Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-13
pieces Of ground were shown. but no def
mite action was taken.
Columbia Heights Property.

Columbia Heights Property,
The demand for property on Columbia
Heights continues quite active. D. D.
Stone & Sens. real estate brokers, have
made the following sales:
To H. o. Towles, house 1917 Yale street,
for $15O COO; to A. L. johnson, house 1918
Yale street, for $4,000; to j. c. Ergood.
house 1851 Roanoke street, for $1,000; to
c. c. Bryan. house 1907 Yale street; to
Henry H.Tallmadge, house 1919 Yale street;
to Judge McCalmont,; house 1869 Kenesaw
esaw avenue. to DR.. Currier. house 1920
18th street: to Mrs. Lellie Dewdney, house
1914 18th street; to Minnie M. strayer.
house on kenesaW avenue near 14th
corner 18th and Roanoke streets, for
81, 600; for Minnie M. Strayer, lot corner
13th and Harvard streets, for $4,000; to
T. H. Alexander, lot on Roanoke street.
for 81 GOO; to Judge Bundy, two lots on
Yale street; to Mr. Elliott lot on Yale
street; to Samuel G. Rogers lot on Whit
ney avenue near 18th street
Sale of business Property.
Samuel Maddox and Robert NJ Morrison,
trustees. have recently sold to George W.
Waite of New Jersey property Nos. 17O6
and 17OS Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Tie property consists OF two stores, with
two flats above. and fronts thirty feet on
Pennsylvania avenue. The buildings cover
the entire lot. AS the total number of feet
in the lot Is only !, $50. the price paid, 500
COO, is at the rate of about $40 Is per foot
and shows a well-established value for
property in this business section
A Gymnasium Building.
Plans have been prepared by Frederic B.
Pyle. architect, for a gymnasium building
to be erected in connection with the
Friends Select School. 1911 street Thos.
w. Sldwell, principal The building is to
be or the classical order, and the plans
| provide for spacious. well-lighted and
airy exercising ROOM 27xtD feet. with a
balcony at one end. An open fireplace will
be built on the main floor and also in the
balcony. The Sargent system of exercising
apparatus Will fill the main floor Provi-
sicn has heen made in the basement for
bath rooms, lockers, toilets and bicycle
racks. Special arrangement is made for
| the use CT the building by both sexes.
men completed II is said that this will be
the most complete gymnasium in the city
for its size.
Some improvements.
Plans for an improve ment in the business
section have been prepared by Appleton
r. Clark, jr., architect, which call for the
| interior remcdeling and new front In the
building No. 11O4 G street The lower floor
Will be fitted for store purposes. with con-
| I'er and plate glass show windows The
new front will be of brick and copper. with
cornice and frieZe Steam heating will he
put in.
w. Bruce Gray, architect, has drawn
plans for an addition &c the apartment
house of Mr.. Henry A. Willard on O street
BETWEEN 10th and 18th streets, and the con-
tract for the work has been let. The new
building is to be of brick, four stories
Eish, with basement, 21x1W feet.
Mr. George l.. Bradley is to build an ad-
dltlon to his house, No. 2IS5 street from
plans prepared by L. Norris architect. The
building will be four stories in height, with
tay window.
row OF brick dwellings,, three stories In
height, with cellar. Is to he built on How
ara avenue, Mt Pleasant, by K. w. Walker
d Son. They will be twenty-three feet
'front.' with depth Of twenty-seven feet
fronts of notified hsick, with mansari
slate roofs, and all modern Improvement $
ard conveniences.
From plans prepared by Joseph f. John
son, architect, nine two-story brick houses
rer of 18th and b streets northeast They
will have press-brick fronts, bay windows
mansard roofs and Will contain six rooms
and bath.
A row of ten brick residences will be
| erected on Morris street northeast between
9th and It'll streets They will be two
| stories high with cellar and basement
| 16x32 feet, alternating press and light
| brick fronts, and heated by furnace and
latrobes.
| A two-story frame cottage will be erect
| ed at Mt. Vernon Park from plans drawn
by Joseph S. Johnson, architect. 1t will
| have high-pitch roof, contain eight rooms
ard an abundance Of veranda space.