Evening star., 1897-05-08
IN CHARGE OF PIERRE WAGGAMAN
Active Operations Near the Ameri-
can University.
RESS IN BUILDING

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to the west is the line of the Rock Creek
railroad. The work is being done under
| the direction of Mr.. Pierre Waggaman. who
also made the subdivision of Cleveland
| Heights, where the fine roads and the
| handsome parking are a subject of COM
| ment among all visitors.
| The transformation of the Klingle tract
into building lots is of general interest,
| becal Sc it marks advance step in the
| progress which is being made toward
| char ging the suburban acres into city lots.
In this particular region the Chevy Chase
subdivision is farther away from the city.
but it was laid out in connection with the
| building of a railroad.
| There is considerable activity in the vi
entity of the property of the American
| University, which seems to be stimulated
In some degree by the progress which is
| being made in the erection Of the new
| bui.cirg. 1t Is expected that the first
| building in the group which will adorn the
| CON manding site will be in readiness to
| be dedicated by the first of the coming
| year. For those who expect to have homes
| IN this vicinity good deal of ground has
already been laid out in building lots.
| During the past three weeks an addition
| has been plated to the American Univer-
| sity Park subdivision, which lies to the
northwest of the university grounds.
Erection of Resfdences.
laid out by D. D. Stone & Co., the agents
| Of the property, and they report now that
nearly all the lots have been sold and
some seven residences are being erected.
| The addition just recently placed on the
market also contains seventy acres, and
| Mr.. Stone states that contracts have been
| made for the erection of ten houses. Mas
sachusetts avenue extended will pass
| through this new subdivision. and it is
| stated that the right Of way fer the OPEN
| ing of the avenue all the way to the uni
| versity grounds has been secured.
| 1t is also expected. by those who are in
| terested in property in this vicinity, that
| the avenue from the grounds of the uni
versity to the Tenleytown road, will be
| opened in the near future public thor
| oughfare West of the university grounds
| ic the subdivision of University Heights
| containing sixty acres, while to the south
| is Wesley Heights. where a number of
| houses have been erected.
| Mention has been made in the news
| columns of the purchase by F. v. Killian
| from Conrad Becker of the property at 50i
| 18th street. where the laundry managed by
| MIR. Killian is carried on. Mr.. Kiilian in
| tends to make no immediate change in the
| building, but the purchase was made in
| order that he should be an owner instead of
| a tenant. The lot on which the building
stands is % by 60 feet, and as the total
| price paid was $4,000, the price per foot
| was a little over s13.
| AS will be noted. the lot is a shallow
] one, but if it had been of standard size,
| namely 100 feet deep. the price per foot
| would have been s., which is considered to
| be very good value for property in that To-
| cality. .
| Mr.. Becker at once invested the money
| which he received from this sale and some
| in addition, in the purchase of two houses,
| 1923 and 1925 14th street. One house was
the property of T. E. Roessle, for which Mr..
Becker paid s12 O9o. The other house be
| longed to DR.. Sinclair, who parted with it
| for the cOnSidera tiOn of S11 600.
Mr.. Becker's Purpose.
| 1t is Mr.. Becker's intention to remove one
of the houses and on the site erect an en-
tirely new building. which will be fitted up
for use store and dwelling. The other
house will be remodeled. and Mr.. Becker
| will occupy 1t as his home.
As the readers ofThe Star are aware a good
| many buildings designed for use as apart
| ment houses have been recently erected and
! others are in course of erection. AS build
| tDgs OF this class are not very numerous in
| this city, property owners, as well as real
! estate dealers, are considering the probable
| effect of this change on the rental market.
| 1t seems to be the general opinion that peo-
pie will be inclined to leave old houses and
! rent fats, just as they show a preference
for new houses. In fact, the increase in
the number of fiat buildings. as well as the
addition to the number of new houses, has
| resulted so it is claimed, in increasing the
| number Of houses in the city which bear
the sign Of for rent"
It is also said that the majority Of the
houses that are now for rent are old
| houses, and the question that is of consider
| able interest just now is what disposition
will be made Of these old houses. 1t seems
to be the general judgment among those
who are familiar with real estate matters
| that the only remedy will lie in the exercise
| Of greater care by owners in keeping their
property in good condition.
1t is thought that by the use Of paint and
| by employing paperhangers the interior Of
| an old house may be made almost as at
tractive as that Of a new house, and as the
house are apt to be influenced by such con-
6itions, 1t Is believed that the old houses
| will be as readily taken as the new ones.
Extensive improvements.
Louis p. Shoemaker has engaged a land
| scape engineer and proposes to make an
immediate subdivision of about thirty
| acres Of land on the Broad Branch and
Military roads, near the Children's Coun-
| try Home, and adjoining the land recently
sold by him to DIR. c. f. Richardson.
This tract is within short distance of
| Connecticut avenue extended. This prop
| erty Is now being cleared and otherwise
improved, and 1t will be placed on the
market in small tracts OF from one to
| five acres. The handsome stone residence
which is being built by Mr.. VIM. L.
Crounse in this neighborhood Is now near
ing completion and Potomac water is be-
| ing introduced from Broad Branch road
main by the Children's Country Home and
DIR. Richardson. The latter Is making ex-
| tenstve improvements in grading and land
scape gardening, with q view to occupying
his country place for the second season.
In Building Circles.
Plans have been prepared by Col. Robert
| I. Fleming, architect, for building to be
erected at the northwest corner OF Penn
sylvania avenue and 21st street. for b. o.
Hammond Of New York. As designed. the
new structure win be nve stories In height,
with frontage OF thirty-eight feet on the
avenue and ninety-three feet on 21st street.
| The first floor viii be adapted for use as q
store and the upper floors viii be arranged
as fats, each fat containing six rooms and
q bath.
A. Goenner, architect. has prepared plans
| for adding one story to the Albert Brewing
Company's ice station at 25th and streets
tuoFthWest. The building Is already two
| stcrte6 In aeixit 61d+ the addition will be
L lHznno1teda hY trun sH6{uIan0 With conerefa