Evening star., 1897-06-05
NEW APARTMENT HOUSE.

marble floors. The ladies' entrance and
parlor will be on 10th street
There will be two elevators in the build
ing, and on the first floor will be the parlors
and office, private and public dining rooms.
The rooms in the upper stories will be ar
ranged in suites of two and three rooms,
with bath. There will be single apartments
on the upper floor, and the arrangement
of the interior and all the appoint
ments of the building are designed to pro-
vide first-class accommodations. In the
basement ample space will be devoted to
the kitchen and its auxiliaries, such as the
store room, the refrigerator room, bakery,
pastry room, serving room and servants
dining room. The heating apparatus will
be located in this part of the building and
an electric lighting plant will furnish the
lighting for the building.
Large Building Enterprise.
In the erection Of two fine houses which
T. F. Schneider, architect, has just begun
en- the south side Of @ street near the cor
Fer of 18th street, the largest undertaking
in building operations ever successfully
carried through by single individual in
this city will be completed. In 1880 Mr..
Schneider purchased the entire block of
lots on the north side of the street between
18th and 18th streets and built a hand
scme row of stone houses. The following
year he purchased the entire opposite side
Of the street and proceeded at once to build
dl
with the erection of the white stone man
sicn which he occupied as his own resi-
dence. and at different times thereafter
continued building operations, until now
there Is stretch Of houses having a total
frontage of 1900 feet, or more than one
third of a mile in length.
The two now being built will have each a
frontage Of twenty-five feet and a depth Of
eighty-three feet The first floor will have
a hall eight feet wide, with oak staircase;
enamel-finished parlor and library, dining
room finished in oak, wainscoted, etc.; a
tutlers pantry, back stairs, and, what Is
appreciated by the housewife, fine kitchen
on the same floor as the dining room. The
second and third floors each will have five
Chambers and baths and plenty of closet
room. All the modern appliances of a first
ciass mouse will be provided. Two swell
bays Will occupy the extreme sides of the
front and will be connected by semi-cir-
cular colonnade Of Indiana limestone, with
Classic columns, cornice and balustrade all
OF stone, approached by two curved flights
OF steps. The body of the front is to be Of
!ght-colored bricks, topped out by a rich
Iestooned frieZe and & cornice All the
windows will have straight key arched
stene nntels and French plate glass.
First Street improvements.
One OF the favorite approaches to SOL
ciers' Home is by way of 1st street, which
thoroughfare is asphalted from the limits
OF the city to the entrance to the home
grounds. With few exceptions the road
passes through region which has not vet
been improved. only a few houses being
scattered here and there The first moye-
ment In the direction of occupying these
building sites with residences is TO be
made by Mr.. Edward Landvoigt. who has
decided to build a row of fifteen houses at
1st and streets. The erection of five of
these houses has already been begun, and
work on the balance will be commenced
each ~ feet In width, will be three stories
In height, and the fronts will be built of
bIownstone and Pompeiian brick The roofs
VIII be covered with Spanish tile. and each
mouse VIII nave bay window, the corner
mouse being finished with tower. The
houses will be three rooms deep and tho
parior will be finished in white enamel.
4 anere VIII be hard wood mantels and tiled
modern electrical appliances.
Some improvements.
A residence is to be erected by Mr.. Geo.
watts at 1744 Riggs place, from plans pre-
pared by Mr.. Won der Mars. The front will
be built Of brick and brownstone, with an
octagon bay, and a mansard roof, covered
with slate.
E. Woltz, architect, has prepared plans
for three two-story houses to be erected on
Seaton street, lexington, for c. A, john
son. They will be 16 feet front.
Mr. John Fulmer Is to erect a residence
at the corner Of I'd and East Capitol streets.
from plans prepared by F. B. Pyle, archi-
tect. 1t Is to be three stories in height.
and the front will be built of buff brick and
brown stone. There are to be bay win
dow and stone porch
A residence is to be erected at the corner
OF East Capitol street and Kentucky avenue
by Mrs; A. H; Gray. The plans. prepared
by bys appleton Ihsaa p Clark jr provide for
of pressed brick. and brown stone and
terra Gotta trimmings Across the front
will be a porch with columns. There will
be n circular bay window, terminating in
a terra Gotta balustrade, and the roof will
be covered with slate and pierced by win
dows. CHARTERED oak will be used in finish
ing the halls and stairways. Cherry will
be used in the dining room, and the parlor
will be finished in white enamel
Plans have been prepared for two two
story dwellings to be erected at Georgia
avenue and 1 street southeast for B. B.
Connick The fronts will be built of brick
and brown stone.
A frame cottage is to be built at College
Park by DR.. L. Sherwood.