Evening star., 1896-12-05
Current Talk in Regard to the Erec-
tion Of Apartment Houses.
SOME PLANS NOW BEING PREPARED
Prices Paid for Some Residence
Sites in This City.
OME~I M PROV EMENT S


more or less discussion Of the wisdom Of
the policy of erecting apartment houses in
this city. 1t may be said that in the ex-
preston Of opinion which has been ELECTED
the decided majority of those who are sup
posed TO be entitled to speak on the SUBJ
ject have favored such policy. 1t may be
said. however. that little practical result
has followed, and that the accommoda tions
OF this character in the city have received
but few notable additions within the past
few years. Still, however. projects OF this
kind continue to be considered, and there is
more or less speculation and gossip going
on as to probable improvements OF this
nature. There seems to be an idea that
there is demand for apartment buildings.
and it is the belief of some that in the
near future there will be number of addi-
uons to buildings designed for this purpose
Ftve-StOry Apartment House.
Plans are now being drawn for several
apartment houses, the largest of which it
Is proposed to erect on 18th street between
Y and streets. Mr.. w. H. Saunders who
represents the capitalists interested in this
enterprise stated the other day to a Star
reporter that orders had been given to the
arcnitect TO prepare plans for q five-story
apartment building to be erected on this
site The projectors Of this enterprise own
the half OF the square. and 1t is the inten-
ton to begin at once the erection of a por-
ton OF the building which will ultimately
occupy the entire site. The suites of apart
meuts are to be Of different sizes, ranging
from four to six rooms. and 1t is the pur-
pose 10 meet demand, as Mr.. Saunders ex-
pressed 1t, which exists in this city for
homes in good localities and at a moderate
rental
Flats on 10Th Street.
Z. L. Harding, architect. has prepared
plans for an apartment house which Mr..
Elbert Robertson will erect at 1851 18th
street northwest. The new structure is to
be four stories in height with a basement,
and Will contain four apartments. each hay-
ing hve rooms and bath. In the rear will
oe an IRON porch and a fire escape The
main hall will. be finished in oak and the
walls will be wainscoted with the same
material their entire height and the wains-
coating Will be continued up the stairs In
the basement there will be bicycle room
Janitors room and a store room for each
tenant and In addition there will be heater
ana coal space: The building will have
frontage OF 1872 feet and denth of SaIz
feet The front will be built of red stone
mott!ed brick and copper trimmings There
VIII be bay window extending through
thlee stories nnlshed with balcony at the
fourth story.
On Washington Circle.
Some preliminary studies have been made
for an apartment house TO occupy site
fronting on Washington circle A feature
OF the plans is the provision which is made
for surrounding each apartment by a heavy
brick wall, thus making each suite fire.
proof as well as sound-proof 1t is pro-
posed to run the building up as high as the
unit OF the law governing the height of
buildings will allow, and the front will he
Of an attractive design.
Valuable Building Sites.
Some indication of the value of building
sites In this city is found in the price which
was paid by Mr.. Wadsworth for the small
triangular square fronting on Dupont cir
Gle. AS stated in The Star of last week.
when the news of this transaction was an
nounced. the price paid was $4,000 AS
there are only J,613 square feet of ground
1t may be said that the amount represented
IN the purchase money was pretty large.
However, considered in bulk, it Is not the
most expensive building site in this city
Mr.. w. j. Boardman when he bought the
site opposite the ground above referred to
at the northwest corner OF 18th and p
streets paid $5O,60, securing for this sum
l0.6'2 square feet. Senator Quay paid S54-
45o for the lot on the south side of street
between 10th and 17th streets where his
residence is located. He however, became
w. Chiids gave $sS.s12 for the lot on K
street just east Of 10th street where her
residence is located 1t contains G, 4t7
square feet There are, of course. other
paid in recent years for building sites. but
the above may be considered sufficient to
show the estimate of value that is placed
on desirable building sites in this city.
Row of Twenty-Sfx Houses.
Plans are being prepared by Robert Head
architect. for row of twenty-six houses
to be built in the northwest section of the
city. They are to be built by syndicate,
the membership of which is not yet COM
pleted. Fourteen of the houses are to be
each IS feet front, eight are to be 20 feet
front. and the balance will have 'front.'
age of % feet. All will be three stories in
height. with cellar. The 2O-foot front
houses will have white stone fronts, with
red tile mansard roofs; the others will have
white stone and buff brick fronts, some to
have loggias and some wrought-iron bal
comics at the second and third stories. The
houses will cost, approximately, 5000 and
5000 each They are to be built as homes
for the members of the syndicate.
Some ImprOvements.
A frame dwelling will be erected on Des
Moines street for S. L. Hawkins by Chas
l. Greer, builder. The building will be two
stories in height with an attic and cellar.
The contract for erecting the North Caro-
lira NJ. P. Church has been awarded to w.
H. Vaughn. The building will be erected
at the corner of North Carolina avenue and
Sth and streets northeast, and was de-
signed by StutZ & Pease, architects The
material to be used is bluestone, with lime
stone trimmings.
The congregation of ST. Marks Methodist
Episcopal Church will rebuild its church
edifice on the Brookville road near Fort
Reno. The building is to be erected by
Noble Watkins. and will have a frontage
of % feet and depth of IL feet. 1t will be
one story in height, with brick basement.
two-story brick dwelling will be erected
nv Thomas Manning I Rurka on x