tlactive features of the suburbs will be the
groups of handsome buildings located on
the sites which have been chosen for uni
versity purposes During the past week
action was taken by the authorities of the
American University which will result in
the course of few weeks in the preparation
of the plans for the erection of the first
building Excavations have already been
,DaIa for the dot inr,S Of Src build
ing on the grounds OF the Protestant Epis-
copal Cathedral foundation. and during last
fall the second large building erected on
the grounds of the Catholic University was
dedicated and opened for the use of students.
1t may be said that only the beginning in
these great. educational enter. rises has
been made, and that in the coming years
large sums of money will be expended and
these localities will not only be adorned with
types of handsome architecture, but they
will be centers of university life.
An F Street Improvement.
Plans have been prepared by Frederic
w. Carlyle & Co.. architects. for building
to be erected at 1927 F street, and the con-
tract has been awarded to Emmert & Heis-
ley for four-story stone and buff brick
building, which will be occupied exclusively
by Sanders & Stayman, now located at a34
street. The first door will be used as a
show room and the fourteen rooms III the
upper stories as exhibition rooms.
CHARTERED oak will be used throughout
the building, the upper stories will be COM
municated with by an electric passenger
elevator. and the retiring rooms on the diff
ferent floors will be finished in marble and
mosaic.
The Building Record.
The building record for the week ending
yesterday show that only fourteen permits
We're issued, at an estimated cost OF So, 500,
divided among the several sections of the
city as follows: Southeast, eight permits
for $4,000; northwest, enc permit for $500,
and the county, five permits for $4,000.
Some improvements.
Jacob Brothers will erect a row of three
and 1853 Harvard street. Columbia Heights,
from plans drawn by Architect William ].
Palmer. The building contract has been
awarded to Peter Fersinger. The front of
the buildings will be composed of buff brick
and Indiana limestone, with mansard roofs.
They will have frontage of thirteen feet
nine inches. by depth of fifty-three feet.
A. l.. Richardson will erect two two-story
frame dwellings in Uniontown. The build
ing will be done by Mason & Harper.
NJ. p. Caldwell will build a row of eight
two-story brick dwellings from plans drawn
by Architect A. Goerman. The buildings
street southeast. They will front fourteen
feet nine inches and will be built of press
brick.
Clarence Harding, architect, has prepared
plans for the erection Of six three-story
houses on 21st street between o and P
streets. The owner is BEDFORD W. Walker.
The fronts will be of notified brick and the
en-,