Evening star., 1896-11-17
Many Architects See Signs Of I'm
proving Times.
ORDERS GIVEN FOR HOUSES
Work Held Up Until the Election
Was Decided.
MONEY SEEKING INVESTMENT

in this city that the result of the recent
presidential election has had a favorable
effect in giving confidence to investors.
While it is not claimed that any special
boom has been started, yet it is said there
Is renewed feeling of confidence, and the
prospects are felt to be encouraging. AS
rule, real estate is the last to feel the ef-
fects of revival after a period of depres-
sion, and 1t Is therefore considered to be
more gratifying that there are encouraging
indications Of a return of activity in i'm
provements and in the erection of new
buildings. Owing to the lateness of the
season, 1t is not expected that any large
percentage of the work now under contem-
plation will be carried out this year. Still,
II the weather continues to be promising,
and there Is what is known as an open win
ter, 1t is believed that great deal of build
ing Will go on during the coming winter.
AT least that is the opinion OF a number of
architects whose interviews with Star re-
reporters appear below. 1t seems to be
the general belief of the architects that the
coming spring Will witness considerable ac-
tiVlty IN the building trades. These views
are based mainly on actual orders received
from people who have money to invest
and who have selected this form of invest
ment. AS will be noted below the result of
the recent presidential election has led to
tne giving of orders in number of cases
Tor work which had been suspended. and
1or the beginning of entirely new work.
N. I. Haller.
N. T. Haller said that within the past few
days he had been given Instructions to go
ahead and prepare plans for an apartment
mousse to be erected at the corner of New
hampshire avenue and street. This build
ing Is to be five stories in height. and will
DC QUILT OF brick and stone. He said that the
man who Intended to make this improve
nent had deferred giving final orders untu
ne knew whether Mckinley was elected
IN addition. Mr.. Hal1er says that he intends
70 prepare at once plans for sever
soon So houses OF esss,S which viii be erected as
Jobs of work in view, which he has M
doubt will be carried out 0
c. A. Didden. t-.
e. A Didden said that one big piece of
work which had been in his office since
last year and was not carried out on ac-
count OF the uncertainty as to whether
MI Mckinley would be elected will now
De executed. 1t involves, ne says, the ex-
penditure of about 100000, and this sum
VIII be laid out in the construction of an
apartment house at the corner OF 18th and
Y streets, having a frontage of 1U3 feet
and depth of 90 feet. 1t will be six stories
in height, and will be built of brick ,nc
stone. Mr.. Didden said that as soon as
the plans and specifications are ready the
construc ton of the building will be begun
He also said that he is now receiving esti-
mates for the erection of two warehouses
at l2th and b streets northwest for Edward
y. Forney. These buildings will be three
stories in height and constructed OF brick
and steel beams. Mr.. D.dden said it was
doubtful whether either of these improve
ments would have been made if Mr. Nc
k1nley had not been elected.
b. F. Meyers.
B. F. Meyers said that since the election
several clients of his had decided to erect
houses. The number of houses for which
he was preparing plans and which would
be erected at once was twenty-six. All
of these would be located on Columbia
Heights, with the exception of one, which
would be on Capitol Hill. The houses are
to be put up in different localities and by
different parties. In the opinion Of Mr.
Meyers these houses, which We're of super
ior kind, would not have been built il Mr.
Mckinley had not been electea. He saia
that he had prepared plans for the new
church edifice which the Mt. Pleasant Con-
gregational Church intended to erect and
that the church people had now decided
to begin building operations in the Spr.ng
w. Bruce Gray.
w. Bruce Gray said that one large piece
of work for which he had prepared plans
and which had been held up on account OF
the uncertainty to whether Mr.. Mckin-
ley would be elected would now be exc
cuted. He referred to the work of alter
ing and remodeling the building formeri,
known as the Hammond sanitarlm Oh
14th street extended and Sheridan avenue
into apartment house, to be know.I
as the Stratford. He has orders to pro-
coed at once with the work. Mr.. Gray
said that he had also made a sketc h plan
fn a a firp-nrnOf office Gnif. IN
those interested in had decided they Woulu
put up as they could secure d
suitable site. He said that some smaller
improvements are now talked about with
the probability of something being done
soon. He regarded the situation being
now very encouraging.
c. l.. Harding.
c. L. Harding said that since the election
Of Mr.. Mckinley he would proceed to erect
two apartment houses for which ne had
prepared sketch plans. Both will be foul
stories in height, having a frontage OIL
twenty feet. One will be located on 19tn
street near Dupont Circle, and the othel
on 18th street near Iowa Circle. He also
had plans for row of five three-story
brick and stone houses, which are to be
erected on Columbia Heights as soon as
possible. He is also preparing plans for
an Episc opal Church edifice which Is 10
one that was recently destroyed by fire
He said that work on this building was to
be begun at once.
Glenn Brown.
Glenn Brown said he could report no
business that would have been affected
by the election. ALI the plans upon which
he is engaged would have been carried
out in any event.
b. Stanley Simmons.
B. Stanley Simmons said: "I have
some work on the boards now that have
gotten in since the election and the owner
of the proposed buildings-they are ten
dwellings on Columbia Heights-told me
that he would not have considered the
enterprise at this time if Mr.. Bryan had
been elected. Several other parties have
been in talking about building in the north
west, which 1 think they will in short
time. The coming season promises: to be
active in the building line; the prospects
are very bright"
Dom & Peter.
Dom & Peter said that several improve
ments which they had On hand and which
were held up on account of the political
uncertainty would now be carried out.
They said that the work referred to was