Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

occupancy by its owner in November. Mrs.
Cotton, who has been in Paris with her
house until last week, and expresses her
self as greatly pleased with it. The house,
with its massive white stone double front,
is one of the most imposing in Washing
ton, and it's interior fittings are remarkable
for their elegance. The woodwork through
out is of Florida white oak, every piece of
which was approved by experts before It
was put in place. The house contains about
twenty-five rooms and has every con-
ceivable arrangement for comfort and con-
venience. 1t is expected that this block on
Connecticut avenue will come to be known
as Cotton block, as Col. Francis Coltons
fine residence is only few doors away
from the prospective home of Mrs. Cotton.
Fine New College Building.
Architect Robert /. Fleming will short
ly commence preparing the plans for the
Trinity College building. to be erected by
the Sisters of Notre Dame on the twenty
acre site recently purchased near the Cath
Gle University of America. The college
will be devoted to the higher education of
women. The first building, which is now
BEING arranged fer. will cost about $780,,
900.
on street northwest between North Cap
itol and LIST streets for J. W. Chapman, by
j. w. Reyes. They are to be 1Ix32 feet.
two stories high, with fronts of press
tin roofs and furnace heat. The cost will
be about $500.
Architect Edw. Wolff has prepared plans
for Lawrence o. Mallery for three brick
dwellings, to be erected on U street be-
tween LIST and I'd streets northwest by
Builder ]. T. Clark. The houses are to be
two stories and cellar, with fronts of buff
and press brick, half mansard slate roof
and square bay windows full height. The
dimensions are to be 18x28. with back
buildings. The heating will be by furnace
and the houses will cost when completed
atout $500.
Local architects are very much pleased
at the announcement that the District
Commissioners will hereafter have all
plans and specifications for school build
ings prepared by some one of their num-
Der instead of in the building inspectors
office. The first architect to be selected
In pursuance of this policy Is Mr.. Appleton
r. Clark, 5r., who has been engaged to pre-
pare the plans for the new school house
at Chevy Chase. which is to cost about
$4,000. They will be finished about Julv
1, ana wien approved bids for the con-
struction will be called for.
Big Addition to Cleveland Park.
The wealthy syndicate headed by Mr.
John Sherman, which owns Cleveland
Park, has made an extensive addition to
the very handsome subdivision by the pur-
chase OF twenty acres Immediately to the
east, which was formerly the suburban
home of the late Osceola c. Green. This
addition will extend Cleveland Park to the
ooruer or the National Geological Park
and Connecticut avenue extended will RIM
directly through the property Milwaukee,
street will be Immediately opened from its
present terminus at its junction with the
extension of the Klingle road. and will
connect with Connecticut avenue extended
The entrance from the latter avenue will
be most imposing. There will be hand
some solid rock embrasures and an artistic
ARRANGEMENT OF lanlScanp effeota fha
northern end of the new purchase there is
high hill. The crown of this will be cut
down and contour road be built The
effect will be the same as that on Massa-
chusetts avenue between 14th and 18th
streets. where the terrace gives SO much
exclusiveness to the residences
The ground to the west of Connecticut
avenue will be first laid out. the lots being
% feet front, as the property is too vaIu-
able to be disposed of in acreage tracts
The ground to the east of the avenue. Dor
dering on Geological Park, is heavily wood
ed, and this will be laid out in a very short
time: Extensive improvements are to be
made throughout the park. In many places
the roads in the parks run between wooded
hills. and it is the intention of the syndi-
cate to erect cottages Of handsome design
and OF the overhanging description on the
sides OF these slopes Some will be built
on the sides of the well-known Lily pond
with porches extending over the pool. and
throughout the park there is to be a great
deal of Improvement. all with a view to
the artistic completion of the whole.
Postmaster Generals Residence.
The handsome brown-stone mansion at
the junction of Connecticut avenue and
10Th and r streets, belonging to ex-Sepa-
tor Sawyer, has been leased by the latter's
agents. Fitch, Fox & Brown. to Postmaster
General Gary. The Postmaster General
will take possession October /.