Evening star., 1898-06-04
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Some Recent ard Proposed Improve
ments About Lincoln Park.
ENLARGlNG A HOTEL BUILDING
Adding to the Facilities for Doing
Business on Seventh Street.
r E CORD OF THE WEEK

| AS fair sample of the strength of the
real estate market in the eastern section
| 1t may be noted that recent sale of a.
| lot by DIR. Banes to Mr.. Chas E. Burns at
the corner of East Capitol and 9Th streets
1SX62 feet, is the highest known in the To-
cality, the price being $4.4S per foot. Forty
years ago the former owner, Mr.. Miller,
bought this and small piece adjoining at
| one cent per foot. Mr.. Burns is now erect
| ing on the site a store which he will oc-
cupy.
Owen Donnelly has just begun the found
ations of a dwelling to be known as ii Sd
street southeast, for James Berry of the
weather bureau. 1t will be of stone and
press brick three stories in height. with
cellar, and heated by hot water When
completed it will be a handsome addition to
the neighborhood
Mr.. B. F. Guy is Just completing two resi-
dences on the west side of Sth street near
East Capitol street. Close by Mr.. James
M. York Is erecting a dwelling at the cor
ner of Sth and streets southeast.
East of Lincoln Park.
The extension of rapid transit beyond
Lincoln Park encourages the selection of
homes in that vicinity.
Mr.. George w. Strong has just completed
the purchase Of a frontage OF -ty-eight
feet on the west side of Tennessee avenue.
close to the park, upon which he will build
comfortable home at a cost of $1,000,
from plans prepared by Architect Fowler.
In the same square. but on 18th street
Mr.. Swazey, chief clerk of the treasury.
has purchased a broad frontage upon
which he contemplates building in the near
future.
Facing Lincoln Park on the south side,
Mr. Belt, manager of the Altman Agricui-
tural Works. and Mr.. Nottingham. patent
attorney, have plans for residences upon
sites which they have selected.
On Kentucky avenue, close by Mrs
George w. Phillips has already commenced
home which will cost So 500. and on the
adjoining lots several other residences are
contemplated.
Provision has been made in the District
approximation bill for lighting by electricity
East Capitol street from the Capitol to
Lincoln Park. and for concreting Tennessee
avenue and 18th street and the south side
of Lincoln Park from 11th to 18th streets.
A Lafayette Square Residence.
The large double residence on the west
side of Lafayette Square, recently pur-
chased by Mrs. Mary Mclean Ludlow, is
being remodeled and improved under the
direction of Mr.. J. S. Larcombe An addi-
ton is to be made in the rear, which will
be used as ball room. 1t will be 24x5O
feet, and one story in height. The ceiling
however, Will be some twenty feet high.
The front is to be ramodeled and will be
changed to an English basement house
Plans have been made by Mr.. L. Norris,
architect.
EnIarsinE the Grafton.
Wcrkmen are engaged in removing what
Is known as the old part of the Grafton
Hotel, at thu northeast corner of Connecti-
cut avenue and De Sales street. According
to the plans prepared by Mr. E. Norris,
architect, an addition is to be built similar
IN design to the new part, and one story
flgher. The new portion is to be about
two-thirds larger than the present building
1t VIII be five stories in height, and it is
the purpose to make the entire building
the same height by the addition of story
t, the height of the present structure.
Wfen these plans are carried out there
VIII be building on this site five stories
high, having frontage of about ninety
eight feet on Connecticut avenue and ffty-
eight feet on DeSales street. The owner is
Mr. h. w. Andrews, who recently pur-
CHASED this property, as well as several
other pieces in other parts of the city The
builder Is Mr.. Charles A. Langley.
A 5th Street Improvement.
During the past week the old building at
the southeast corner Of 7th and X streets.
or New York avenue, has been torn down.
On this site VIM. Hahn & Co., the shoe
dealers, intend to erect a handsome addi-
ton to their establishment, which adjoins
on the SOUTH The new structure which is
to be built from plans prepared by Paul
j. Pelz, architect, will be similar In de-
sign to the present store building of which
1t will be a part,
1t will be built of brick, with copper
trimmings, and almost the entire frontage
OF the first story will be plate glass of the
extensive show windows. The main en-
trance Will be from 7th street. through
large double doors. and there will also be
an entrance from K street, as we'll as one
for the receipt of goods
The feature Of the exterior will be the
tower at the corner, which will have at
the top clock. and at night the four faces
will be illuminated and may be seen for a
also be displayed on the tower in illumi-
mated letters. The entire building and all
the space of the four floors will be used
for the business of the firm.
Large business Building.
1t will be good deal of space for re-
tail shoe business, as the entire structure
when the addition is completed, will have
a frontage of sixty feet and a depth of
seventy feet. The Hahns claim that they
have the largest retail shoe business south
of New York. The firm is composed of
three brothers, and, in addition to the es-
tablishment on 7th street, they have q
West End.
Some six years ago the property now oc-
cCpied by the business was purchased by
the Hahns. as they found the quarters they
were then occupying farther down 7th
street had become entirely too small. The
original building had only a frontage of
fifteen feet, and when they planned the
present structure 1t was supposed ample
provision had been made for the future.
About year and half ago the firm found
that they were again becoming cramped for
room, and SO the corner property was pur-
chased. The dimensions are twenty by
sixty-seven feet and the price paid was
$25, 600, which Is at the rate of nearly $40
per square foot. Mr.. Henry F. Getz has
the contract for the erection of the build
ing, and 1t Is expected that the work will
be pushed as rapidly as possible.
As a Business Location.
This Improvement will mark an import
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