Evening star., 1898-07-30
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
The Current Record of New Buildings
and Of Various Improvements.
RECTORY OF ST. JAMES PARISH
Additions to the Raleigh Hotel and
the Concordla Club
TIERS OF INTEREST

Considerable progress has been made in
the work of erecting the extensive addition
to the Raleigh Hotel, at the northeast cor
ner of Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street.
The new part will have a frontage of
eighty-five feet on 18th street and depth
of 100 feet, and will be eleven stories in
height, with an elevation of 130 feet from
curb to roof. The design belongs to the
French school of architecture, and will
harmonize with that of the main portion of
the building.
The first two stories will be built of light
stone, and the balance of light gray brick,
with trimmings of gray stone. Copper bay
windows will project from several Of the
upper stories
The main entrance will lead into large
lobby, with the, Offices elevators, etc, op-
posite the doorway. To the right will be
the ladies entrance and the main corridor
of the present building. To the left will be
the dining room, which will be 50x52 feet
There will be nine bed room floors, con-
tanning in all 100 rooms and siXty-tive bath
rooms. On the eleventh floor will be a
large banquet hall, which Will be 3oXS0 feet.
with domed ceiling twenty-five feet high.
1t will be finished in white, and there will
be a musicians balcony. The contractor
is Mr.. Frank N Carver.
st. James Parish Rectory.
A rectory for the Protestant Episcopal
parish or st. James is to be erected on Sth
street near Massachusetts avenue north
east. adjoining the church edfice Accord
ing to the plans prepared by Mr. Robert
Stead, architect, the new structure will
harmonize in design with that of the
church. 1t will be unusually spacious for a
city house and will stand detached 1t will
have frontage of thirty-five feet and a
depth of fifty-four feet, and the four sides
will be built of stone of dark shade. 1t
Will be a double house with an entrance in
the center On the right side will be the
study, which will be finished in oak with a
ceiling OF the same material A feature of
this room will be large ingle nook. On
the opposite side of the hall will be tie
parlor and back of this the dining room
with kitchen separated by a buffers pam
try. There will be four large bed rooms on
the second floor and two bath rooms and
on the third floor three good-sized bed
rooms.
COncOrdia Club Addition.
An extensive addition mas just been COM
pleted to the club house of the Concordia
Club, at the northwest corner of 9Th and
streets northwest. 1t has a frontage of
10 feet and a depth of A feet, and is de-
signed to increase in many important re-
spects the facilities of this already spa
cious home of this organization.
The basement will be devoted to the bill
lard room and the bowling alleys, while
On the first floor there will be the supper
room and the gymnasium. The feature of
the second floor will be the ball room,
which will be 62 by As feet, and will be
provided with the necessary dressing
rooms, those for the men being in the GAL
lery which encircles the ball room. This
part of the club house is so planned that IL
can be entirely shut off from the main
building and is, therefore, available for
members who wish to entertain to an ex-
tent beyond the capacity of private resi-
denceS.
Property Changes Hands.
Ben. B. Bradford real estate broker. has
sold 1920 G street northwest % feet o inch
es by 80 feet. for Mr.. Robert Rogers of
New York for SIG, 800.
Mr.. Bradford also reports having sold the
unfinished house corner Connecticut avenue
and LIE Roy place for Mr.. James B. Winner
for SIT 800 The work of finishing the house
will begin at once, under the supervision of
Mr.. Bradford, and with the changes to be
made and the addition of n dining room
% by 2S feet finished in old English oak,
the house will be one of the most attract
i've in that locality
Another sale was the one made by Mr.
Bradford, for cash. of 1706 Rhode Island