Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Some Tendencies Pointed Out in the
Development of the City.
EXPERIENCE ON COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
Some New Buildings and Improve
ments of Various Kinds.
NEWS OF TIL E w E T K

The stable that to be erected on the
| property of the Heurich Brewing Company,
| on the river front, at the foot of 23d street,
| is to be in many respects a unique struc-
| ture. This will be especially apparent to
| those who have not kept up with the mod
| ern devices that are now found in stables.
| All sorts of labor-saving methods are to be
adopted, and their use is justified by the
| size of the structure, which is sufficiently
capacious to accommodate about ninety
| horses. The plans of the building, as
drawn by Appleton p. Clark, architect, pro-
| vide for structure that is III feet wide
| and two stories in height
| The Dutch style will be suggested in the
| gables as well in the frequent courses,
| which are of terra Gotta. The long rows of
| stalls will be separated by vide aises, and
| between the rows the head of the stalls
| will be narro-;er aisle which will be used
by the men in attending the animals.
| Automatic Devices.
| Provision will be made so that it will not
| be necessary to enter the stalls for the pur-
| pose of feeding the animals, all that will
| be done either automatically or by hand
| from the feeding aisle. There will be moth
! ing in the stalls except small feeding box
| suspended in one corner, which will be con-
| necred with the gram bins in the upper floor
| and which will lee nlled automatically.
In fact, the grain Will be ha dled almost
entirely by machinery from the time it is
brought into the building. 1t will be elevat-
| ed to the second story by carriers and then
| passed INTO the bins, and thence distributed
to the boxes in the stalls as needed
Watering the Animals
The horses will be watered by hand, as
| objection was found to some Of the auto
| matte processes owing to the fact that the
| water is allowed to stand uncovered and
catches the dust and dirt and the drinking
| CT such water is thought to have a bad
eHect on the animals No plan has been
| invented which obviates the necessity of
hand work in feeding long hay to horses
| and so in this stable the old method is fol-
| lowed of bringing the hay to the stable
| moor from the upper story by shutes and
| then 1t Is distributed by hand to the various
stalls. A movable trough carries the cut
| feed along the line of stalls.
Ex-Gov. Merriam's Purchase.
| transaction aggregating So, go has just
been closed through Early & Hampton and
| L. I. BaumSras, the real estate brokers'
whereby Mr.. John o. Johnson transfers his
residence, No. 1414 10Th street to ex-Goy.
| w. R. Merriam of Minnesota taking in ex-
change No. 2i01 Pennsylvania avenue Mr..
Merriam intends to remodel the 10Th street
residence at once and occupy it. while Mr.
johnson will remodel the PENNSYLVANIA
avenue property into an apartment house
from plans made by Thos. Mullett, the
architect.
Some New Buildings.
The plans for the three-story building which
is to be erected on the grounds of the
girls reform school, on the Conduit road.
are being prepared by Mr.. James G. Hill,
architect 1t is expected the work of con-
struction can be begun in the near future
house is to be erected by Mr. j. P Toll
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from plans prepared by James G. Hill,
afchltect 1t is to be three stories in height
and the front will be built of light-colored
brick. There will be a slight swell front
Mr.. S. w. WOodward's Residence,
Plans are being considered for important
changes and alterations in the residence of
Mr.. S. w. Woodward, on Wyoming ave-
nue., Washington Heights When Connecti-
cut avenue is extended as proposed this
house will be on the corner of that thor
oughfare and Wyoming avenue. and the
plans which are now under consideration,
ana which have been prepared by James
G. Hill, architect provide for a new en-
trance OF the house to be from Connecticut
avenue.
1t is also contemplated to substitute brick
and stone for the wood in the exterior
walls, and to add to the already spacious
interior by the addition of a large room for
library on the east side of the house
The residence is one of the most spacious
III liie CITY, anu DIS 1t Is located on 4 lawn,
with openings all Sides the interior eff
fects, as we'll as the comfort of the house
are such as are seldom found in a city
hCme.
No Longer the Country.
The house was built some years ago on
the plan of a villa residence, as Washing
ton Heights was then looked upon as being
out in the country Such, however has
| been the development of the city that now
| that locality is invaded by urban architec-
| ture. Instead of houses planned as resi-
dences suitable for the country with lawns
| and other features of suburban life the i'm
| provements now being made are largely
| rows of houses similar in every respect 10
| those which are found in what is regarded
| as the city proper.
1t is thought by some that change is
| to take place in that locality similar to that
| which has been going on for several years
| past on Columbia Heights. The increase in
| the number of houses erected in the latter
| locality has been somewhat phenomenal in
| the history of the city, so rapidly have the
! building operations been carried on. Now
| as city street railroad line is extended
| through Washington Heights, the resem-
| blances in the two cases are, in the opinion
| be, it is evident the purely suburban sec
! ton in this locality is now farther to the
| north than 1t was a little while ago.
Revolt in China Spreads.