Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-06

an entirely new addition of the same
height has been erected extending to
street. The owner Of the property, Mr..
Gordon Mckay, who Is having the work
done under the. supervision Of Colonel
Robert I. Fleming. architect. will spend,
1t Is said. 100000 by the time the building
is ready for use.
Demand for Small Houses.
A phase of house designing which re-
ceives more or less attention from owners
ard architects is the devising of a plan
which will tend to economy in domestic
service. In other words, what a great
many people seek in house is one where
they can get along with the least number
OF servants. It Is said that there is a de-
nand for houses of such q size that a
family can 1--we comfortably and well with
the assistance Of only one servant. In this
way a saving IS effected, not only in the
wages paid to servants, but the friction
OF domestic life is very much reduced, and
besides such house can be heated at a
minimum cost and requires less furniture
than & large house.
A house somewhat of this character has
recently been built in this city. It is only
two rooms deep, as there is 10 back build
ing. In the basement there Is a furnace
room and cellar. On the first floor the
front room is used as dining room, and
back of this connected by long passage
which is utilized a closet, is the kitchen.
There Is a door from the kitchen leading
into the hall where the staircase is located.
The parlor Is the front room on the sec
ond floor and back Of this Is a bed room
with space for bath room taken off from
It, The same arrangement characteriZes
the plan of the third story.
Improving a Suburban Railway.
Preparations are being made by the man
agement Of the Washington and Great
Fails Railroad Company to lay a double
track along the line of that road, which is
now being operated from the Union sta
tion in Georgetown to Glen Echo and Cabin
John bridge. 1t is also the intention to
replace the wooden trestles with iron work
and to make other improvements. 1t Is ex-
pected that these changes will be COM
pleted the early part of next spring, so
that the road will be ready to do the bust
ness, which the experience of last year
showed was required of street railroad
going to a popular suburban resort like
Glen Echo. Some time ago it was stated
that negotiations were in progress for the
purchase of the road by persons who pro-
posed to continue the Tine up to Great Falls.
This plan, however. has been abandoned
and the improvements above indicated are
to he made by the present management.
business Structures.
A storage house is to be built by the In
dependent Ice Company at it's depot in
Georgetown. 1t will be a frame structure,
one story in height, and so by 100 feet.
Two brick warehouses are being built by
]. F. Russell on the 30-foot alley between
list and 81 and and u streets northeast
They will be two stories III height in the
front and three in the rear.
]. NJ. Fifeld will build store and dwell
ing in Petworth, on the 18th street road 1t
will be three stories in height, with
frontage of 26 feet and a depth of AZ feet.
and the front will be constructed of pressed
brick and brown stone. The plans have
been prepared by Edward Woltz, architect
Some New buildings
Three dwellings, are to be erected on 18th
street, East Trinidad, by R. C. Booth.
They are to be two stories in height and
will contain six rooms
frame and store dwelling, two stories
in height, will be erected by 3. F. Gaines,
en- the Conduit road short distance from
Glen Glen Echo: The house win have pitch
Single roof. bay projection and an entry
porch with open balcony overhead. 1t will
be heated by hot water. The plans were
prepared by Fred. b. Pyle, architect.
two-story brick house will be erected
at 122 A street southeast by Lucy York
1t will be 10 feet front by SO feet in depth
Eleven residences are TO be erected on
kalorama avenue, Washington Heights.
by Edward Wolff. architect. They will be
butt in pairs, and will be three stories in
height, each 20 feet front and &C feet Deep
and the fronts will be built of buff brick
stiiu pAeSSeu Drick ana lSnt stone There
will be stone porches, bay windows and
tiled roofs.
frame dwelling will be erected at the
corner of 18th and Detroit streets, South
Brookland, by H. E. Burgess. 1t is to be
two stories IN height, with porches, bay
windows and shingle roof.
dwelling is to be erected at GA Mary
land avenue northeast by James F. Berry
1t will be two stories in height and 20 by
80 feet
Andrew J. Boyer will erect a two-story
frame house on the River road. 1t will
be III by 81 feet, and will have a high
pitched single roof