Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
nents of the District government has been

ments of the District government has been
begun, the old structure on the ground,
which is on the north side of c street be-
tween AZ and 9th streets, having been re-
moved. According to the plans, which have
been prepared for the owner of the prop
erty, Mr.. R. N. Harper, by B. Stanley Sim
mons, architect, practically the entire lot
will be covered with the new building,
which will be four stories and a basement.
The latter however, will be so far above
the level of the pavement as to entitle it
to be called full story.
The frontage of the structure Will be II
feet 6 inches, and the depth 135 feet to a
S0-foot alley. The front will be built of red
brick and brOWnStOne, the basement and
the arch over the entrance being of the lat
ter material. Al the top of the fourth story
will be an ornamental freZe of terra Gotta
and above will be an attic story, the whole
being finished with a projecting cornice of
copper.
The basement floor will be occupied by
the sanitary offices, while on the floor
above will be the police and fire depart
ments. There will be a hall, starting from
the entrance in the center of the building
and extending to the rear. The front room
on the left of the hall will be the office of
the superintendent of police, and the adj
joining room in the rear for the use of the
captain. On the right of the hall will be
room for the public and the press. The
rear room on the left will be for the use of
the chief of the fire department, and his
assistants will be in rooms near by. The
four upper floors will be fitted up for use
for office purposes.
A Row of Houses.
Five houses are being built on the north
side of Princeton street just east of 14th
street, Columbia Heights, by Franklin T.
Sanner, from plans prepared by B. Stan
ley Simmons, architect, They will each be
2OxT5 feet and will contain fourteen rooms.
each house will contain three bath rooms
and the houses will be heated with hot wa
ter. The fronts will be built of Roman
brick and red stone.
100000 Real Estate Deal.
E. C. Baumgras, real estate broker, has
closed transaction aggregating 100000
in which Senator Redfield Proctor conveys
to Francis II. Duehay a lot fronting 40 feet
on the north side of Massachusetts avenue
between 18th and 18th streets, containing
1854 square feet, for s32, 600; also a lot
fronting 46 feet on L street just east of
10Th street containing 1900 square feet
for $4,000, taking in exchange the Garfield
apartment house northeast corner 18th and
| streets, valued at $4,000.
Plans are completed by T. F. Schneider
architect, for seven-story apartment
house which will be erected at once on the
l. street site by Mr. Duehay to cost in the
neighborhood of S150000.
Julius Wenig, architect, has plans for a
four-story apartment house to be built on
I'D and M streets northwest for Matthew
Robert. The same architect has plans for
a two-story building to be located at No
1916 9TH street northwest, for R. c. Lewis
1t will be 23x60 feet. with a store on the
first floor and a five-room fiat on the sec
ond story The front is to be faced with
cream-colored brick and brownstone There
will be pla glass show windows
The same architect has plans for a new
front for the residence of John krause. No.
1920 18th street northwest. The material
used will be pressed brick and limestone.
There will be plate-glass windows, and the
house will be remodeled.